Quality Leader: ISO, IATF & Six Sigma

Donaldson; Aguascalientes; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Donaldson seeks a Quality Manager to lead the plant's quality strategy and operations, ensuring compliance with global standards and customer requirements. You will drive the Integrated Management System, reduce costs from poor quality, and foster a culture of continuous improvement across departments.

The role oversees audits, CAPA, APQP/PPAP, and supplier quality, partnering with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to maintain product quality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Chemical Engineering.
• +4 years of experience in a similar quality leadership role within a manufacturing environment.
• 8 years of experience with quality management systems, audits, customer complaints, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001.
• Proficiency in Core Tools, including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and MSA.
• Experience with structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, Shainin, or Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Quality department’s strategy, priorities, and performance indicators.
• Monitor customer satisfaction and ensure an effective response to complaints or quality deviations.
• Lead root-cause analyses and corrective and preventive actions, validating their implementation and effectiveness.
• Oversee the quality of incoming materials, manufacturing processes, and finished products.
• Design, implement, maintain, and improve the plant’s Integrated Management System.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and other applicable requirements.
• Coordinate internal, external, certification, and customer audits, ensuring the timely closure of nonconformities.
• Ensure compliance with quality requirements during new product launches, production line transfers, and equipment installations.
• Lead APQP and PPAP processes, ensuring quality and on-time submission.
• Implement initiatives to reduce scrap, rework, containment activities, PPM, and the cost of poor quality.
• Manage the department’s operating budget and support investment proposals for measurement equipment, laboratory resources, and process improvements.
• Develop the capabilities of the Quality team and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales, suppliers, and customers.

Skills

8D problem solving

Shainin problem solving

Six Sigma methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Chemical Engineering

Tools

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

SPC

MSA

Job description

Donaldson seeks a Quality Manager to lead the plant's quality strategy and operations, ensuring compliance with global standards and customer requirements. You will drive the Integrated Management System, reduce costs from poor quality, and foster a culture of continuous improvement across departments.

The role oversees audits, CAPA, APQP/PPAP, and supplier quality, partnering with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to maintain product quality and regulatory compliance.