Location: Dalton, GA (on-site)

Company: GEDIA Georgia

GEDIA Georgia is part of a global automotive supplier known for advanced lightweight body-in-white components and precision manufacturing. We combine hot forming, laser processing, and welding expertise to deliver high-quality products to leading automotive customers. Our Dalton, GA plant is focused on operational excellence, safety, and continuous improvement.

Position Overview

The Quality Manager leads all Quality Assurance, laboratory, audit, and customer-facing quality activities for the GEDIA Georgia facility. This role ensures compliance with automotive standards, drives continuous improvement, oversees the local Quality Management System (N5), and leads a high‑performing team across Quality Engineering, testing labs, and measurement systems. The Quality Manager is a key partner to production, program management, and customers—ensuring robust processes, reliable measurement systems, and strong quality performance from launch through serial production.

Key Responsibilities:

Quality Assurance Leadership

• Oversee all functional areas of the Quality Department, including:
  • Quality Engineering
  • CMM laboratory
  • Destructive testing laboratory
  • Weld analysis lab
  • GP12 and containment activities
  • Inspection fixtures and measurement device storage
  • Calibration and certification systems
  • Product hold and quarantine areas
• Develop, implement, and maintain the GEDIA Quality Management System (N5) at the local level.
• Manage departmental resources, including staffing, budgeting, and investment planning.
• Ensure customer-specific and industry standards are fully integrated and consistently practiced.

Customer, Supplier & Program Support

• Review and support customer drawings, specifications, tooling concepts, fixture designs, and APQP documentation.
• Ensure quality-related customer program deliverables are completed on time and to standard.
• Serve as a primary interface with customers and suppliers to resolve quality issues and manage data in internal/external tracking systems (e.g., B2B portals).
• Coordinate external service providers for measurement, material analysis, and containment activities.

Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

• Develop and review corrective action plans for both internal and external issues.
• Guide teams in structured problem-solving methodologies and root cause analysis.
• Lead or support improvements to production and administrative processes.
• Maintain the Competency Matrix and training plan for all Quality personnel.
• Utilize SAP and IDOS daily to support quality operations, documentation, and reporting.

Audit & Compliance Management

• Organize and execute system, product, and process audits for GEDIA Georgia.
• Maintain the plant audit schedule and ensure readiness for internal, customer, and certification audits.
• Support the plant in successful execution of all audit activities.
• Coordinate corrective action completion and follow-up tasks.
• Work with GEDIA Group to plan and manage external certification audits.

Requirements

• Certified Auditor for ISO 9001 / IATF 16949, VDA, CQI‑15 (preferred)
• Solid experience leading quality teams and managing departmental resources
• Strong automotive manufacturing background; BIW and heavy stamping experience preferred
• Proficiency with APQP, customer-specific requirements, and GEDIA’s N5 system
• Hands-on experience with destructive testing, CMM, weld analysis, and calibration (required)
• Experience with SAP and IDOS (preferred)
• Strong communication skills and ability to coach, train, and develop teams
• Effective working relationships with cross‑functional teams, customers, and suppliers

No agencies please.