Senior Quality Lead — ISO 9001 & APQP/PPAP

Technique Inc; Lee's Summit (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Professional Development

Referral Program

Paid Training

On The Job Training

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Technique Inc. in the United States is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the quality organization across fabrication and assembly. This role reports to the Director of Quality and owns customer-facing quality performance, including KPIs such as PPM, COPQ, scrap rate, and first-pass yield.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in production manufacturing quality, a B.S. in Engineering, and AIAG core tool fluency.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of production manufacturing quality experience.
• B.S. in Engineering or related field.
• ASQ credentials (CMQ/OE, CQE, CQA) preferred; ISO 9001 knowledge required.
• Experience leading quality teams and internal audits.
• Familiarity with welding/fabrication and special process quality is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer quality concerns and RCCA using 8D, 5 Why, and CI methodologies.
• Coordinate customer source inspections and drive corrective actions.
• Manage customer complaint response timelines and ensure timely closure of actions.
• Represent the company with customer quality representatives and auditors.
• Own and report quality KPIs (PPM, COPQ, scrap rate, first-pass yield, PPAP submission).
• Support the established QMS and drive continuous improvement aligned with ISO 9001.
• Support internal audit program: audits, training, corrective actions.
• Provide inputs to Management Review and apply risk-based thinking on day-to-day quality decisions.
• Manage controlled documents for quality submissions and document control procedures.
• Oversee calibration program, gage control, recalls, and equipment qualification.
• Oversee nonconforming material control and MRB disposition decisions.
• Lead APQP phase gates and PFMEA maintenance (severity, occurrence, detection, AP).
• Own Control Plans linked to PFMEA outputs; drive on-floor inspection.
• Oversee PPAP and First Article submissions through Levels 1–5 (PSW packages).
• Apply MSA (gage R&R, bias, linearity, stability) and SPC (Cpk/Ppk) to process control.
• Familiarity with AWS welding compliance and related documentation; coordinate CWI.
• Oversee torque verification, tool calibration, poka-yoke, traceability, and functional tests.
• Conduct special process audits per CQI standards.
• Own incoming inspection program, supplier scorecards, PPM tracking, and supplier corrective actions.
• Review inspection fixtures and laser scanning programs (Polyworks).
• Collaborate with manufacturing to adjust fixtures/processes for quality improvements.
• Lead and develop Quality Engineers, Inspectors, and Auditors; train and manage performance.
• Train employees in QMS, QC, RCCA, inspection, and fixturing methodology.

Skills

Quality leadership

Customer-facing

Continuous improvement

Auditing

Team leadership

Communication

Education

B.S. in Engineering

ASQ CMQ/OE, CQE, CQA

Tools

APQP

PFMEA

Control Plans

PPAP

MSA

SPC

Job description

Technique Inc. in the United States is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the quality organization across fabrication and assembly. This role reports to the Director of Quality and owns customer-facing quality performance, including KPIs such as PPM, COPQ, scrap rate, and first-pass yield.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in production manufacturing quality, a B.S. in Engineering, and AIAG core tool fluency.