Quality Manager

Tatum by Randstad; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Relocation available

Job summary

Tatum by Randstad is seeking a Quality Manager for a $200M manufacturer of pumps and motors south of Milwaukee. The role focuses on aligning manufacturing operations with the quality system, maintaining customer satisfaction, and ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949.

Lead site-wide quality assurance and aftermarket service operations, drive continuous improvement, and manage customer interfaces and quality audits while maintaining decisive authority to halt production if needed to

Qualifications

• Led the quality function in a 9001/16949 precision manufacturing environment.
• Expert knowledge of NPDe, detect/ prevent, failure analysis, root cause, and corrective actions.
• Strong people/talent development experience (5+ years).
• 7-10+ years quality assurance/control experience.
• International experience preferred (HQ, Supplier, or Ops).

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development: Direct, mentor, and build capabilities across quality engineering and aftermarket service teams.
• Quality Systems & Regulatory Compliance: Implement quality frameworks and SOPs to maintain ISO certifications and audit readiness.
• Rapid Problem Solving & Operational Excellence: Deploy QRQC and root-cause methodologies to resolve non-conformances.
• Customer Interface & Relationship Management: Serve as the primary contact for customer inquiries and quality reviews.
• Quality Culture & Risk Mitigation: Promote quality awareness and exercise stop-work authority to protect product integrity.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

ISO 9001/16949

QA frameworks

People development

Job description

A $200M manufacturer of pumps and motors for heavy machinery applications is looking for a Quality Manager to continue to align manufacturing operations with the quality system, keep customer satisfaction at the forefront of all activities and ensure compliance with 9001 and 16949.

Leads site-wide quality assurance and aftermarket service operations, fostering a culture of operational excellence, continuous improvement, and strict compliance across manufacturing processes. Directs multidisciplinary quality teams, champions structured problem-solving frameworks, manages customer interfaces and ISO certification audits, and holds decisive authority to halt production to safeguard product integrity.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development: Direct, mentor, and build technical capabilities across quality engineering (supplier, production, project, customer) and aftermarket service teams, driving accountability and performance to meet operational targets.
• Quality Systems & Regulatory Compliance: Implement corporate quality frameworks and standard operating procedures to maintain facility-wide ISO certifications and readiness for third-party and customer quality audits.
• Rapid Problem Solving & Operational Excellence: Deploy and sustain rapid root-cause analysis methodologies (e.g., QRQC) to resolve production non-conformances, while executing internal operational excellence roadmaps.
• Customer Interface & Relationship Management: Act as the primary point of contact for customer technical inquiries, complaint resolutions, and quality reviews to ensure strict alignment with client specifications.
• Quality Culture & Risk Mitigation: Promote plant-wide quality awareness and hold formal stop-work authority to halt manufacturing lines in the event of quality non-conformances or customer safety risks.

Qualifications:

• Has led the quality function in a 9001/16949 precision manufacturing environment
• Has expert knowledge of various tools/processes/procedures/methods relating to new product introduction, detect detection, failure analysis, root cause, and corrective actions
• Has examples of strong people/talent development experience (5+ years)
• 7-10++ years quality assurance/control experience
• International experience preferred (HQ, Supplier, or Ops, etc.)

Base salary could be 150-175k+. Bonus, benefits, and relocation available. Located south of Milwaukee.