QMS & Innovation Quality Manager

About the role

The Corporate Innovation and QMS manager is responsible for developing, deploying, auditing, and sustaining corporate-level Manufacturing Quality standards across North American operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain corporate process and inspection standards
• Ensure consistent application of QMS, SIS fundamentals, PQG, SCA, and certification processes across NA plants
• Conduct process assessments to validate readiness, robustness, and compliance before process or product changes
• Serve as a subject-matter expert for process quality, providing hands-on support to assembly plants, conducting process assessments, ensuring regulatory and internal compliance, and driving standardization and continuous improvement
• Support internal QMS/ISO audits and SIS fundamentals audits
• Ensure standards meet regulation, ISO requirements, and company expectations
• Develop and sustain Professional Inspection standards and best practices
• Support Certification Line processes and government/regulatory practices related to manufacturing quality
• Execute or support process quality tasks within BIW, Paint, and General Assembly, including online inspection, torque auditing, control plans, PFMEAs, and traceability
• Analyze internal/external quality indicators to identify trends and validate quality control effectiveness
• Review and interpret MCV (Palantir) data to verify process performance
• Lead robust root-cause analysis activities to resolve issues and prevent recurrence
• Recommend and implement mistake-proofing and cost-effective quality improvements
• Support launch readiness and implementation of new methodologies in assembly manufacturing facilities
• Provide training and coaching on inspection standards, QMS/SIS best practices, and process quality expectations for hourly and salaried employees
• Share best practices globally to ensure alignment with North American process integrity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years of manufacturing or quality experience
• Strong communication skills, including ability to present technical content
• Experience with vehicle certification, inspection processes, and/or QMS
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and quality data systems (MCV/Palantir)
• Demonstrated problem-solving and planning capability
• Ability to train in both classroom and shop-floor settings
• Ability to travel to North American assembly plants as needed
• Ability to work autonomously and meet tight deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PQG, control plans, PFMEA, DVX/FTQ/DRL processes
• Experience with BIW, Paint, or General Assembly inspection and quality methods
• Strong data visualization and reporting skills
• Knowledge of SIS fundamentals and mistake-proofing strategies

Pay

Salaried Employee Benefits (US, Non-Represented)

Schedule

Not specified