Quality Manager

• •Lead and execute quality improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations to improve product quality, reduce defects, and meet key performance goals.
• •Oversee investigations and resolution of customer, warranty, and supplier quality issues using root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• •Partner with new product development and cross-functional teams to support Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), minimize quality risks, and ensure successful product launches.
• •Manage the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) to ensure accurate and timely product qualifications.
• •Lead internal quality audits and Layered Process Audits (LPA) to ensure compliance and identify improvement opportunities.
• •Collaborate with suppliers to resolve quality concerns, improve incoming material inspections, and strengthen supplier performance.
• •Identify gaps in quality control processes and implement improvements to reduce defects, waste, and the Cost of Poor Quality.
• •Maintain and continuously improve the site's Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with applicable standards, including ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and API Q1.
• •Oversee quality-related change management activities to ensure changes are properly implemented, validated, and effective.
• •Provide direct leadership, coaching, and development to Quality Technicians and Quality Auditors, including performance management and succession planning.
• •Partner with plant leadership, operations, corporate quality, and cross-functional teams to drive quality performance and achieve business objectives.

• •Bachelor’s degree required; Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field preferred
• •5 + years of experience in quality assurance manufacturing environment with 3 years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• •Strong knowledge of automotive quality core tools, including APQP, PPAP, SPC, and MSA.
• •Experience with quality problem-solving methodologies, including 5-Why, Fishbone Diagrams, Design of Experiments (DOE), and 8D.
• •Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to coach, develop, and motivate teams to achieve results.
• •Results-oriented with strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• •Experience with quality management and statistical analysis software, such as Minitab and SPC applications, preferred.
• •Professional certifications, including Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Manager (CQM), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), or Six Sigma Black Belt - preferred
• •Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future company sponsorship.

• •Full-Time
• •Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and other voluntary benefit options:
• •Benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following your date of hire
• •Eligible for 3 weeks of paid vacation, additionally 8 sick days
• •11 paid holidays
• •401(k): company matching up to 6%
• •Tuition Reimbursement
• •Employee Discounts
• •Relocation support is available for qualified candidates open to relocating to Brandon, SD -Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan / surrounding area.

WHY GATES?

Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.