Quality Manager

Description Company: Ulm Automotive LLC Department: Quality Reports to: President, General Manager Location: Bogart, GA (on-site) Employment type: Full-time, exempt Direct reports: None. Position Summary The Quality Manager owns whether a finished vehicle is right before it leaves the building. Ulm builds luxury passenger vehicles on an incomplete Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis in a low-volume, high-mix production environment that is scaling now. This role owns the Quality Management System (the Q001 manual, the QD-series procedures, and the QF forms), runs incoming and final inspection, controls nonconforming product, drives corrective action to root cause, and audits the floor against its own standard work. This is a hands‑on role, not a documentation desk. The Quality Manager inspects vehicles personally, signs the final release, and is the person who tells production a unit is not shipping until a defect is fixed. It also carries the quality evidence that the compliance function and the industry certification programs Ulm is pursuing depend on. Key Responsibilities Quality Management System Ownership Own the QMS end to end: keep the Q001 manual and the QD procedures current, control revisions through the document master list, and make sure every form in use on the floor is the released version. Serve as management representative for the QMS: schedule and run management review, maintain the review agenda and minutes, and track actions to closure. Plan and lead internal audits against the procedures; report findings with owners and due dates and verify closure. Prepare quality plans for new product configurations and for process verification when a station or method changes. Inspection & Release Perform incoming vehicle inspection on every chassis received and document condition before conversion begins. Own in-process hold points and the final inspection checklist; sign the final release and the customer delivery checklist for every unit. Verify fit and finish, panel gaps, trim alignment, seating and restraint installation, electrical function, water and air leak tests, and road test results against the build standard. Maintain the calibration status log and ensure torque tools, gauges, and test equipment are in calibration. Nonconformance & Corrective Action Control nonconforming product: tag, segregate, disposition, and record every nonconformity so nothing is reworked or shipped without a decision on record. Run the corrective action process to true root cause (5 Whys, fishbone, 8D as the problem warrants) and verify effectiveness before closing. Track first‑time-through, defects per unit, rework hours, and warranty returns; publish the numbers weekly and drive the top items down. Supplier & Incoming Quality #J-18808-Ljbffr Ulm Automotive LLC