Quality Manager

Tenneco

$90K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
  • 3-5 years leading a Quality function within manufacturing.
  • Strategic vision and communication skills in Quality Manufacturing Systems.
  • Experience driving operational excellence in Quality Management.
  • Proactive ownership approach.

Responsibilities

  • Champion the quality function to achieve or exceed quality goals.
  • Ensure compliance with the Quality Management System and industry certifications (IATF).
  • Supervise the Quality Assurance Department, managing budgets and audits.
  • Engage with customers on plant certifications, complaints, and corrective actions.
  • Implement inspection procedures for incoming materials and collaborate with vendors on quality issues.
  • Train and mentor staff on quality standards and procedures.

Benefits

  • Involvement in high-level strategic decision-making for quality.
  • Opportunity to drive industry-standard certifications and compliance initiatives.
  • Leadership role influencing quality across multiple levels of supply chain.
  • Engagement with both internal teams and external customers to resolve quality issues.
  • Professional development through training and mentorship programs.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE

The Quality Manager ensures manufacturing quality leadership at the site, aligning plant strategic goals to Quality requirements. This role leads improvement objectives consistent with Tenneco's enterprise-wide standards. You will leverage your technical and operational knowledge in manufacturing quality control systems to ensure Tenneco products meet required customer standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Acts as the Champion of the quality function and drives the business to meet or exceed its quality goals.
  • Drives compliance with the Quality Management System & necessary industry certifiactions (IATF) in line with Tenneco's global quality objectives, ensuring that businesses/manufacturing processes and metrics are aligned to create high product quality and maintains our competitive advantage.
  • Supervises and directs the activities of the Quality Assurance Department, including establishing and operating within department budgets and regularly auditing quality processes.
  • Interacts with customers concerning plant certification, complaints, corrective action required from either and provides appropriate follow up.
  • Implements procedures for inspection of incoming raw materials and components and review quality problems with vendors. Provides supplier surveillance assistance as required.
  • Training and mentoring staff on quality standards, processes, and procedures.


JOB REQUIREMENTS
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Min 3-5 years of experience in leading a Quality function/ program within a manufacturing environment
  • Strategic vision and communication skills related to Quality Manufacturing Systems engagement
  • Proven experiene pursuing operational excellence within Quality Management
  • Ownership, proactive approach


We don't want average. We want exceptional. We want someone who's hungry to build, unafraid to challenge, and bold enough to lead with empathy, speed, and precision. Sound like you? Let us know.

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