Quality Manager

What You Will Do

We're hiring a Quality Manager to lead quality assurance and continuous improvement efforts across our North American manufacturing group. Reporting to the Plant Manager and working closely with GISC Quality leadership, this role is based on-site at our manufacturing plants and is critical to ensuring compliance, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence.

This position represents the plants in front of customers and suppliers when escalations occur, coordinates containment actions, and drives long-term standardization of quality processes and best practices across the Product Operations footprint.

What the Group Does

• The Quality team ensures that our manufacturing operations meet stringent industry standards (AIAG16949, ISO) and customer-specific requirements.
• By embedding quality discipline into every stage of production, the group safeguards product reliability, reduces scrap, and strengthens customer trust.
• This role is pivotal in aligning plant operations with global quality strategies, making it a high-impact position that directly supports business growth and reputation.

What Does Success Look Like

• Drive compliance with AIAG16949 and ISO requirements, acting as the plant representative during audits.
• Lead and develop the Plant Quality Technicians, ensuring strong performance and growth opportunities.
• Manage quality systems including warranty data, scrap data, compliance records, and customer concerns, ensuring accuracy and transparency.
• Reduce internal scrap by applying structured problem-solving methodologies and driving accountability with area managers.
• Provide technical support to customers and suppliers, resolving product liability and quality issues.
• Continuously improve the Quality Management System, ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with ISO/IATF standards.

Required

• Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance
• 5+ years of experience in a Quality leadership role within a manufacturing environment
• Automotive industry experience
• Implementation and maintenance of a QMS - IATF 16949 (automotive)
• Internal audit program leadership
• Corrective & Preventive Action systems
• Control plans, procedures, and work instructions

Preferred

• Six Sigma (CI mindset)
• Lean tools experience (Gemba, VSM, 5S, KanBan, TPM, SMED)
• Core quality tools proficiency (FMEA, PCP, PFD, SPC, MSA, PPAP)
• Financial acumen for operational decision-making

Additional information

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; Clarios will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visas for this opportunity.

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What you get

• Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching - all starting on date of hire
• Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts
• Parental and caregiver leave programs
• All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership
• HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility
• Clarios has been recognized as one of 2026's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the fourth consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction.

Veterans/Military Spouses

We value the leadership, adaptability, and technical expertise developed through military service. At Clarios, those capabilities thrive in an environment built on grit, ingenuity, and passion-where you can grow your career while helping to power progress worldwide.