Quality Manager

Lear · Detroit, MI

Level: Manager
Team: Quality
Degree: Required
Industry: Automotive
Posted: Recently

The role in 30 seconds

A management quality role at Lear (automotive) in Detroit, MI. Establish, monitor, and improve key quality performance indicators including PPM, customer complaints, internal defects, scrap, and warranty performance.

They ask for: degree required
Tools it names: Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, SPC, FMEA, PPAP

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How this role compares

Against 51 other live quality postings in Michigan.

Base pay: Not listed in this posting
Experience asked: Not stated

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Root cause 73%
✓ FMEA 52%
✓ PPAP 48%
✓ Control plans 46%
✓ SPC 44%
✓ New product launch 40%

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This plant: Lear in Detroit

1 other open role at this site · 3 people we found on the quality team.

Production Supervisor (Coach) · Production · Supervisor

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requirements

and business goals.

✓Establish, monitor, and improve key quality performance indicators including PPM, customer complaints, internal defects, scrap, and warranty performance.
✓Lead quality planning activities for new product launches and engineering changes.
✓Serve as the facility Management Representative and champion compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 14001, customer-specific requirements, and Lear standards.
✓Maintain the effectiveness of the Quality Management System through audits, corrective actions, and management review processes.
✓Lead internal, external, and customer audits and ensure timely closure of findings.
✓Ensure control plans, PFMEAs, work instructions, and other quality documentation remain current and effective.
✓Analyze statistical data and process capability information to identify improvement opportunities and reduce variation.
✓Collaborate with Operations and Engineering to improve product quality, process efficiency, and cost performance.
✓Lead structured problem-solving activities utilizing methodologies such as 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, SPC, and Six Sigma principles.
✓Coordinate training activities related to quality systems, customer requirements, and problem-solving methodologies.
✓Lead, coach, and develop Quality Supervisors, Engineers, Technicians, and Inspectors to achieve department goals
✓Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Your

Qualifications

✓Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
✓Minimum five (5) years of progressive quality leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
✓Experience leading quality teams and managing customer-facing quality activities.
✓Working knowledge of IATF 16949, Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA), and problem-solving methodologies.
✓Strong analytical, communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
✓Ability to interpret technical specifications, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.
✓Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and quality data analysis tools.
✓Experience implementing Automated Quality Assurance Systems (AQAS), Digital Quality Management Systems (QMS), and Automated Defect Detection technologies in a manufacturing environment.
✓Experience with product and facility quality launch activities, including APQP execution, PPAP readiness, process audits, and customer quality requirements.

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Job Description

Detroit sta / kentucky perm long term

Location Notice: This role will be located in Detroit, MI through 2027 for training and prototype support. The position will transition to Kentucky in Q1 2028 for permanent placement.

As a member of the Quality team, the Quality Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining quality systems that ensure the production of products meeting customer, regulatory, and Lear requirements. This position provides leadership for plant quality activities, ensures compliance with IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 standards, and serves as the primary customer quality representative for the facility.

Your work will include, but not be limited to

•Develop and execute plant quality objectives aligned with customer

Bonus If You Have

•Tier 1 Automotive seating experience.
•IATF 16949 Lead Auditor certification.
•Experience working directly with OEM customers.
•Knowledge of APIS, quality management software, and statistical analysis tools.
•Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification.

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.