Quality Manager

ATACO Steel Products | Cedarburg, Wisconsin

ATACO Steel Products is a family-owned metal stamping and fabrication company located in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. We partner with industry-leading customers to deliver high-quality, precision-manufactured components.

We are seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead our Quality department, oversee and continuously improve our Quality Management System (QMS), and ensure compliance with ISO 9001:2015 and customer-specific requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands‑on quality professional who enjoys solving problems, developing employees, driving continuous improvement, and collaborating directly with customers, suppliers, and internal teams. As a single-location manufacturer, ATACO offers the opportunity to make a meaningful, visible impact across the organization while strengthening our quality systems and culture.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical quality expertise with effective leadership, sound judgment, and a commitment to operational excellence.

• Lead, maintain, and continuously improve ATACO's Quality Management System.
• Supervise, coach, mentor, and develop Quality department employees while directing daily activities and priorities.
• Promote a culture of quality, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Maintain a visible presence on the manufacturing floor and collaborate with Production, Engineering, and other departments to resolve quality concerns.

• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001:2015, customer-specific requirements, and internal quality standards.
• Develop and maintain quality procedures, inspection methods, testing requirements, control plans, and product specifications.
• Plan and lead internal, customer, and quality system audits, ensuring corrective actions are completed effectively and on time.
• Manage quality-related ERP system functions and monitor quality metrics to identify trends, assess performance, and drive improvement.

• Manage customer complaints, nonconformances, root‑cause investigations, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead structured problem-solving activities using 8D and other appropriate methodologies.
• Analyze product and process defects, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions.
• Provide timely, effective responses to customer quality concerns and ensure issues are resolved to customer satisfaction.
• Lead quality improvement projects using data analysis, statistical methods, and structured problem‑solving techniques.

• Provide technical quality support to customers, suppliers, Production, Engineering, and other departments.
• Conduct or coordinate supplier quality audits and lead the resolution of supplier-related quality issues.
• Support APQP, PPAP, PFMEA/FMEA, Control Plans, Statistical Process Control (SPC), process capability studies, process validation, and other customer-specific quality requirements.
• Support new product launches, manufacturing process changes, and ongoing process improvements.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• At least five years of progressive quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading, supervising, or developing employees.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and Quality Management Systems.
• Experience managing customer quality concerns, root‑cause investigations, and corrective…