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Quality Manager

Country/Region:  JP
Location: 

Yokohama, 14, JP

At ZF LIFETEC, we save lives through cutting-edge technology. With over 60 years of automotive safety innovation, we blend start-up agility with corporate stability to drive meaningful impact worldwide. Operating across 51 locations in 22 countries, our global presence amplifies our mission to make roads safer and save lives.

Join us in a supportive and dynamic environment committed to safety, innovation, and reliability. As a part of our international team, your contributions spark industry-leading innovations in automotive safety. Our inclusive and diverse working environment promotes creativity, career growth, and continuous development.

Req ID 73505 | Yokohama-JTC, Japan, ZF Passive Safety Systems Japan KK

  

     Your Task:

  • Manage team member’s performance, monitor and provide support.
  • Track and report status of open issues to ZF LIFETEC operations management, program management and ZF LIFETEC central quality operations.
  • Coordinate and present corrective action presentations to customer assembly plants as well as their customer engineering centers. 
  • Support to maintain constant communication with original equipment manufacture customers to obtain real-time “Voice of the customer” feedback. 
  • Manage/coordinate actions for improvement.
  • Assist with customer quality, lead initial reject responses as well as third party containment activities. 
  • Provide updates to customers on containment activities, product return investigations.
  • Ensure to provide onsite customer technical support for issues pertaining to fit, finish or operating performance of seat belt, airbag, steering wheel system.  
  • Initiate problem solving activity (8-D) deliverables between assembly plants and engineering center.
  • Conduct internal quality systems/line walk audits prior to initial launch and SOP for new programs. Provide constructive feedback and technical insight to drive effective corrective actions.
  • Assist with the development of new program APQP documents using direct “voice of the customer” feedback of quality concerns from current production products.
  • Provide onsite support at ZF LIFETEC and Customer Plant during launch.  Perform other task and assignments as required.

     

      Your Profile:

  • Basic knowledge of project management.
  • Technical Product Knowledge
  • Logical manner communication skill in Japanese and English as well.
  • Capture what the customer expects and break down into specific actions.
  • Managing multiple priorities with capability of risk management.
  • Persuasion and negotiation skill.
  • Excellent customer liaison/contact experience is required to be successful.
  • Ability to diagnose and root-cause technical and process issues. 
  • Ability to communicate with senior engineering, purchasing, quality and manufacturing staff.

     

      Educational and Experience:                   

  • Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field. 
  • Quality assurance experience required is minimum 5 years for quality automotive industry preferred.
  • Restraint system (seat belt) experience preferred.
  • Work experience with overseas coworker/customer in multiple cultures
  • Experience in technical document (PFMEA, Control Plan, etc).
  • Experience in creative problem solving (Develop goals and describe scenario to resolve technical issues.)
  • Understand drawing

     Others:              

  • Travel required to Asia, North America (include Mexico) and Europe. 

 

Be part of our ZF Lifetec team as Quality Manager and apply now!

Contact

Ni Zhao

ni.zhao@zf-lifetec.com 

Why ZF LIFETEC?

  • Innovative Impact: Shape the future of safety with life-saving technology that truly matters.
  • Dynamic Workplace: Thrive in an agile, collaborative environment where every idea counts.
  • Culture of Excellence: Be part of a team with over 60 years of high standards and groundbreaking achievements.
  • Growth & Empowerment: Advance your career with strong support for personal and professional development.

Diversity & Inclusion

At ZF LIFETEC, we are committed to building a culture where inclusiveness thrives and diversity is valued. We welcome unique perspectives and actively work to remove barriers, empowering all employees to reach their full potential. Guided by this vision, we innovate and create life-saving technology that makes a real impact on automotive safety.

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