Job Overview

We are seeking a forward-thinking, collaborative quality manager to lead the quality function at our manufacturing plant. This critical leadership role ensures that all products meet customers, industry, and regulatory standards while driving a culture of quality excellence. The quality manager will develop and implement strategic quality initiatives, oversee audits, and lead a team of quality engineers and analysts to optimize manufacturing processes and minimize defects. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires close collaboration with production, engineering, and global quality teams to ensure plant-wide quality improvements.  

Tasks Summary & Responsibilities  

• Lead and develop the quality team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration across all departments.  
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and global quality to ensure product quality, process capability, and regulatory compliance  
• Champion and uphold plant-wide quality standards, policies, and systems, ensuring alignment with corporate and customer requirements  
• Develop initiatives to improve the quality of subject-matter expertise across cross-functional teams and enhance the culture of quality. 
• Monitor and report on key quality performance indicators (e.g., customer complaints, internal defects), providing insights and recommendations to plant leadership.   
• Manage audits (internal, external) and support audit readiness across the facility.   
• Oversee plant-wide quality improvement initiatives, reducing defects and scrap, to reduce the cost of poor quality and improve process control and product reliability.  
• Lead root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement to address recurring quality issues.   
• Mentor and coach quality team members and foster a high–performance culture.   
• Travel, as needed, to support both internal and external customer needs 

Job Requirements

• Investigating and addressing instances and trends of non-conformances; designing and developing related quality metrics.
• Supporting the development of quality assurance strategies, processes, guidelines, and product control plans.
• Monitoring quality control systems' performance to ensure effectiveness, efficiency, and conformance to established quality standards.
• Analyzing quality metrics, providing action plans based on the analysis, supporting the function, and driving performance improvements.

What your background should look like

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, or a technical field is a plus. 
• Minimum 6 years’ Quality experience within a manufacturing environment 
• Advanced problem-solving tools such as Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Shainin Red X Journeyman a plus  
• Preferably experience in Advanced Industries (Aerospace, etc.) 
• Strong knowledge of ISO9001, AS9100 and regulatory compliance  
• Thorough knowledge of problem-solving and corrective action implementation. 
• Excellent communication, analytical, and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate others. 
• At least 3 years in a leadership role managing quality teams 
• Strong team formation and leadership skills with a passion to develop succession leadership in their team. 
• Good computer skills with a working knowledge of SAP, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 

Training Skills  

• Expertise in lean manufacturing and advanced quality methodologies  
• Strong problem-solving skills with experience in 8D problem solving, FMEA, DOE, SPC, and safe launch  
• Proficiency in quality data analysis tools (i.e. Minitab or similar) 

Competencies