Quality Assurance Manager (Automotive)-Family-Owned Company!-$95K+

We are seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead quality control for our automotive components manufacturing. You will analyze production capabilities, propose quality improvements, and demonstrate expertise in plastic molding standards and auto industry guidelines like AIAG and IATF-16949. The ideal candidate has experience developing Quality Assurance programs, enhancing processes, coordinating cross-functional teams, and building relationships with vendors and customers. If you have a proven record of operational excellence in automotive quality management, we want to hear from you!

A strong company, committed to delivering excellence ensuring optimization of current business and a sustainable future strategy. This is a full time, on-site, direct hire position with great hours and a pay-rate up to $95K+bonus!

If this sounds like an opportunity you would be interested in, apply and contact me as soon as possible!

Ian Vernon
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Systematic Business Consulting
732-720-9249
ivernon@systematicbc.com

Relevant Info

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the QA Manager include analyzing manufacturing capabilities, identifying production problems, and suggesting alternative methods to meet changing market demands. Also responsible for developing product assurance programs, resolving technical issues, ensuring vendor quality standards, and managing subordinate staff. This role serves as the key quality liaison between internal teams and external vendors and customers.

• Serve as Automotive Management Representative and as a member of the Quality Council.
• Analyze, evaluate, and present information concerning factors such as production capabilities, manufacturing problems, and compliance to procedures for consideration by other members of the management team.
• Suggest and debate alternative methods and procedures for solving problems and meeting changing market opportunities.
• Cooperate with other top management personnel to formulate and establish company policies, operating procedures, and goals.
• Develop initial and subsequent modifications of the product assurance program.
• Delineate areas of responsibility, personnel requirements, and operational procedures within the product assurance program.
• Conduct meetings with subordinates to establish, delineate, and review both the product assurance program and organizational policies.
• Coordinate functions and operations between departments and establish responsibilities and procedures for attaining the organization’s objectives.
• Review technical problems and procedures of departments and recommend solutions to problems or changes in procedures.
• Visit and confer with representatives of material and component vendors to obtain information related to supply quality, capacity of vendor to meet orders, and vendor quality standards including material certifications and other specifications as needed.
• Confer with the engineers and quality staff of customers about the Quality Assurance of all products.
• Review technical publications, articles, and abstracts to stay abreast of technical developments in the industry.
• Perform performance reviews of all subordinate employees and direct their daily activities to enhance the continued growth of their capabilities within the department.
• Generate reports as required and keep management updated on all areas of department responsibility.
• Visit customers’ facilities to ensure total compliance with customers quality needs.
• Assists Human Resources with screening of applicants, scheduling interviews, monitoring drug screening process, and onboarding.
• Handles discipline/developmental issues among subordinates along with terminations.
• Prepares annual performance appraisals on subordinates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical or management discipline strongly (preferred)
• 2 years of AIAG experience with certification (Required)
• Ability to conduct IATF-16949 Audits (Required)
• MCC knowledge and training, (preferred)
• 5 years’ experience in Automotive manufacturing/manufacturing management. Most likely someone who has worked 4 + years as entry level QA and ready for the next step.
• 5 years of quality engineering in plastics injection molding – (preferred)

Why work here?

In business for 45+ years, Triad Fastener is a fourth-generation family-owned company. Established in the 1960s with more than 60 injection molding machines, Triad Fasteners produces products for the automotive and consumer goods industry. Triad prides itself on being a “strength” based company that follows the belief “We build our companies by building our people.”

Benefits: Bonus Available for this position, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Short & Long term disability 401K matching up to 4% after 6 months Eligible for health care benefits at the beginning of the month following 60 days of employment.

Shift info: Day Shift, typically about 9 hours a day. Hours are flexible. 6am-3pm or 7 am-4pm as long as all tasks are accomplished.

Pay:$80,000 to $95,000