Job Summary

The Global Quality Engineer is a member of the Global Quality team who works in a TPI factory, supporting Global Quality activities in all sites in a region. He/she is responsible to support the development of Quality personnel and the quality performance of the manufacturing sites. Key stakeholders include Customer Quality, General/Plant Managers, Quality Managers, Engineering Managers, Production Managers, Regional Operations Teams, and the TPI Management Team.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

- Leverages best practices, Lessons Learned, and synergies across regional manufacturing sites
- Engages with the Global Team to ensure that information from other regions flows into their sites
- Supports programs to improve quality metrics such as # of NCRs, # of SDRs, and COPQ.
- Supports the implementation of Global Quality Initiatives in their sites
- Provides governance of all factory processes to ensure that both customer and TPI quality requirements are met.
- Supports activities focused on improving process quality as opposed to relying on inspection
- Works with the Customer Quality, Supplier Quality, Supply Chain, Technology, Engineering, and Production teams to ensure superior product quality through the entire value chain.
- Collaborates with the regional and site Quality, Engineering, and Production leaders.
- Ensures that customer requirements are understood and met.
- Has the authority to stop production or delivery of suspect product
- Identifies and fixes problems
- Coaches colleagues
- Creates and promotes a culture of collaboration, team-work and fun while delivering to or exceeding expectations
- Other activities as requested

Who we are looking for:

- Bachelor degree in engineering, quality management or related field of study
- Advanced degree preferred but not required
- 5+ years of manufacturing Quality experience
- Must spend the majority of work time on the factory floor
- Extensive experience in product and process quality in blade manufacturing.
- Experience with engaging teams in multiple locations
- Strong leadership, mentoring, organizational and communication skills at all levels—comfortable on the production floor and in the meeting room.
- Self-motivated, self-directed, proactive, solutions driven change agent required
- Working knowledge of Operations and Engineering
- Understanding of manufacturing metrics such as # of nonconformities, # of deviation requests, and COPQ
- English fluency and fluency in the local language of the region (Spanish).
- Knowledge in Lean/Six Sigma methodology preferred
- The base location for this position is Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.