Quality Manager

AriensCo is seeking a dynamic Quality Manager for its Fayetteville, TN location. This role involves providing vision and direction to achieve daily and monthly quality goals, managing resources, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. The manager will resolve quality issues, implement action plans, and ensure consistent application of quality techniques. Key responsibilities include leading and mentoring a quality team, enhancing supplier quality, and assisting in establishing a comprehensive Quality Assurance System.

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or technical discipline
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with certified quality management system (e.g. TS 16949, ISO)
• Customer quality assurance experience
• Previous audit experience
• Ability to define and help resolve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship

Good to Have

• Certified Quality Engineer preferred
• Technical knowledge of steel fabrication and assembly processes preferred
• Formal training and previous experience with part, sub-assembly, and final assembly audits preferred
• Background in GD&T preferred
• Understanding of manufacturing and/or lean processes is desired

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance effective first day of employment
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plan
• 401(k) match and profit-sharing plans
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Short Term Disability
• Parental Leave
• Onsite Marketplace Care Partners at all locations
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement and Apprenticeship Programs
• Safety shoes and safety prescription glasses reimbursement
• Employee Product Purchase Program
• 50% Daycare discount (Brillion Early Learning Center)
• Onsite health clinic with Bellin Health (Brillion Campus Only)
• Nearsite & Urgent Care Clinic Options (Brillion Campus Only)

We’re thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Quality Manager at our Fayetteville, TN location! As Quality Manager, you’ll set the tone for success—providing vision, direction, and motivation to achieve and exceed our daily and monthly quality goals.

THE DAY TO DAY...

• Set goals, monitor progress, and ensure accountability for teams and individual members
• Accountable for managing resources to ensure key quality department metrics are met
• Collaborate with internal and external customers’ quality and engineering personnel to determine critical part features and review manufacturability of design
• Make recommendations to modify customer part specifications and tolerances as necessary to support cost effective production
• Provide engineering support to operations ensuring consistent application of quality techniques
• Resolve quality issues by identifying problems, examining solution options, implementing action plans, and providing resources
• Effectively communicate and reinforce company commitment to quality improvement efforts
• Determine when process stability and capability studies should be performed on existing processes, review and analyze results and recommend changes to processes based upon findings and perform follow up to verify effectiveness
• Participate and coordinate with other department (i.e.: Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Purchasing, Tooling, Operations, etc.) product Quality planning activities to determine appropriate use of existing and new systems
• Facilitate and promote use of appropriate problem-solving techniques for effective root cause analysis and successful corrective action
• Participate directly in internal and external customer PPM improvement plan
• Responsible and accountable to the performance of the Quality team/group
• Assist the Quality Director in the implementation of APQP processes to better new product development and product launces
• Lead and mentor a team of Quality Engineers and or Technicians to drive supplier excellence
• Maintain and Enhance AriensCo Supplier Quality Manual and Supplier Ratings systems with the Quality Director and purchasing teams
• Assist the purchasing team in the improvement of AriensCo company supplier standards and drive their implementation into the supply base
• Lead and or conduct on site supplier evaluations both before supplier selection and after
• Oversee the Implement risk-based inspection strategies, leveraging internal process and supplier histories and data analytics to optimize efficiency
• Assist the Quality Director in establishing APQP, Control Plans, DFMEA, PFMEA, SPC and Other standard Quality Assurance tools to create a comprehensive AriensCo Quality Assurance System

THE QUALIFICATIONS...

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations and/or technical discipline
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with certified quality management system (e.g. TS 16949, ISO)
• Certified Quality Engineer preferred
• Customer quality assurance experience
• Previous audit experience
• Technical knowledge of steel fabrication and assembly processes preferred
• Formal training and previous experience with part, sub-assembly, and final assembly audits preferred
• Background in GD&T preferred
• Understanding of manufacturing and/or lean processes is desired
• Ability to define and help resolve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

About AriensCo

Since 1933, the name has been associated with reliable, durably crafted, high-performance outdoor power equipment. Our core values – Be Honest, Be Fair, Respect the Individual, Keep our Commitments, and Encourage Intellectual Curiosity define our culture and inspire our team. We believe passionate people and astounded customers lead to unstoppable success.

Our employees’ quality of life is important to us. When people feel appreciated, respected and supported, careers thrive and ideas come to fruition. Employees are provided various great benefit opportunities which may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance effective first day of employment
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plan
• 401(k) match and profit-sharing plans
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Short Term Disability
• Parental Leave
• Onsite Marketplace Care Partners at all locations
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement and Apprenticeship Programs
• Safety shoes and safety prescription glasses reimbursement
• Employee Product Purchase Program
• 50% Daycare discount **Brillion Early Learning Center
• Onsite health clinic with Bellin Health **Brillion Campus Only
• Nearsite & Urgent Care Clinic Options **Brillion Campus Only

EEO Statement

The concept of diversity is important to us. That’s why we’ve created a culture that is inclusive, accepting and understanding. We embrace diversity among our partners, suppliers and employees. We also strive for diversity in the quality of our ideas. Inclusion and acceptance means that, regardless of who you are, you will always be standing on our welcome mat.

is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and steadfastly committed to hiring and selecting the most qualified candidate for any open position. It is the policy of to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Providing our employees with an environment free of discrimination and harassment is something we take very seriously. Embracing diversity enables us to attract the best qualified talent, foster productive teamwork, and expand our business opportunities.

About Us

Based in Brillion, Wis., is a privately-owned and operated corporation focused on outdoor products that serve the needs of both consumer and professional customers. Established in 1933, the company manufactures outdoor power equipment under the Ariens® and Gravely® brands.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws:

• EEO is the Law
• EEO is the Law (Spanish)
• Federal Family Medical Leave
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act
• Right to Work
• Right to Work (Spanish)
• This Employer Participates in E-Verify

If you would like assistance applying at , please feel free to visit us at our corporate headquarters, located at 655 West Ryan Street in Brillion, WI.

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