Quality Manager; Mason

Position: Quality Manager (Mason)
Location: 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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to hire the best candidate regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.

About us

We are a multi-technology company present in over 20 countries and our team of over 40,000 is made up of 90 different nationalities. They are the driving force of our company, which designs, develops and produces parts for over 900 models of the leading vehicle manufacturers, and enable us to be one of the top suppliers worldwide.

Do you have what it takes to build the future of mobility with us?

- You will be joining a leading international group in the automotive sector with a clear commitment to innovation, a trail-blazer in Industry 4.0 and engaged with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria.

- This is an opening to build a career in a global environment with many opportunities to grow both professionally and personally by participating and leading innovative and international projects.

- You will find a supportive and friendly environment where the emphasis is on team work, continuous improvement, trust, a dynamic spirit and thinking outside the box, and a passion for a job well done.

- You will be working with highly qualified professionals as Gestamp is committed to the ongoing training of our teams.

Join the Gestamp team!