LCPA Team Leader

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate planning, scheduling, execution, and reporting of Layered Customer Product Audits (LCPA) across manufacturing, assembly, logistics, and quality operations.
• Ensure audit coverage is completed according to established schedules and organizational priorities.
• Coach, mentor, and develop auditors and team members on audit standards, methodologies, and reporting requirements.
• Verify adherence to standardized work instructions, control plans, PFMEA controls, quality standards, and operational procedures.
• Assess compliance with safety requirements, process controls, product quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Validate the effectiveness of error-proofing (Poka-Yoke) systems, process controls, containment actions, and quality safeguards.
• Identify high-risk areas through analysis of process deviations, recurring defects, audit findings, warranty issues, and customer concerns.
• Review and approve audit findings, ensuring accurate documentation and timely communication to stakeholders and leadership.
• Drive accountability for timely closure of audit findings through tracking and verification of corrective and preventive actions.
• Escalate significant quality, process, safety, or compliance risks to appropriate levels of management.
• Lead follow-up audits and effectiveness reviews to verify sustainability of corrective actions.
• Analyze audit performance metrics, trends, and systemic issues to identify improvement opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or Industrial School Graduate in Industrial or other technical discipline, with 0-1 year of experience.
• Good verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and methodologies.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple simultaneous projects.
• Valid Driving License is required.
• Willingness to work shift patterns as required by plant operations.

Skills

• Creative, energetic, self-motivated and highly organized.
• Good level of initiative and sound judgement.
• Good communication skills.
• Knowledge of MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; paid sick leave; and a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Hourly/non-exempt employees accrue up to 120 hours paid time off; salaried/exempt employees accrue up to 160 hours paid time off.
• Eligible employees may participate in Lucid's equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program.

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