Quality Manager

Tenneco; Smithville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco is seeking a Quality Manager to lead site manufacturing quality, aligning plant goals with enterprise standards and ensuring products meet customer requirements.

The role requires strategic vision, strong communication, and extensive experience in quality manufacturing systems. You will oversee QA, supplier quality, and continuous improvement initiatives on site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Min 3-5 years of experience in leading a Quality function/program within a manufacturing environment
• Strategic vision and communication skills related to Quality Manufacturing Systems engagement
• Proven experience pursuing operational excellence within Quality Management
• Ownership and proactive approach

Responsibilities

• Acts as Champion of the quality function and drives the business to meet or exceed its quality goals
• Drives compliance with the Quality Management System and necessary industry certifications (IATF) in line with Tenneco’s global quality objectives
• Supervises and directs the activities of the Quality Assurance Department, including budgets and audits
• Interacts with customers concerning plant certification, complaints, corrective actions and follow up
• Implements procedures for inspection of incoming materials and review quality problems with vendors
• Training and mentoring staff on quality standards, processes, and procedures

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

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At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values–radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win–or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry.

How do we make it happen?Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success.

Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here.

The Quality Manager ensures manufacturing quality leadership at the site, aligning plant strategic goals to Quality requirements. This role leads improvement objectives consistent with Tenneco’s enterprise-wide standards. You will leverage your technical and operational knowledge in manufacturing quality control systems to ensure Tenneco products meet required customer standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Acts as the Champion of the quality function and drives the business to meet or exceed its quality goals.
• Drives compliance with the Quality Management System & necessary industry certifiactions (IATF) in line with Tenneco’s global quality objectives, ensuring that businesses/manufacturing processes and metrics are aligned to create high product quality and maintains our competitive advantage.
• Supervises and directs the activities of the Quality Assurance Department, including establishing and operating within department budgets and regularly auditing quality processes.
• Interacts with customers concerning plant certification, complaints, corrective action required from either and provides appropriate follow up.
• Implements procedures for inspection of incoming raw materials and components and review quality problems with vendors. Provides supplier surveillance assistance as required.
• Training and mentoring staff on quality standards, processes, and procedures.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Min 3-5 years of experience in leading a Quality function/ program within a manufacturing environment
• Strategic vision and communication skills related to Quality Manufacturing Systems engagement
• Proven experiene pursuing operational excellence within Quality Management
• Ownership, proactive approach

We don’t want average. We want exceptional. We want someone who’s hungry to build, unafraid to challenge, and bold enough to lead with empathy, speed, and precision. Sound like you? Let us know.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.