Quality Manager

Ready to lead quality from the forge floor to the customer?

If you’re passionate about continuous improvement, problem-solving, and ensuring world-class forged products, this could be the opportunity for you. Join a team where your expertise directly impacts quality, safety, and production excellence every day.

APEX Placement and Consulting has partnered with an exciting company in Ferndale, MI looking to add a Quality Manager to their already amazing team. Their primary responsibility will be to develop, implement, and lead the Quality Management System within a forging manufacturing environment while driving continuous improvement across operations.

• 1st Shift
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Direct Hire position – you’ll be hired on directly with our client!
• Amazing benefit package once hired in permanently
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401K with company match
• Paid vacation, holidays, and PTO
• Career growth and leadership development opportunities

• Leading and managing all quality-related activities for forging operations
• Reviewing production, scrap, and quality metrics to drive improvements
• Walking the forge floor to audit processes and product quality
• Collaborating with Engineering and Production to resolve quality concerns
• Communicating with customers regarding quality issues, approvals, and corrective actions

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of quality leadership experience in forging, metal forming, or heavy manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of forging processes, heat treatment, and machining
• Experience with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, or AS9100 standards
• Proficiency with quality tools such as SPC, MSA, PPAP, FMEA, APQP, and root cause analysis (8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone)
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills

At Apex, we actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups. Your unique experiences and perspectives are valuable to us, and we’re excited to see how you might contribute to our team. While we have outlined a set of qualifications for this role, we recognize that experience and skills can come from a variety of backgrounds. If you meet most of these qualifications and are eager to learn and grow with us, we invite you to apply.