ABOUT THE ROLEThe 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. 
