Production Quality Manager

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to lead, coach, and develop a diverse team in a high-growth environment, fostering a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through periods of scaling and process optimization, ensuring that internal productivity goals are met while maintaining high employee engagement and retention.
• Lead end-to-end quality lifecycle-ensuring new products are designed for excellence through Control Plan development, while simultaneously driving operational stability and continuous improvement on the production floor.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and suppliers to develop PFMEAs and validation plans.
• Ensure and lead compliance with International Management standards (e.g., ISO9001/27001/CSA) for product and process validation.
• Drive root cause and corrective action (8D, DMAIC) for internal and field quality issues.
• Implement reliability testing protocols and lessons-learned integration into design improvements.
• Implement Statistical Process Control (SPC), Measurement System Analysis (MSA), and process capability (Cp, Cpk) studies.
• Lead continuous improvement projects to reduce scrap, rework, and test failures.
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve process capability and defect prevention.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in reducing Cost of Poor Quality across the business.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert in managing Audits and Documentation.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Electrical, Electronics, or Industrial/Automation Engineering.
• 5-7 years of experience in quality engineering within manufacturing (Assembly, integration, and testing) processes.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing or managing automated quality systems and data-driven AI applications in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of ISO, UL, and CSA standards.
• Hands-on experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and reliability validation.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification preferred.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.

Core Competencies

• Technical problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Proficiency in robotic integration and digital quality infrastructure.
• Process capability and yield improvement.
• Data analysis and statistical control tools.
• Cross-functional collaboration and NPI support.

• Continuous improvement and Lean Six Sigma mindset For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between 101,800 and 152.800 CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No