Quality Manager

Summary

Summary of Position: The Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring that all seating systems manufactured meet customer, internal, and regulatory standards. This role leads the plant quality team in a fast‑paced Tier 1 automotive environment and is a key liaison with OEM customers. The Quality Manager drives a culture of compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement while fostering strong employee leadership and cross‑departmental collaboration.

• Adheres to the HTGSS policies and procedures.
• Learns, demonstrates and upholds HTGSS Core Values.
• Complies with all HTGSS Certification standards;
  Management System (TS16949), Environmental ISO 14001‑2015 and Health and Safety ISO 45001‑2018 policies and procedures.
• Treats all HTGSS team members with respect and professional courtesy.
• Always strives to maintain a positive work environment.
• Manages the department budget efficiently as per approved annual budget.
• Performs additional assignments / duties as assigned.
• Adheres to all safety policies and procedures.
• Complies with all safety policies and 5S clean philosophy to maintain a safe, clean working environment.
• Meets company safety goals.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the quality team (inspectors, technicians, engineers) to drive performance, engagement, and professional growth.
• Promote a proactive quality culture throughout the organization by training, coaching, and influencing cross‑functional teams.
• Maintain the quality management system (QMS) in compliance with ISO/IATF 16949 requirements and customer specifications.
• Oversee day‑to‑day quality operations, including incoming material inspection, in‑process control, and final product audits to ensure they meet established quality requirements and standards.
• Responsible for IATF
  16949, ISO
  9001, or other related or customer specific certifications and processes.
• Develop and implement plans for internal and external product, process, and system audits including those from existing and new customers.
• Implement quality control and quality management processes to ensure consistent and high‑quality production output.
• Establish and maintain quality standards, procedures and processes.
• Analyze quality metrics and lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Monitor production to detect and address quality issues and nonconformances.
• Engage with customers to establish a positive working relationship, gather feedback, and promptly respond to issues with resolutions.
• Investigate customer complaints and issues to determine root cause and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and deliver training programs to educate employees on quality awareness and best practices.
• Evaluate and analyze data to identify trends, performance metrics and recommend areas for improvement.
• Manage and maintain documentation and records related to quality assurance and control.
• Conduct regular audits of production processes, products and suppliers to ensure compliance with quality standards and specifications.
• Create and manage PPAP/ISIR process, and provide instruction to teams to successfully measure components and assemblies and fill out the proper dimensional PPAP/ISIR forms.
• Perform or initiate capability studies, GR&R/MSA studies, interpret the results, and provide recommendations.
• Understand the customer requirements for testing and ability to interpret and fill out the proper PPAP/ISIR forms.
• Understand injection molding, welding processes and be able to create work instructions and possibly process flow diagrams.
• Read customer drawings, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and provide interpretation.
• Interface with the customer to get gauge concepts, create gauges, and obtain design approval.
• Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, and statistical studies.

• Reports to:
  
  COO, CPO.

• 401(k)
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid time off

• Confidentiality:
  Adheres to the utmost confidentiality regarding employment and personal information.
• Multitasking:…