Plant Quality Manager

Ajulia Executive Search; Ontario (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ajulia Executive Search is seeking a Senior Quality Leader to drive overall quality, safety, and operational excellence in automotive manufacturing. You will align targets with cost, productivity, and schedule attainment while coaching cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and change management within complex matrix organizations, leading global teams and ensuring compliance across facilities and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related field required.
• MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for overall department performance, ensuring targets for safety, quality, compliance, cost control, productivity, and schedule attainment are consistently achieved
• Lead, coach, and develop team members to improve individual and team performance while maintaining high standards for quality, safety, and operational excellence
• Enforce company policies, procedures, and work rules, addressing performance issues and ensuring compliance through appropriate corrective actions
• Serve as the key communication link between leadership and production teams, fostering collaboration, engagement, and strong employee relations across departments and facilities
• Champion Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives by leading projects, managing performance metrics, facilitating root-cause problem solving, and providing cross-functional leadership across Production, Quality, Materials, and Lean operations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related field

MBA

Tools

Six Sigma

Lean Manufacturing

Job description

• Accountable for overall department performance, ensuring targets for safety, quality, compliance, cost control, productivity, and schedule attainment are consistently achieved
• Lead, coach, and develop team members to improve individual and team performance while maintaining high standards for quality, safety, and operational excellence
• Enforce company policies, procedures, and work rules, addressing performance issues and ensuring compliance through appropriate corrective actions
• Serve as the key communication link between leadership and production teams, fostering collaboration, engagement, and strong employee relations across departments and facilities
• Champion Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives by leading projects, managing performance metrics, facilitating root-cause problem solving, and providing cross-functional leadership across Production, Quality, Materials, and Lean operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related field required; MBA preferred.
• 8+ years of quality leadership experience in automotive manufacturing, preferably within OEM or Tier 1 supplier environments
• Proven success leading global teams, driving change management initiatives, and working effectively in complex matrix organizations
• Strong background in process development, standardization, and securing organizational buy-in for new initiatives and continuous improvement programs
• Expertise in Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence, including Six Sigma (Black Belt preferred)