Manager, Quality

Manager, Quality

The Manager, Quality is responsible for leading and executing all plant-level quality activities to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient manufacturing operations. As the operational leader of the facility's quality organization, this role oversees daily quality performance, production quality support, receiving inspection, nonconforming material management, containment activities, corrective action execution, customer and supplier quality issue resolution, and quality team development. The Manager, Quality ensures consistent execution of the American Battery Solutions ("ABS") Quality Management System while driving process control, defect prevention, launch readiness, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement initiatives, partnering closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations leadership to achieve business objectives, sustain high-performing manufacturing operations, and executing the ISO 9001-2015 and IATF 16949 standards.

Responsibilities:

• Lead daily quality support for manufacturing operations, responding to production quality issues, process deviations, and product nonconformances.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Supplier Quality to minimize quality-related disruptions and achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Manage containment, recovery, and nonconforming material processes, including receiving inspection, Quality Control (QC) Holds, Material Review Board (MRB) Disposition, rework coordination, and supplier quality issues.
• Lead daily quality performance reviews, communicate plant risks and priorities, and escalate critical issues.
• Manage and develop Quality Technicians, Inspectors, and support personnel through coaching, training, performance management, succession planning, staffing, and resource allocation.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions using Eight Disciplines (8D), Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control (DMAIC), 5-Why, and other structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Ensure implementation and sustainment of Control Plans, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (PFMEAs), Statistical Process Control (SPC) Systems, Layered Process Audits, reaction plans, and error-proofing controls.
• Monitor process capability, quality performance, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive defect reduction, waste elimination, process stability, cost-of-poor-quality reduction, lessons learned, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead responses to customer concerns, product escapes, warranty investigations, corrective action requests, audits, customer visits, supplier interactions, and external quality reviews.
• Lead quality readiness for new products, engineering changes, equipment launches, and process changes, including Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), PFMEA development, Control Plans, Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA) studies, process capability verification, launch containment, and risk mitigation.
• Ensure compliance with ABS Quality Management System requirements, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, customer-specific requirements, and applicable regulations through audits, management reviews, and closure of audit findings and compliance actions.
• Adhere to federal and state regulations.
• Adhere to all company policies, processes, and procedures.
• Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.
• Maintain predictable and reliable attendance.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred.
• Minimum seven (7) years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum three (3) years of leadership experience managing quality personnel.
• Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing operations.
• Strong understanding of APQP, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), PFMEA, MSA, SPC, Control Plans, and Statistical Analysis.
• Demonstrated experience leading root cause investigations and corrective action systems.
• Experience supporting customer audits, supplier audits, and certification audits.
• Experience managing containment activities, MRB processes, and nonconforming material disposition.
• Six Sigma green belt or equivalent statistical qualification.
• Battery, automotive, aerospace, or highly regulated manufacturing experience preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Focuses on Quality: Drives work results with a quality focus on actions and results. Ensures the development of robust process controls, develops monitoring of the process performance, and drives process improvements by implementing Lessons Learned and control automation when applicable.
• Decision Making and Analysis: Makes sound decisions based upon a mixture of data-driven analysis, expertise, experience, and judgment; collects relevant information, seeking input from others, and identifies connections and/or root causes of problems
• Continual Improvement: Displays a consistent orientation toward producing the highest quality products or services, while keeping a focus on sustainability. Constantly looking for incremental improvements in work processes and results. Initiates measurements and controls automation or integration into the process where applicable and possible. Drives elimination of manual and redundant quality checks.
• Takes Initiative: Exhibits strong drive for results and success; conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure; persists despite obstacles and opposition.
• Communications: Exchanges thoughts, feelings, and information effectively.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment can be moderately loud.
• Prolonged periods of standing.
• May be required to recognize small numbers, letters, symbols, colors on prints, and/or operate field instruments/equipment.
• Must work rotating shift schedule; may need to work overtime.
• Must be able to lift up to 35 pounds at times.
• Able to continuously stand, bend, squat, and reach.
• Able to complete physically demanding work.

Why Join Us

American Battery Solutions (ABS) provides comprehensive benefit plan options at no cost and a competitive salary to all associates. ABS is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits Overview:

• Paid time off includes 4 weeks, 15 holidays, and parental leave.
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability life insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) offerings.
• Company provided 401K savings plan with matching contributions to help you save for retirement.
• Voluntary benefits offerings.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee Referral program.
• Employee development and career growth opportunities.

About Us

At American Battery Solutions (ABS) we are developing the next generation of battery energy storage systems that will power the vehicles of today and tomorrow! Our team works with the latest technologies and battery chemistries engineering, testing, and manufacturing batteries to power the world's electric propulsion transition. At ABS you may get a chance to work on a project for an autonomous warehouse robot or an autonomous lawnmower, or you may work on a battery for a fleet of delivery vehicles or a transit bus, or even an EV start-up. Our team is led by some of the industry's most experienced professionals, and we pride ourselves on developing a diverse team of next-generation battery experts.

The Location – Springboro, OH

American Battery Solutions Advanced Battery Manufacturing Center is located in beautiful and historic Springboro Ohio. Life in Springboro is all about the quality and character of our community and that is why Springboro continues to be a top-ten-rated City to live, work, play, and raise a family. In fact, Springboro was rated #3 among the top 10 communities in greater Southwest Ohio. In essence, Springboro appeals to everyone from young families to people looking for the perfect place to retire. Our great neighborhoods, excellent schools, safety, services, and amenities all contribute to Springboro's exceptional quality of life. Springboro offers a variety of public programming that includes outdoor concerts, festivals, and fireworks. Our residents enjoy bike and walking trails, an 18-hole public golf course, a charming and vibrant historic district, and 501 acres of parks.

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