PPG

Quality Manager, Auto Cluster – Regional

PPG

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Ohio • United States

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About the role

  • Lead group-level quality performance for Automotive SBU manufacturing sites, including existing operations and new plant startups.
  • Ensure maintenance, and certification of site Quality Management Systems with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and applicable customer-specific requirements.
  • Be the quality gatekeeper for cross-site Management of Change (MOC), new product launches, and product qualification activities.
  • Guide application of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tools across the group, including FMEA reviews and standardized controls for critical-to-quality process parameters.
  • Ensure integration, communication, and adherence to customer quality agreements, requirements, and scorecards across all group sites.
  • Lead cross-site quality investigations and problem-solving projects, serving as the escalation point for high-severity quality incidents.
  • Establish main quality metrics such as customer complaint trends, cost of poor quality (claims, SSPL), time to root cause analysis, and open/overdue corrective action rates.
  • Promote data-driven improvement projects to improve yield, productivity, cost of non-conformance, and customer satisfaction across the group.
  • Provide leadership and development for site quality teams, promoting a quality culture and collaborative mindset.
  • Be the quality liaison between plant leadership, operations, engineering, analytical teams, product management, and customer-facing functions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
  • 5+ years of experience leading quality organizations in manufacturing, industrial, or automotive environments.
  • Working knowledge of ISO 9001, IATF 16949, customer-specific requirements, and core quality tools (APQP, FMEA, SPC, RCA, and CAPA).
  • Experience working with customer audits, supplier quality management, and product qualification activities.
  • Travel 50%
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
ISO 9001IATF 16949Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)Statistical Process Control (SPC)Root Cause Analysis (RCA)Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)Quality Management SystemsQuality metricsData-driven improvement
Soft Skills
LeadershipCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunicationQuality culture promotionCross-site coordinationEscalation managementTeam developmentCustomer satisfaction focusAnalytical thinking
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in EngineeringBachelor's degree in QualityBachelor's degree in ChemistryRelated technical discipline degree