Job Description

Nidec is seeking an experienced Global Quality Director to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive quality strategy that meets customer expectations and drives quality excellence on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement global quality strategies to ensure high-quality standards and meet customer expectations.
• Build processes with cross-functional teams to identify trends, optimize capacity, and improve service levels.
• Manage quality initiatives in partnership with Engineering, Technical Support, Customer Service, and Sales teams.
• Lead process improvements while meeting customer needs and business objectives.
• Deploy best practices to enhance first-pass yield rates and reduce PPM defect rates.
• Provide timely reports as required by leadership.
• Support customer quality issues through root cause analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent degree; Electric motor or electronics major preferred.
• 15 years of progressive quality management experience in industrial manufacturing, CMQ/OE certification desirable.
• Strong business acumen and proven quality management track record.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including team building and motivation.
• Results-oriented and customer-focused individual.
• Lean Six Sigma experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Willingness to travel.
• Languages English mandatory; other language skills helpful.