Job Title: Quality Manager

Job Summary: We are hiring a Quality Manager for one of our automotive manufacturing clients! This role will lead quality operations, customer quality relationships, continuous improvement initiatives, and cross-functional quality programs within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate is an established automotive Quality Manager with strong automotive experience, proven leadership capabilities, and a strong technical background in ISO 14001, GD&T;, and complex automotive components.

Job Location: 20–25 minutes west of Markham, ON.

Job Type: Full time, permanent.

Compensation Structure: $125,000-$140,000 per annum (depending on experience) + bonus + benefits + RRSP match up to 3% after 6 months of employment & 5% after 1 year with the company.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and oversee all quality activities within an automotive manufacturing environment, ensuring products and processes consistently meet customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements.
- Develop, implement, and maintain quality systems, processes, and procedures in alignment with applicable automotive standards and customer expectations.
- Serve as a key point of contact for customers on quality-related matters, building strong relationships and responding effectively to concerns, requests, and quality issues.
- Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Production, and other cross-functional teams to identify and resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
- Lead root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and problem-solving initiatives related to internal and customer quality concerns.
- Support customer audits, internal audits,



and other quality-related assessments while ensuring timely follow-up and resolution of findings.
- Monitor key quality metrics and develop action plans to address trends, recurring issues, and opportunities for improvement.
- Provide leadership and direction to the quality team, fostering accountability, problem-solving, and a strong quality culture throughout the organization.
- Review and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T; requirements, specifications, and quality documentation to ensure product and process compliance.
- Support the launch and production of complex automotive components and assemblies, ensuring quality requirements are understood and effectively implemented.
- Partner with senior leadership to communicate quality performance, risks, customer concerns, and improvement initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with applicable quality and environmental management systems, including ISO 14001 requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on defect prevention, process capability, customer satisfaction, and overall manufacturing quality.
- Maintain awareness of evolving customer requirements, industry standards, and best practices within the automotive manufacturing sector.

Skills & Qualifications

- Minimum 10 years of experience within the automotive manufacturing industry.




- Minimum 5 years of experience in a Quality Manager or equivalent senior quality leadership role within automotive manufacturing.
- Post-secondary education in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related discipline is preferred.
- Automotive quality certifications such as CQE, CQA, or related credentials would be an asset.
- Proven experience leading quality functions within a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to confidently represent the quality function across the organization.
- Strong working knowledge of ISO 14001 and automotive quality systems and standards.
- Strong understanding of GD&T; (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing) and the ability to interpret complex engineering drawings and specifications.
- Experience working with complex automotive components and assemblies is strongly preferred.
- Proven experience managing customer quality requirements and working directly with automotive customers.
- Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills, with experience leading corrective and preventive action initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with customers, Engineering, Operations, Production, and senior management.
- Proven ability to make sound decisions, manage competing priorities, and effectively address quality issues in a time-sensitive manufacturing environment.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Apply Today!

Pay: $125,000.00-$140,000.00 per year

Experience:

- automotive manufacturing industry: 10 years (preferred)
- Quality Manager/Senior Quality Lead: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Quality Manager (Markham)
🏢 Godspeed Group
📍 Markham