{"id":24227,"date":"2026-02-18T17:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/job\/061640\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T20:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:10:11","slug":"061640","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/job\/061640\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistant Quality Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Our client, a Japanese trading company, is seeking an Assistant Quality Manager for its Supply Chain Department in Farmington Hills, MI.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Travel required approximately 10\u201320% (car or plane)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Position Summary<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This position is responsible for developing automotive parts for OEM customers as a Tier 1 supplier, ensuring quality in mass production, and maintaining a stable supply chain from a quality control perspective. The role oversees quality control, quality assurance, and handling of part quality issues in accordance with OEM quality standards.<\/p>\n<p>The position ensures sustainable and efficient production quality through close communication with customers and suppliers, management of PPAP activities, corrective actions for product defects, and implementation of KAIZEN initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Essential Duties and Responsibilities<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Visit customers and suppliers for meetings<\/li>\n<li> Optimize supply chain and improve cost efficiency<\/li>\n<li> Achieve optimal quality control in production processes<\/li>\n<li> Address quality defects and lead quality improvement activities<\/li>\n<li> Maintain high supplier evaluation ratings and promote customer satisfaction initiatives<\/li>\n<li> Improve internal business processes<\/li>\n<li>Supervisory Responsibilities<\/li>\n<li> No direct reports at this time. However, the role may involve team-building initiatives to enhance organizational performance as business needs evolve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Qualifications<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Strong knowledge of problem-solving tools such as 8D, PDCA, 5 Whys, and 4M<\/li>\n<li> Ability to perform all essential duties effectively<\/li>\n<li>Education and Experience<\/li>\n<li> Preferred background in Quality Engineering, Process Engineering, or related fields<\/li>\n<li> 9\u201312 years of experience in Quality Control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Computer Skills<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Proficiency in MS Office, with intermediate or higher Excel skills<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Language Skills<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Ability to understand written and verbal instructions<\/li>\n<li> Strong professional communication skills<\/li>\n<li> Chinese and Japanese language skills are a plus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Mathematical Skills<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations, work with percentages, fractions, and ratios<\/li>\n<li>Reasoning Ability<\/li>\n<li> Ability to apply logical thinking and common sense to follow written, verbal, and diagram-based instructions<\/li>\n<li>Special Requirements<\/li>\n<li> Experience working with IATF, ISO 9000, and ISO 14001 standards<\/li>\n<li> Experience using OEM customer quality portals<\/li>\n<li>Physical Demands<\/li>\n<li> Frequent walking, standing, speaking, and hearing<\/li>\n<li> Occasional typing, reaching, driving, and lifting up to 20 pounds<\/li>\n<li> Ability to sit for extended periods and work at a computer monitor<\/li>\n<li> Close, distance, peripheral vision, and depth perception required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[],"job-types":[],"class_list":["post-24227","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/24227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=24227"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=24227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}