Quality Manager (Mason)

Gestamp; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Gestamp in Mason, Ohio is seeking a Quality Manager to lead quality initiatives and drive change in a KPI-driven environment. You will manage the quality team, ensure compliance with customer specs, and handle audits while liaising with customers and suppliers.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, 10 years of automotive manufacturing experience, and proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office. Certifications such as ASQ and CQE are preferred.

Qualifications

• 10 years automotive manufacturing/engineering experience; 3–5 years managing plant quality teams.
• Certifications like ASQ, CQE, CQM, and compliance with OEM/industry standards.
• Experience in stamping, welding, and paint environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage Quality Department employees.
• Represent quality function in manufacturing issues.
• Manage audits and continuously improve TS16949 systems.
• Act as contact for customer and supplier quality issues.
• Maintain quality documents and data tracking.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

Corrective action

Team leadership

Independent judgment

SAP proficiency

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Engineering preferred)

Tools

8D

MSA

APQP

PPAP

GD&T

Job description

The Quality Manager leads plant quality initiatives, standards, and a KPI-driven environment. This customer-facing role resolves product issues, drives change, and mentors the quality team.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervision: Hire, train, assign work, appraise performance, and discipline Quality Department employees.
• Technical Support: Represent the quality function alongside internal groups on manufacturing issues.
• Controls & Systems: Approve supplier/customer process controls; maintain sampling, APQP, PPAP, and IMDS.
• Audits: Manage, audit, and continuously improve TS16949 systems and procedures.
• Liaison: Act as direct plant contact for customer and supplier quality issues and visits.
• Documentation: Maintain quality documents, samples, launches, variance corrections, and warranty analyses.
• Data Tracking: Monitor and input information into customer scorecards and portals.
• Safety: Enforce safety devices, Lockout/Tagout, PPE, housekeeping, and immediate injury/near-miss reporting.
• Compliance: Ensure conformance to acceptable standards, customer specs, and IATF/ISO management systems.
• Conduct: Follow all company policies, values, mission, and assigned duties.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (Engineering preferred).
• Experience: 10 years automotive manufacturing/engineering; 3–5 years managing plant quality teams.
• Domain: Automotive Tier 1, plant quality, KPIs, and change management.
• Certifications: ASQ, CQE, CQM, and OEM/industry standards compliance.
• Processes: Stamping, welding, and paint environments preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Tools: 8D, MSA, APQP, PPAP, GD&T, print reading, gage design, and lab management.
• Focus: Scrap, rework, and sorting cost reduction.
• Systems: SAP and Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Core Skills: Root-cause analysis, corrective action, independent judgment, and team leadership.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to hire the best candidate regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.