QUALITY MANAGER

job summary:
Are you a proactive quality leader who thrives on building robust systems, elevating standards, and driving continuous improvement? We are looking for an experienced Quality Manager to take ownership of our quality management systems, lead our quality team, and ensure our products consistently exceed expectations.

In this role, you won't just be maintaining compliance-you'll be a strategic partner to production, engineering, and leadership, fostering a culture where quality is built into everything we do.

What You'll Do

• Drive Quality Excellence: Oversee, refine, and maintain our Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure full compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.

• Lead & Mentor: Manage and develop the quality team, promoting accountability, professional growth, and high performance.

• Root Cause & CAPA: Lead root cause analysis for non-conformances, implementing effective Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence.

• Audit & Compliance: Plan and execute internal, supplier, and third-party audits. Act as the primary point of contact during external regulatory audits.

• Continuous Improvement: Utilize Lean / Six Sigma tools to optimize processes, reduce scrap/rework, and improve operational efficiency.

• Data-Driven Decisions: Establish key quality metrics (KPIs), track performance trends, and present insights to executive leadership.

What We're Looking For

• Experience: 5+ years of quality management/engineering experience in a fast-paced environment.

• Leadership: Proven ability to build, lead, and inspire a high-performing quality team.

• Technical Mastery: Deep understanding of quality frameworks (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 13485, IATF 16949, or equivalent industry standards).

• Problem Solver: background in root cause analysis methodologies (5-Why, 8D, Fishbone) and continuous improvement concepts (Lean, Six Sigma).

• Communicator: Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across departments and influence at all levels of the organization.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Competitive Compensation & Benefits: Robust health, dental, and vision plans, plus retirement matching.

• Impact & Ownership: High visibility role with the autonomy to shape our quality culture and processes.

• Growth Opportunities: We invest heavily in our people through professional development and career advancement opportunities.

Ready to make an impact?

If you're ready to bring your quality expertise to a team that values precision and innovation, click Apply Now to submit your resume!

location: Shelbeyville, Tennessee
job type: Permanent
salary: $120,000 - 140,000 per year
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:
Manage departmental team members, including Engineers, Liaisons, Managers,

Supervisors, and Technicians. This includes supervising, coordinating, providing leadership

to and reviewing the work of professional, supervisory, and management level subordinates

in order to accomplish operational plans and results.

2. Facilitate and provide guidance for the most critical customer/supplier issues as necessary

to determine root cause and establish countermeasures.

3. Review/decipher data and put into required reports for the organizational needs.

4. Organize and evaluate monthly Quality Reports and attend management and executive staff

meetings.

5. Organize and evaluate weekly Quality Reports and present to manufacturing staff.

6. Support daily manufacturing meetings.

7. Lead the PQA groups at the assigned plants to meet key business objectives.

8. Maintain acceptable customer relationships by supporting all customer requests. This

includes initiating customer and supplier contact for resolving potential product issues.

9. Organize, plan, participate, and recommend resolution to product concerns.

INTERNAL

10. Organize, plan, and contribute to product planning meetings with recommendations for

improvements.

11. Travel to the customer and suppliers when necessary.

12. Manage Supplier APQP to support HMUS products.

13. Manage supplier product and process development via Supplier Joint check meetings to

support HMUS new model launch activities.

14. Support HMUS supplier selection process by providing staff members to participate in

QCDDM audits.

15. Manage critical supplier product and process development by confirming Critical

Characteristic Process Capability Achievement.

16. Manage supplier launch preparation by providing staff members to participate in View email address on randstadusa.com and

launch preparation audits at supplier locations.

17. Manage staff for timely Supplier PPAP approval.

18. Manage product and process development by supporting Production Engineering in Joint

Check meetings to ensure products meet customer specifications.

19. Manage staff for timely Customer PPAP approval.

20. Manage and track multiple Plants QSES Audit status.

21. Review and direct multiple PQA departmental budgets and manpower activities.

22. Must follow all company requirements in regards to Environmental, Health, and Safety

(EHS) policies and procedures.

23. Perform other duties as assigned.

qualifications:

• Experience level: Manager
• Minimum 5 years of experience
• Education: Bachelors

 
skills:

• Quality
• Quality
• IATF (5 years of experience is preferred)
• Auto Industry (5 years of experience is preferred)
  
  
  Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
  At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact View email address on randstadusa.com.
  
  
  Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
  
  
  This posting is open for thirty (30) days.