QUALITY MANAGER

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Job Summary: Quality Manager to lead the quality function in Contagem, operating across the supply chain and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring compliance and team development. Key Highlights: 1. Manage and lead the Quality function in a manufacturing unit. 2. Conduct interactions with customers and strategic stakeholders. 3. Implement continuous improvement programs and ensure compliance. #### **About the Job: QUALITY MANAGER** **Join a living ecosystem where the future of business is created and experienced every day. Be part of this transformation!** At LUZA Group, passion, perseverance, and the drive to surpass limits define our path to success. Founded in 2006, we are a Portuguese multinational with over 1,200 talented professionals and significant business volume. With presence in strategic markets including Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Brazil, Mexico, the United States, and China, we deliver innovative solutions in engineering, IT, design, consulting, Industry 4.0, training, and recruitment. Everything we do is powered by the talent of our people. **This is a moment of growth and opportunity. The future belongs to visionary minds. Join us!** **Responsibilities and Tasks of the Role** * Manage and lead the Quality function at the Contagem site, directly addressing critical topics within the manufacturing supply chain; * Conduct interactions with customers and strategic stakeholders, ensuring effective responses to quality issues and continuous improvement initiatives; * Implement and lead continuous improvement programs, focusing on process excellence and reduction of Cost of Poor Quality; * Ensure readiness for new product/process launches, factory startups, and production transfers; * Monitor, consolidate, and report supplier and manufacturing quality metrics; * Ensure compliance of the Quality Management System (QMS) with internal, customer, and regulatory requirements; * Lead internal audits and ensure adherence to quality plans and applicable requirements; * Collaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and suppliers to guarantee fulfillment of product requirements; * Develop, lead, and train the team, aligning goals, work plans, and the company’s strategic objectives. **Mandatory Requirements** * Completed undergraduate degree (preferably in Engineering); * Solid leadership experience in Quality, Operations, Manufacturing, or Engineering; * Experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment; * Fluent English; * Strong oral and written communication skills; * Leadership capability and experience managing cross-functional teams. **Preferred Qualifications** * Experience in the automotive or auto parts industry; * Experience with PPAP or similar part qualification processes; * ISO 9001 Internal Auditor certification. * Experience in manufacturing, remanufacturing, or services in the railway sector (locomotives, railcars, transit); * Master’s degree in Engineering; * Strong customer orientation and influencing ability; * Ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously and balance business and customer demands.