Quality Manager at Venteon Quality Manager at Venteon in Cookeville, Tennessee Posted in about 5 hours ago.

Type:

full-time Quality Manager -

Automotive Manufacturing Location:

Cookeville, TN Direct Hire | Full-Time Venteon is currently seeking an experienced Quality Manager for a manufacturing company located in Cookeville, TN. This position will lead the plant's Quality and Environmental functions, oversee the Quality team, and ensure compliance with automotive quality standards and customer-specific requirements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in a Quality leadership/management position within manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of IATF automotive quality standards
• Experience with ISO/EN standards, KPIs, statistical quality methods, and environmental systems
• Working knowledge of VDA Core Tools
• Knowledge of customer-specific requirements and risk-based thinking
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer-facing skills
• Proficiency with standard computer applications
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the plant Quality team, ensuring effectiveness, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Ensure implementation and ongoing compliance of the plant's Health, Safety, Quality, and Environmental (HSQE) systems
• Maintain and update quality documentation in accordance with customer, regulatory, and company requirements
• Ensure quality standards are maintained throughout plant manufacturing processes
• Monitor quality costs, identify trends, and establish corrective action plans as needed
• Manage customer quality performance, including scorecards, B2B portals, complaints, and improvement initiatives
• Serve as a primary quality contact for customers and support failure prevention and resolution activities
• Develop control programs, quality reports, and quality approvals for new projects and launches
• Support corrective actions, continuous improvement, and risk-reduction initiatives
• Maintain authority to stop production or deliveries when quality requirements are not met
• Represent Quality and Environmental functions on the Plant Committee
• Conduct monthly OHSE walk-arounds and support plant-wide HSEQ initiatives

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Advancement opportunities
• Full-time, direct-hire opportunity If you are an experienced automotive Quality Manager with a strong background in IATF, quality systems, customer requirements, and plant-level quality leadership, we encourage you to apply.