Senior Manager Quality

Socket.dev; Brossard; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuity Inc. is seeking a North America Quality Leader to oversee the QA team (8–10 professionals), driving product and process quality across our AMER operations. You will mentor staff, manage quality planning, and ensure adherence to APQP and PPAP with OEM customers.

You will collaborate with Product Engineering, R&D and Sales to advance continuous improvement, develop robust controls, and ensure regulatory and safety standards, while promoting Acuity's values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Mastery of AIAG 5 Core Tools (APQP, PPAP). Automotive experience is an asset.
• Fully bilingual in French and English (written, spoken, read).

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the quality team (8–10 staff) across North America.
• Act as interface with operations and customers to ensure OEM quality & PPAP compliance.
• Collaborate in risk analysis and manage product development with APQP integration.

Skills

Bilingual French and English

Leadership

Quality management

APQP/PPAP knowledge

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

AIAG 5 Core Tools

Job description

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.

Job Summary

Mission : Lead and oversee the North American quality team (comprising 8 to 10 professionals) by fostering team engagement, continuous mentoring, and skills development. Proactively drive the product development lifecycle by rigorously integrating APQP and PPAP methodologies. Manage strategic and operational compliance with OEM customer requirements, while driving and implementing robust continuous improvement plans to optimize overall product, process, and service quality.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Local Management: Lead and supervise the quality team (8-10 staff). Apply HR processes, provide coaching and mentoring, evaluate performance, and implement continuous improvement plans for operational quality, incoming/in-process/final inspection, reliability testing, and DFMEA/PFMEA risk analysis tools.

• OEM Quality & PPAP: Act as the interface with operations and customers. Review and confirm compliance with non-standard OEM requirements during quotation requests. Coordinate, prepare, and maintain customer PPAP documentation.

• Product Development & APQP: Actively participate in risk analysis and management tools within product development. Integrate quality planning and collaborate closely with Product Engineering, R&D, and Sales.

Key Relationships

• Internal: Sales, Production, R&D, Product Management, Customer Care, Continuous Improvement, Operations.

• External: Suppliers, Customers.

Responsibilities & Values

• Guarantee the quality level defined by management. Promote Distech values (Owner’s mindset, Integrity, People, Customer obsessed).

Requirements, Education & Skills

• Education / Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent with 10 years of experience in an industrial environment.

• Technical Skills: Mastery of AIAG 5 Core Tools (APQP, PPAP). Automotive experience is an asset. Proficiency in MS Office.

• Languages & Soft Skills: Fully bilingual in French and English (written, spoken, read). Strong organization, attention to detail, technical writing, and priority management.

Performance Indicators, Career Path & QHSE

• KPIs: Overall quality KPIs and on-time compliant PPAP documentation.

• Career Path: Progression opportunities toward Quality Director, Operational Excellence, Product Management, or Sales.

• QHSE Contribution & Equipment: Active contribution to quality improvement, environmental protection, safety, and working conditions. Use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) related to the electronics environment (ESD).

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities: As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Brands is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, you may contact us at [phone], select option 4. Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition.

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Acuity Inc. from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Inc. mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Acuity Inc. employees, or to Acuity Inc. resume database will be considered Acuity Inc. property. Acuity Inc. will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Knowledge of French is required for positions permanently located in Quebec so incumbents can communicate with their colleagues and suppliers in Quebec as necessary. French-language training is offered to all incumbents in permanent positions in Quebec who do not have a good knowledge of French.

Acuity Inc. will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.