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Quality System Manager

Focus
Auburn, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 9/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/17/2026
We are seeking an experienced Quality System Manager to oversee, maintain, and continuously improve our Quality Management System (QMS). In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring complete compliance with quality manuals, directing internal and product audit schedules, managing non-quality costs, and driving immediate root-cause resolutions for any customer or vendor issues.

Key Responsibilities

  • QMS Implementation & Governance: Fully execute and maintain the Quality System Manual, ensuring alignment with all internal operating procedures, legal/statutory standards, and customer requirements.
  • Audits & Compliance: Establish and oversee schedules for internal QMS audits as well as product and process audits. Evaluate compliance and procedure effectiveness across the facility.
  • Customer & Vendor Liaison: Serve as the primary quality interface for suppliers and customers. Lead complaint investigations, validate root-cause analyses, and verify the effectiveness of corrective actions.
  • Process Control & Authority: Verify and enforce the use of appropriate control plans across all manufacturing stages. Maintain full authority to halt any process or activity to prevent non-conformities.
  • Cost & Performance Optimization: Track, report, and manage all non-quality costs. Set short- and long-term departmental goals, lead management review sessions, and follow up on corrective action items.

Key Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Business Management, or a related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred).
  • Experience: Minimum of 5 years of supervisory or quality management experience in a manufacturing environment (Automotive industry experience is a major plus).
  • Technical Knowledge: Deep expertise in Quality Assurance principles, metrology, and industrial laboratory analysis.
  • Industry Standards: Advanced working knowledge of IATF 16949 / ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 14001 standards.
  • Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, and act as the primary voice of the customer.

What We Offer

  • Competitive base salary package.
  • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance options.
  • 401(k) retirement planning and generous paid time off (PTO).
  • Ongoing opportunities for executive leadership and professional development.

To apply, please submit your resume and a summary of your QMS management experience.

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