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Quality Manager

Quality Manager

Pure Power Technologies Inc • Blythewood, SC, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Quality Manager

The Quality Manager role at Stanadyne is responsible for leading and maintaining the plant Quality Management System (QMS) in compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and customer-specific requirements for an automotive manufacturing operation. This role oversees all quality functions - including incoming inspection, metrology, auditing, problem-solving, customer quality, and supplier quality - to ensure consistent production of fuel system products that meet or exceed customer expectations. The Quality Manager drives proactive quality planning, manages risk, oversees compliance, and develops a high-performing quality team.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Leadership & Team Development

  • Manage and develop a team of Quality Engineers, Technicians, Inspectors, and Metrology personnel.
  • Build capability in problem-solving, data analysis, and quality systems comprehension.
  • Promote a culture of zero-defect mindset, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Quality Management System & Compliance

  • Lead implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the site’s IATF 16949-compliant QMS and ensure alignment with corporate standards.
  • Ensure compliance with OEM customer-specific requirements (CSRs).
  • Plan and lead internal audit programs; manage third-party audits, surveillance audits, and customer audits.
  • Product & Process Quality

  • Own all aspects of product conformity, including control plans, process capability, PFMEA, MSA, and reaction plans.
  • Ensure stable production through monitoring of process variation, incoming material quality, and functional testing.
  • Lead containment, root cause analysis, corrective / preventive actions (8D, A3), and verification of effectiveness.
  • Use data-driven methods to identify improvement opportunities across scrap, rework, yield, and field performance.
  • Implement measurement system improvements, metrology upgrades, and gauge R&R compliance.
  • Advanced Quality & APQP

  • Lead APQP activities for new product launches, engineering changes, and process updates.
  • Oversee PPAP submissions and ensure compliance with AIAG requirements and customer expectations.
  • Customer Quality

  • Serve as the plant’s primary customer-facing representative for all quality matters.
  • Manage customer portals, scorecards, audits, and response to complaints.
  • Drive proactive lessons-learned and best-practice deployment to prevent reoccurrence of issues.
  • Supplier Quality

  • Oversee supplier performance, incoming quality, and corrective action management for direct materials, machining vendors, heat treat, plating, cleaning, and other outsourced processes.
  • Support supplier development activities, including audits, capability reviews, PFMEA / Control Plan validation, and SCAR management.
  • Qualifications

    Required :

  • 10+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment; automotive sector preferred.
  • 5+ years in a Quality leadership or supervisory role.
  • Strong knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and automotive CSRs.
  • Expertise in APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, and structured problem-solving (5 Why, Fishbone, 8D).
  • Experience with precision machining, grinding, assembly, testing, and / or fuel system component manufacturing.
  • Experience with advanced measurement equipment (CMM, form testers, surface finish, etc.).
  • Strong data analytics capability, including statistical tools and software.
  • Demonstrated success building and leading a high-performing quality team.
  • Preferred :

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; Master’s or advanced coursework preferred.
  • ASQ certifications : CQE, CMQ / OE, or CSSBB (or similar).
  • Experience in remanufacturing environments or diesel / gasoline fuel systems.
  • Experience with gage programming (CMM, form measurement).
  • Experience with customer-facing roles in global OEM supply chains.
  • Travel Requirements :

  • Approximately 10%+ domestic and international travel to customers, suppliers, technical partners, and other manufacturing locations.
  • Stanadyne is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, gender, color, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any other protected class.

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