Manufacturing Quality Manager

Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom; Portage (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly is seeking an experienced Quality leader for the Greater Kalamazoo area to lead the quality team and sustain the ISO/IATF quality management system.

You will drive improvements across manufacturing operations and the supply chain, oversee inspection, metrology, CAPA, and supplier audits, and guide APQP/PPAP with AIAG core tools.

Required: Bachelor's in Engineering/Quality, 5+ years in manufacturing quality with 2 years in a leadership role, ISO 9001 experience; travel ~20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or related technical field.
• 5+ years manufacturing quality experience, including 2 years leading a quality team.
• Experience interpreting and applying ISO 9001 clauses.
• Experience with product and regulatory compliance (IMDS, REACH, RoHS, conflict minerals) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the quality team and own an established ISO/IATF quality management system.
• Make decisions and drive improvements across manufacturing operations and the supply chain.
• Oversee inspection, metrology, and calibration activities.
• Assist with supplier development, audits, and evaluations.
• Coordinate internal audits and management review, and verify CAPA/8D effectiveness.
• Manage quality holds, nonconformance disposition, and product-release decisions.
• Environmental, regulatory, and specialty-metals compliance, and ensure they flow down to suppliers.

Skills

Quality management

Leadership

ISO 9001

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical discipline

Job description

• Target Salary: $110,000–$140,000 annually
• Industry: Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• Travel: Estimated at 20% for supplier visits, audits, and evaluations.
• Work Authorization: Must be currently located and authorized to work in the United States without FUTURE OR CURRENT sponsorship requirements. - No C2C or third-party candidates.~

• Location: Greater Kalamazoo Area
• Employment Type: Direct Hire
• Target Salary: $110,000–$140,000 annually
• Industry: Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• Travel: Estimated at 20% for supplier visits, audits, and evaluations.
• Work Authorization: Must be currently located and authorized to work in the United States without FUTURE OR CURRENT sponsorship requirements. - No C2C or third-party candidates.~

Ideal Candidate

• Experienced in agricultural equipment, off-highway/heavy equipment, automotive, or related industrial component manufacturing.
• Quality Manufacturing backgrounds involving castings, machined parts, or assembled components are preferred.

Job Summary

You’ll join a tight-knit team with high employee tenure and the opportunity to make a lasting impact. We’re looking for someone with a manufacturing background and experience using APQP and PPAP to guide quality planning and product approval, along with knowledge of AIAG core tools, including FMEA, MSA, SPC, and Control Plans.

In This Role, You’ll

• Lead the quality team and own an established ISO/IATF quality management system.
• Make decisions and drive improvements across manufacturing operations and the supply chain.
• Oversee inspection, metrology, and calibration activities.
• Assist with supplier development, audits, and evaluations.
• Coordinate internal audits and management review, and verify CAPA/8D effectiveness.
• Manage quality holds, nonconformance disposition, and product-release decisions.
• environmental, regulatory, and specialty-metals compliance, and ensure they flow down to suppliers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical discipline
• 5+ years of manufacturing quality experience, including 2 years leading a quality team.
• Experience interpreting and applying ISO 9001 clauses.
• Experience with product and regulatory compliance (IMDS, REACH, RoHS, conflict minerals) preferred.

Work Authorization

Must be currently located and authorized to work in the United States without FUTURE OR CURRENT sponsorship requirements. - No C2C or third-party candidates.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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