Quality Manager (Mason)

JOB SUMMARY

The Quality Manager leads plant quality initiatives, standards, and a KPI-driven environment. This customer-facing role resolves product issues, drives change, and mentors the quality team.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervision: Hire, train, assign work, appraise performance, and discipline Quality Department employees.

Technical Support: Represent the quality function alongside internal groups on manufacturing issues.

Controls & Systems: Approve supplier/customer process controls; maintain sampling, APQP, PPAP, and IMDS.

Audits: Manage, audit, and continuously improve TS16949 systems and procedures.

Liaison: Act as direct plant contact for customer and supplier quality issues and visits.

Documentation: Maintain quality documents, samples, launches, variance corrections, and warranty analyses.

Data Tracking: Monitor and input information into customer scorecards and portals.

Safety: Enforce safety devices, Lockout/Tagout, PPE, housekeeping, and immediate injury/near-miss reporting.

Compliance: Ensure conformance to acceptable standards, customer specs, and IATF/ISO management systems.

Conduct: Follow all company policies, values, mission, and assigned duties.

Education and Experience

Education: Bachelor's degree (Engineering preferred).

Experience: 10 years automotive manufacturing/engineering; 3-5 years managing plant quality teams.

Domain: Automotive Tier 1, plant quality, KPIs, and change management.

Certifications: ASQ, CQE, CQM, and OEM/industry standards compliance.

Processes: Stamping, welding, and paint environments preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Tools: 8D, MSA, APQP, PPAP, GD&T, print reading, gage design, and lab management.

Focus: Scrap, rework, and sorting cost reduction.

Systems: SAP and Microsoft Office proficiency.

Core Skills: Root-cause analysis, corrective action, independent judgment, and team leadership.