Components Quality Manager

Freudenberg • Bristol, NH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Components Quality Manager will lead and continuously improve the plant Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with customer, industry, and company standards. This role acts as the primary customer quality representative, building trusted relationships and effectively managing quality issues, audits, and corrective actions. The manager will drive plant-wide quality improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and advanced problem-solving methodologies. They will establish, monitor, and enhance Statistical Process Control (SPC) systems to improve process capability, reduce variation, and strengthen product quality. Additionally, the role involves partnering with production, engineering, laboratory, and supply chain teams to analyze quality data, reduce scrap, lower costs, and improve operational performance. The manager will also oversee customer and supplier quality certifications, audits, PPAP submissions, and compliance requirements to ensure on-time approvals and successful launches. Maintaining quality documentation, records retention, environmental compliance activities, and document control systems are also key aspects of this position, all while supporting business growth and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive quality leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, Quality Management Systems (QMS), and customer-specific quality requirements.
• Expertise in Statistical Process Control (SPC), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), root cause analysis, and corrective action methodologies.
• Proven success leading continuous improvement efforts through Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or similar operational excellence programs.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to confidently interact with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience supporting customer audits, quality certifications, and quality issue resolution within highly regulated or automotive manufacturing environments.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the plant Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with customer, industry, and company standards.
• Act as the primary customer quality representative, building trusted relationships and effectively managing quality issues, audits, and corrective actions.
• Drive plant-wide quality improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and advanced problem-solving methodologies.
• Establish, monitor, and enhance Statistical Process Control (SPC) systems to improve process capability, reduce variation, and strengthen product quality.
• Partner with production, engineering, laboratory, and supply chain teams to analyze quality data, reduce scrap, lower costs, and improve operational performance.
• Manage customer and supplier quality certifications, audits, PPAP submissions, and compliance requirements to ensure on-time approvals and successful launches.
• Maintain quality documentation, records retention, environmental compliance activities, and document control systems while supporting business growth and customer satisfaction.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior