Quality Manager - Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

Location: West Point, GA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $120,000–$130,000/year (DOE)
Position Level: Management
Industry: Automotive Manufacturing / Tier 1 Supplier

Blue Worx is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead quality assurance and quality control operations for a Tier 1 automotive supplier in West Point, GA.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in automotive manufacturing quality, IATF 16949, customer quality requirements, corrective action processes, and quality management systems
. This position requires a proven leader who can drive quality improvements, manage customer concerns, reduce defects, and ensure manufacturing processes consistently meet demanding automotive industry standards.

The Quality Manager will be responsible for overseeing plant quality performance, monitoring product and process quality, implementing corrective actions, and ensuring compliance with customer and industry standards.

This individual will work closely with manufacturing leadership, engineering, and quality personnel to identify quality trends, resolve production issues, and establish preventive measures that improve product reliability and customer satisfaction.

The position includes direct leadership of 2–3 employees and responsibility for departmental quality objectives, budgets, and performance metrics.

• Lead plant-level quality assurance and quality control initiatives

• Monitor product and process quality to ensure compliance with customer specifications

• Review quality inspection results and identify trends requiring corrective action

• Implement effective containment procedures to prevent defective products from reaching customers

• Establish and maintain quality process controls throughout manufacturing operations

• Ensure timely communication of quality concerns to production and management teams

• Monitor cleanliness inspections and coordinate corrective actions for nonconformances

• Track quality performance metrics and ensure departmental KPI targets are achieved

• Support quality activities involving sample builds, engineering changes, and production process improvements

• Maintain and support compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 45001, and ISO 14001

• Support customer audits, including VDA audits

• Develop, implement, and audit quality processes to meet customer requirements

• Maintain effective quality management systems and documentation

• Ensure quality procedures are consistently followed across production operations

• Support internal and external quality audits

• Promote preventive quality controls rather than relying solely on final inspection

• Ensure adherence to established manufacturing quality and safety standards

• Lead root-cause investigations involving internal defects and customer quality concerns

• Implement containment, corrective, and preventive actions

• Monitor corrective action effectiveness and prevent recurring issues

• Coordinate resolution of customer complaints and field-return issues

• Support corrective action processes involving transmission and powertrain components

• Partner with manufacturing and engineering teams to resolve problems involving product design, specifications, materials, tooling, and production processes

• Develop and maintain Cost of Quality tracking systems

• Analyze quality data to identify opportunities for process improvement and cost reduction

• Support tracking of engineering changes and corrective action implementation

• Supervise, coach, and develop quality department personnel

• Provide leadership to 2–3 direct reports

• Establish…