Ready to lead quality from the forge floor to the customer?
If you’re passionate about continuous improvement, problem-solving, and ensuring world-class forged products, this could be the opportunity for you. Join a team where your expertise directly impacts quality, safety, and production excellence every day.
APEX Placement and Consulting has partnered with an exciting company in Ferndale, MI looking to add a Quality Manager to their already amazing team. Their primary responsibility will be to develop, implement, and lead the Quality Management System within a forging manufacturing environment while driving continuous improvement across operations.
Keep reading for more details!
What’s in it for you:
1st Shift
Competitive salary based on experience
Direct Hire position – you’ll be hired on directly with our client!
Amazing benefit package once hired in permanently
Medical, Dental and Vision
401K with company match
Paid vacation, holidays, and PTO
Career growth and leadership development opportunities
What your day will look like:
Leading and managing all quality-related activities for forging operations
Reviewing production, scrap, and quality metrics to drive improvements
Walking the forge floor to audit processes and product quality
Collaborating with Engineering and Production to resolve quality concerns
Communicating with customers regarding quality issues, approvals, and corrective actions
What we are looking for:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of quality leadership experience in forging, metal forming, or heavy manufacturing
Strong knowledge of forging processes, heat treatment, and machining
Experience with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, or AS9100 standards
Proficiency with quality tools such as SPC, MSA, PPAP, FMEA, APQP, and root cause analysis (8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone)
Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
At Apex, we actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups. Your unique experiences and perspectives are valuable to us, and we’re excited to see how you might contribute to our team. While we have outlined a set of qualifications for this role, we recognize that experience and skills can come from a variety of backgrounds. If you meet most of these qualifications and are eager to learn and grow with us, we invite you to apply.