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American Axle & Manufacturing

Driveline components and metal forming supplier

Assistant Manager Quality

Quality Engineering +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChakan, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Good communication skills.
  • Focus on results rather than effort.
  • Hands-on knowledge of castings, forgings, and machining.
  • Specialist knowledge of APQP, PFMEA, SPC, PPAP, and IATF 16949.
  • Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (IATF 16949) and their tools and techniques.
  • Knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
  • Hands-on experience inspecting parts, with knowledge of GD&T and CMM use.
  • Hands-on knowledge of automotive parts development.
  • Metallurgical inspection and equipment use is an added advantage.
  • Experience with axles, transmissions, driveline, and related parts is an added advantage.
  • Familiarity with problem-solving and analytical tools, including 8D, 5 Whys, DOE, and Shainin.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Minitab.
  • Strong product and process knowledge of castings, forgings, stamped parts, gears, shafts, engine parts, and transmission parts.
  • Strong technical knowledge and ability to make quality decisions for casting, machining, heat treatment, plating, gear cutting, gear shaving, and gear grinding processes.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure production-line monitoring and periodic quality-control checks are carried out regularly to help the production department reduce in-process rejections.
  • Establish the company's quality standards, procedures, and specifications.
  • Analyze, validate, and investigate returned products to identify failure root causes, reduce warranty costs, and improve product reliability.
  • Create and maintain documentation, including quality manuals and procedures.
  • Continuously review quality-control processes, procedures, and capabilities to identify cost-effective and efficient ways to meet quality requirements and recommend improvements.
  • Ensure compliance with customer requirements, quality policy, company standards, regulatory requirements, and applicable external standards.
  • Specify quality requirements for raw materials with suppliers and audit supplier-provided materials to assure quality.
  • Lead regular inspection meetings with appropriate department representatives and establish action plans to improve product quality.
  • Implement production-process improvements that increase overall product quality.
  • Investigate quality problems, propose solutions, facilitate root-cause identification, and take corrective and preventive actions.
  • Provide feedback to the production department based on customer comments, internal and external inspection results, and audit results.
  • Guide subordinates to ensure quality at various stages across different sections.
  • Evaluate team-member performance, identify performance gaps, and recommend training and development areas.
  • Plan and closely monitor on-the-job training progress for existing and new team members and trainees.
  • Plan and execute team-member development plans to enhance skills and improve efficiency and productivity.
  • Participate in developing department procedures, guidelines, PFMEA, and control plans.
  • Ensure LPA, process audits, and gauge and instrument calibration are completed according to plan.
  • Monitor development activities and prepare periodic reports and MIS.
  • Resolve supplier-quality issues through systematic problem-solving in coordination with the Global SQE team.
  • Maintain plant status according to the Q4 audit checklist.
  • Conduct MSA studies, process-capability studies, Reverse PFMEA, and internal audits for IATF.
  • Develop a robust quality system and firewall at all export-parts suppliers.

Desired Qualifications

  • Metallurgical inspection and equipment use.
  • Experience with axles, transmissions, driveline, and related parts.

About the Company

American Axle & Manufacturing

Driveline components and metal forming supplier

American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) is a global Tier 1 supplier that designs, engineers, and manufactures driveline and metal forming components for vehicles. Its products include axles, driveshafts, transmission parts, and forged or cast metal components used in the powertrain. AAM serves major OEMs by integrating these parts into new vehicles and also sells OE-quality replacement parts in the aftermarket. Its focus on both traditional internal combustion drivetrains and electric/hybrid powertrains helps manufacturers bring vehicles to market and support aftersales with reliable, integrated solutions.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Detroit, MI
Founded
1994

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