Regional Centralized Quality Manager

AimHire; Clinton (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

AimHire is seeking a Regional Central Quality Manager to lead quality operations across six manufacturing sites in the Americas and act as the primary escalation point for critical issues. The role drives standardization of processes and leads a corporate quality team of at least three direct reports.

The role focuses on establishing problem-solving frameworks, coordinating cross-functional investigations, and ensuring audits and corrective actions are effectively closed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 10+ years in quality/manufacturing or related engineering roles, with leadership of complex problem-solving.
• Prior supervisory, team-lead, or project-lead experience required.
• Automotive or high-volume manufacturing experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of structured problem-solving, quality systems, audit readiness, and manufacturing quality controls.
• Strong communication, prioritization, leadership, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to interpret technical information, quality data, specifications, drawings, and process documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily Quality Center activities, establish priorities, assign work, and coordinate resources based on business and quality risk.
• Supervise and develop Quality Center technical staff; provide coaching, workload direction, performance feedback, and technical escalation support.
• Lead response to significant product, supplier, manufacturing, and customer quality concerns, including containment, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and effectiveness verification.
• Establish a structured problem-solving process using appropriate quality tools such as 5 Why, Ishikawa, 8D, Pareto analysis, capability analysis, and other data-driven methods.
• Coordinate cross-functional investigations together with other teams, including those from Korea.
• Ensure timely escalation of significant or recurring quality risks to leadership.
• Monitor open corrective actions, containment activities, recurring defects, and Quality Center performance metrics; communicate status and risks to leadership.
• Support supplier-quality improvement activities and coordinate technical follow-up when supplier-related issues affect production or customers.
• Ensure Quality Center documentation, records, test results, problem-solving files, and corrective-action evidence are complete, accurate, and auditable.
• Support customer, supplier, internal, and third-party audits as required and ensure assigned findings are addressed to closure.
• Develop standard work, reporting, escalation criteria, and performance measures for the Quality Center.
• Promote knowledge transfer and consistent problem-solving practices across U.S. operations and global support teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional coordination

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Business, or related field

Equivalent relevant experience

Tools

5 Why

Ishikawa

8D

Pareto analysis

Job description

Position: Regional Central Quality Manager

This is a Direct-Hire Position paying between $150,000-$175,000 depending on the level of experience.

About The Role

The Regional Quality Center Manager will provide executive leadership over quality operations for six manufacturing facilities across the Americas, acting as the primary escalation point for major internal and external customer issues. This role drives the alignment and standardization of quality processes, systems, and procedures across all regional sites to build a unified operating approach. Additionally, the Manager establishes the region’s problem-solving and continuous improvement frameworks while directly leading and developing a corporate quality team of at least three direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily Quality Center activities, establish priorities, assign work, and coordinate resources based on business and quality risk.
• Supervise and develop Quality Center technical staff; provide coaching, workload direction, performance feedback, and technical escalation support.
• Lead response to significant product, supplier, manufacturing, and customer quality concerns, including containment, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and effectiveness verification.
• Establish a structured problem-solving process using appropriate quality tools such as 5 Why, Ishikawa, 8D, Pareto analysis, capability analysis, and other data-driven methods.
• Coordinate cross-functional investigations together with other teams, including those from Korea.
• Ensure timely escalation of significant or recurring quality risks to leadership.
• Monitor open corrective actions, containment activities, recurring defects, and Quality Center performance metrics; communicate status and risks to leadership.
• Support supplier-quality improvement activities and coordinate technical follow-up when supplier-related issues affect production or customers.
• Ensure Quality Center documentation, records, test results, problem-solving files, and corrective-action evidence are complete, accurate, and auditable.
• Support customer, supplier, internal, and third-party audits as required and ensure assigned findings are addressed to closure.
• Develop standard work, reporting, escalation criteria, and performance measures for the Quality Center.
• Promote knowledge transfer and consistent problem-solving practices across U.S. operations and global support teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 10+ years of progressive quality, manufacturing, supplier quality, or engineering experience preferred, including demonstrated leadership of complex problem-solving activities.
• Prior supervisory, team-lead, or project-lead experience required
• Automotive or high-volume manufacturing experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of structured problem-solving, corrective action, quality systems, audit readiness, and manufacturing quality controls.
• Strong communication, prioritization, leadership, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to interpret technical information, quality data, specifications, drawings, and process documentation.

This is an exciting position with a mission-driven organization! This position is paying up to $175,000 per year depending on experience.

AimHire is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.