Automotive Quality Management Systems Manager (TS 16949/ISO 9001)
A day in the life
You start your morning reviewing fresh quality dashboards, spotting trends before they become issues. By mid-morning, you’re guiding an internal audit—probing processes, validating evidence, and aligning actions across teams. After hosting a focused management review, you head to the floor to verify job instructions are followed and gaging/calibration practices meet requirements. Your afternoon is for closing corrective actions, refreshing QMS/EMS documentation, and presenting crisp quality data that drives decisions. Before you leave, you refine job instructions and sync with operations to keep our quality system humming.
What you’ll lead
- Plan and execute internal audits on schedule, and ensure findings are resolved effectively and on time.
- Facilitate management review meetings with clear, actionable inputs and outputs.
- Maintain full compliance of the Quality and Environmental Management Systems (QMS/EMS).
- Own the corrective action system—document control, implementation tracking, and verification of effectiveness.
- Control, update, and improve all QMS/EMS documentation and procedures.
- Enhance and manage the quality metrics/tracking system for visibility and decision support.
- Deliver accurate, current quality data to leadership and stakeholders.
- Author and revise job instructions for consistency and repeatability.
- Partner with quality and operations to sustain and improve system effectiveness.
- Conduct floor audits for adherence to job instructions and process controls.
- Confirm alignment of gaging and calibration activities with applicable quality requirements.
What you bring
- Advanced use of MS Excel (formulas, sorting) and solid MS Word document editing.
- Expert knowledge of TS 16949, ISO 14001, and ISO 9001.
- Background as a Quality Manager or Quality Engineer in manufacturing.
- Automotive industry experience.
- Proficiency with foundational math and strong written/verbal communication.
Core proficiencies
- Quality Inspection Experience
- Continuous Improvement
- 5 Why (Root Cause Analysis Method)
- Fishbone Diagram (Ishikawa Diagram)
- ISO 22000
- Manufacturing Instruction (MI)
- Kaizen
- Quality Control Experience
- Quality Control Data Analysis
- AS9100 Experience
- Blueprint Reading
Tools you’ll use
- Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
- Quality Control Software (PC-DMIS, Calypso)
Rewards & benefits
- An engaging work environment
- Opportunities for advancement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Competitive pay (we pay weekly!)
- Comprehensive benefits package & 401(k) match
- Generous paid time off, and more
About Dynamic Manufacturing
Since 1955, Dynamic Manufacturing has been family owned and focused on powertrain excellence across automotive, off-road, industrial, and racing applications—including torque converters, transmissions (automatic, manual, hybrid), and transfer case assemblies. From a single retail shop to nearly a million square feet of operations and 1,000+ talented employees, we deliver turnkey capability from engineering and machining to assembly and dynamometer testing.
We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Note: This description outlines the role’s general scope and level of work. Responsibilities may evolve to meet business and organizational needs.
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