Quality Leader — APQP, Compliance & Process Improvement

United Employment Group; Minnesota; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United Employment Group, Inc. seeks a quality-focused leader to manage quality practices and ensure the Quality Management System complies with customer and regulatory requirements.

You will monitor key processes, engage with customers and suppliers, and guide cross-functional teams on FMEA, control plans, and product launch readiness. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, problem resolution (8D or equivalent), and developing the operational quality team while maintaining cost of quality.

Qualifications

• Manages quality practices and delivers operational performance.
• Ensures the Quality Management System conforms to customer, internal, ISO 9001, IATF16949, VDA and regulatory requirements.
• Monitors and reviews processes that impact organizational performance.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers, employees, contractors, and outsourcing firms to develop product/process requirements.
• Lead cross-functional team on integration of process flows, FMEA, control plans, and FTP from initial versions to production.
• Support APQP to ensure effective product launches.
• Drive continuous improvement across the organization.
• Manage the problem resolution process (8D or client variant) and meet deadlines.
• Represent the organization during visits to customer and vendor facilities.
• Correspond with customers about audit results, rejected material and other technical matters.
• Develop and upgrade the operational quality team's capabilities and control cost of quality.

Skills

Quality Management

APQP

FMEA

Control Plans

8D Problem Solving

IATF16949

ISO 9001

Cross-functional Leadership

Job description

United Employment Group, Inc. seeks a quality-focused leader to manage quality practices and ensure the Quality Management System complies with customer and regulatory requirements.

You will monitor key processes, engage with customers and suppliers, and guide cross-functional teams on FMEA, control plans, and product launch readiness. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, problem resolution (8D or equivalent), and developing the operational quality team while maintaining cost of quality.