Lead Quality Engineer / Quality Manager

LEAD QUALITY ENGINEER OR MANAGER – INJECTION MOLDING (AUTOMOTIVE)

This is a high-impact quality role with clear visibility and growth potential. Whether you’re an experienced Quality Engineer ready for the next step, or a current Quality Manager looking for a new challenge, this opportunity offers ownership, autonomy, and a strong team to support. You’ll lead or contribute to customer-facing quality efforts, manage internal systems, and help build a long-term quality culture at a fast-paced injection molding facility supporting Tier 1 automotive customers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Own or support customer complaints, RMAs, audits, and quality escalations.

Lead or contribute to PPAP documentation, APQP activities, and quality planning for new programs.

Train and guide a team of 6 quality technicians across 3 shifts.

Drive root cause investigations using structured problem-solving tools (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, etc.).

Maintain compliance with ISO 14001 and IATF 16949 quality systems.

Work cross-functionally with engineering and sales to advocate for the company.

Build trust internally and externally through confident, well-informed communication.

REQUIREMENTS:

4+ years of quality experience in an injection molding environment.

Automotive industry background required; Tier 1 experience strongly preferred.

Proven ability to own customer-facing quality tasks and advocate for your organization.

Experience with structured problem-solving tools and core quality systems.

Leadership experience preferred, or demonstrated potential and interest in growing into it.

Compensation will reflect your current experience level.

This role is being advertised in larger cities for confidentiality purposes, however, it may not be the exact location of the actual facility.

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