Quality Assurance Manager

Job Description

**PLEASE BE AWARE:** Cooper Standard has received reports of scammers impersonating employees, offering fake job offers and attempting to onboard individuals through a fake hiring process. They encourage applicants to use a third-party chatting application (e.g., Telegram) for communication, ultimately seeking personal information and money. If you believe you may have fallen victim to this scam or are aware of a similar situation involving the company, please report it to CyberSecurity@cooperstandard.com. Please note, Cooper Standard will never ask new hires to pay for equipment. In response, our team is taking preventative measures and actively scanning common job boards to search for any fraudulent postings. All of Cooper Standard’s current openings will be posted on our career site atQuality Assurance Manager page is loaded## Quality Assurance Managerremote type: On-sitelocations: Stratford, Ontario, Canadatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdaytime left to apply: End Date: October 3, 2025 (7 days left to apply)job requisition id: R017694**Job Description:**Establish objectives for the company and formulate or approve policies and programs.Evaluate cost and quality of goods or services.Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials.Co-ordinate the work of regions, divisions or departments.Review and process claims against suppliers. DMN’s.Represent the company or delegate representatives to act on behalf of the company in negotiations or other official functions.Interview, hire and oversee training of staff.Plan human resource requirements in conjunction with other departmental managers.Develop and implement policies, standard and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department, service and laboratory.Assign, co-ordinate and review the technical work of the department or project teams.Supervise technicians, technologists, Quality Engineers, etc.Establish and conduct quality control programs, operating procedures and control of raw materials, chemical intermediates or final products.Establish and conduct quality control programs, operating procedures and control strategies to ensure consistency and adherence to standards for raw materials, products and waste products or emissions.Communicate Quality Objectives to the organization and report status on a regular basis.Maintain and Improve Quality Management System.Ensure IATF 16949 and Customer Specific requirements are being met.Conduct Quality System audits as required to IATF 16949 standard.Co-ordinate resolution of all Customer Rejections and Corrective Action follow-up/completion.Approve Supplier PPAP’s for new parts/engineering changes.Assign program responsibilities to Quality Engineering staff and other Quality tasks as required.Ensure completion of Quality documentation for the Management review and monthly reporting. Key Measurables.Write technical reports.Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality.Secondary Duties:Represent Company at customer place of business on quality issues/concerns.Other duties as required.All employees are expected to comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations, the Workers Safety Insurance Act and the Cooper Standard Automotive Health, Safety and Environment Procedures.Employment Qualifications:* Post-secondary education in Engineering or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.* Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality management within the automotive industry.* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.* Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage challenging customer relationships with professionalism and tact.* Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with customers, fostering trust and collaboration.* Willingness and ability to travel to customer locations as required.**Position Type:**Regular**Additional Locations:****Additional Information:****Remote Status:**On-site #J-18808-Ljbffr