<p>Job Title: Quality Manager</p> <p>Job Description</p> <p>This role leads the quality function across multiple manufacturing facilities, with full ownership of the Quality Management System and a strong focus on engineered metal products. The Quality Manager develops and mentors a diverse quality team, drives continuous improvement, and ensures that products and processes consistently meet customer, internal, and regulatory requirements. This position also provides corporate-level quality governance for a third site and offers the potential to expand into environmental, health, and safety program leadership as the organization grows.</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Own the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS) across two primary manufacturing facilities. </li><li>Lead, coach, and develop a team of quality engineers, inspectors, auditors, and technicians, fostering a culture of accountability, problem-solving, and continuous improvement. </li><li>Serve as the primary technical quality resource for engineered metal products, understanding how products and processes support customer requirements across industrial, automotive, structural, and emerging markets. </li><li>Manage incoming material inspection, in-process monitoring, and finished goods inspection to ensure conformance with customer specifications, internal standards, and applicable regulatory requirements. </li><li>Own calibration and accuracy programs for all monitoring and measurement devices, ensuring they remain compliant, reliable, and properly maintained. </li><li>Lead customer-facing quality activities, including corrective actions using 8D, 5-Why, and CAPA methodologies, complaint investigation and resolution, and support for customer audits. </li><li>Manage supplier quality performance by establishing metrics, conducting audits, driving corrective actions, and collaborating with suppliers to improve quality and reliability. </li><li>Support product development and launch activities with strong quality engineering rigor, including FMEA, control plans, measurement system analysis (MSA), statistical process control (SPC), and process validation. </li><li>Report directly to executive leadership on QMS performance, audit results, key performance indicators (KPIs), and quality improvement roadmaps. </li><li>Plan and conduct management review meetings and maintain all documentation required for ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 compliance. </li><li>Provide corporate-level quality governance for a third manufacturing facility, ensuring alignment with enterprise quality standards, systems, and best practices. </li><li>Lead and coordinate ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 audit readiness and execution across sites, partnering with local quality teams on findings, root cause analysis, and corrective actions. </li><li>Own production part approval process (PPAP) submissions and approval processes at the corporate level, driving cross-site consistency in tools, templates, and metrics. </li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) requirements are met for new programs and significant process changes. </li><li>Monitor and analyze quality data and KPIs to identify trends, prioritize improvement initiatives, and verify the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions. </li><li>Potentially expand responsibilities to include leadership of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) and safety programs as the organization continues to grow. </li></ul> <p>Essential Skills</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline. </li><li>At least 5 years of progressive quality experience in manufacturing, including a minimum of 2 years in a leadership role. </li><li>Hands-on experience with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949, including system ownership, internal and external audit leadership, and corrective action management. </li><li>Working knowledge of engineered metal products and metal manufacturing processes such as stamping, cold forming, machining, or similar operations. </li><li>Proven experience with PPAPs, APQP, FMEA, control plans, MSA, and SPC in a production environment. </li><li>Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and apply GD&T principles effectively. </li><li>Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop technical teams within a manufacturing setting. </li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively at all organizational levels and with external stakeholders such as customers and suppliers. </li><li>Proficiency with MS Office applications and familiarity with ERP systems. </li><li>Solid understanding of QMS principles, process validation, CAPA, audit processes, and quality assurance methodologies. </li></ul> <p>Additional Skills & Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>CQE, CQM, or equivalent ASQ certification. </li><li>Experience working within automotive Tier 1 or Tier 2 supply chains. </li><li>Familiarity with structural and industrial fastener or washer standards. </li><li>Experience with environmental, health, and safety (EHS) or safety program management. </li><li>Project management experience in a manufacturing environment, including coordinating cross-functional initiatives and meeting timelines. </li><li>Experience with quality engineering tools such as FMEA, control plans, and MSA in support of new product introduction and process changes. </li><li>Ability to analyze and present quality performance metrics and KPIs to drive data-based decision-making. </li><li>Experience in audits, CAPA, and quality assurance within a multi-site manufacturing organization. </li></ul> <p>Job Type & Location</p> <p>This is a Permanent position based out of Milwaukee, WI.</p> <p>Pay and Benefits</p> <p>The pay range for this position is $110000.00 - $125000.00/yr.</p> <ul> <li>A pivotal leadership role with real ownership - you will shape quality systems, not just maintain them. </li><li>Exposure across multiple business units and markets, with room to grow as the organization does. </li><li>A direct reporting line to the President, with influence on strategy and future organizational design. </li><li>A collaborative team and a culture that values continuous improvement and doing things right. </li><li>Competitive compensation commensurate with experience </li></ul> <p>Workplace Type</p> <p>This is a fully onsite position in Milwaukee,WI.</p> <p>Application Deadline</p> <p>This position is anticipated to close on May 7, 2026.</p> <p>Diversity, Equity & Inclusion</p> <p>At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I is embedded into our culture through:</p> <ul> <li>Hiring diverse talent </li><li>Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection </li><li>Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes </li><li>Ensuring growth opportunities for our people </li></ul> <p>Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.</p> <p>About Actalent</p> <p>Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services. For more than 40 years, we've helped visionary companies advance their goals. Headquartered in the United States, our teams span 150 offices across North America, EMEA, and APAC-with four delivery centers in India led by 1,000+ extraordinary employees who connect their passion with purpose every day.</p> <p>Our Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai delivery centers are hubs of engineering expertise, with core capabilities in mechanical and electrical engineering, systems and software, and manufacturing engineering. Our teams deliver work across multiple industries including transportation, consumer and industrial products, and life sciences. We serve more than 4,500 clients, including many Fortune 500 brands. Learn more about how we can work together at actalentservices.com.</p>