Quality Control Manager
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Quality Control Manager
Northern AL
Job Summary:
The Quality Control Manager oversees quality operations across all shifts ensuring adherence to the plants quality system and company standards. This role manages the Quality team-including Assistant Managers Group Leaders Specialists and Team Members-in both quality labs and manufacturing areas. The manager is responsible for achieving company targets related to safety product quality customer satisfaction cost reduction productivity and employee development in accordance with established policies and quality standards.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Supervise and provide leadership to Assistant Managers Group Leaders Specialists and Team Members.
- Plan and coordinate team staffing including hiring placement scheduling job rotations absenteeism tracking and overtime.
- Enforce company rules policies and procedures and apply corrective actions as needed.
- Understand and implement conflict resolution processes and escalate appropriately.
- Evaluate team performance and recommend disciplinary or development actions.
- Foster a positive work environment built on trust respect fairness and open communication.
- Drive team motivation with a focus on safety quality cost efficiency and morale.
- Manage all facets of quality: customer in-house and supplier.
- Acquire and maintain relevant certifications.
- Support the creation and maintenance of documentation to meet internal supplier and customer quality requirements.
- Analyze manufacturing and quality processes for improvement and failure modes.
- Establish and negotiate quality expectations with customers.
- Ensure compliance with both customer and supplier quality standards.
- Develop report and present quality improvement plans and performance KPIs.
- Identify root causes of quality issues and lead countermeasure activities.
- Perform quality audits and ensure follow-up actions are executed.
- Serve as the primary contact for all internal supplier and customer quality concerns.
- Create and maintain the Supplier Quality Assurance Manual (SQAM) and related documentation (e.g. QAS Process Flows PFMEA MQC/CP).
- Ensure customer-specific quality requirements (e.g. Toyota Mazda) are fully implemented and documented.
- Build strong relationships with customers suppliers and internal teams.
Skills & Abilities:
- In-depth knowledge of quality management systems (e.g. IATF16949 ISO 9001).
- Familiarity with inspection tools: Faro Arm CMM calipers micrometers pin gages check fixtures etc.
- Understanding of welding processes and related quality checks (e.g. break weld cut & etch).
- Experience with third-party sorting and rework vendors.
- Competence in root cause analysis and problem-solving tools (8D Fishbone 5-Why etc.).
- Ability to read blueprints engineering specs and instruction manuals.
- Effective leadership communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational planning and time-management skills.
- Ability to train and coach others (Job Instruction Training).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and quality software (e.g. Minitab GAGEtrak).
Minimum Qualifications / Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Quality Management Systems Management or related field; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in a manufacturing environment (preferably automotive).
- Minimum of 4 years in a managerial role.
- Experience with Toyota Production System Tier 1/Tier 2 automotive environments and multiple customer interfaces is a plus.
Work Environment and Physical Demands:
- Office and plant environments with moderate noise; PPE may be required.
- Must be able to walk sit and stand for extended periods; occasionally lift up to 30 lbs.
- Must be willing to travel 10 20% of the time.
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Employment Type
Full-time
