Role: Manager - Manufacturing QualityPay: Commensurate with Experience & Knowledge Location: Springfield, MO CSI is looking for an experienced manufacturing quality leader to join our team as Manager - Manufacturing Quality. This role leads the Manufacturing Quality team and helps ensure CSI products meet customer specifications, company quality requirements, and applicable industry standards.
Working closely with Production, Engineering, Project Management, Suppliers, and Customers, the Manager - Manufacturing Quality oversees inspection and verification throughout receiving, fabrication, assembly, testing, and final inspection. This position is also CSI's primary manufacturing quality resource for welding and fabrication compliance, including ASME Section IX welding qualification requirements.
What You'll Do - Lead, coach, and develop Manufacturing Quality personnel, including Level II Inspectors and other inspection staff
- Prioritize and oversee incoming, in-process, final, and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) inspections to meet production schedules and customer requirements
- Review inspection reports, material examination records, weld documentation, and turnover packages to ensure accuracy and traceability
- Manage manufacturing nonconformances, containment, root-cause investigations, and corrective and preventive actions to reduce defects, rework, and scrap
- Serve as the technical resource for welding and fabrication quality, including ASME Section IX, WPS, PQR, WPQ, welder continuity, qualification ranges, and code compliance
- Partner with Production, Engineering, Project Management, Sales, suppliers, and customers to resolve quality issues and support project execution, customer inspections, and FAT activities
- Maintain oversight of material traceability, dimensional and weld inspection, PMI testing, surface-finish inspection, calibration, and quality records; use CSI's ERP system to track and analyze quality data
- Identif y and implement improvements to inspection methods, quality verification, manufacturing consistency, and customer satisfaction
Who This is For You're a hands-on quality leader who combines technical expertise with sound judgment, clear communication, and a commitment to developing people.
- Experienced in custom-fabricated, Engineer-to-Order (ETO) manufacturing environments
- Comfortable leading quality personnel while maintaining a strong presence on the manufacturing floor
- Skilled at interpreting customer specifications, fabrication drawings, weld documentation, and applicable industry codes
- Able to investigate complex quality issues, determine root causes, and drive effective corrective actions
- Collaborative and accountable, with a focus on customer requirements, quality ownership, and continuous improvement
Education/Experience - Minimum 7 years of manufacturing quality, fabrication, inspection, or welding experience
- Minimum 3 years of supervisory or management experience leading quality personnel
- Required experience in Engineer-to-Order (ETO) environments and custom-fabricated equipment manufacturing
- Experience with stainless steel process piping, welded assemblies, pressure piping, skids, or similar custom process equipment
- Advanced knowledge of ASME Section IX and welding qualifications, including WPS, PQR, WPQ, welder continuity, and qualification maintenance
- Working knowledge of ASME B31.3 and ASME BPE; familiarity with 3-A Standards and customer-specific requirements
- Associate degree in a technical, manufacturing, welding, engineering, or quality-related discipline preferred
- AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) and ASNT Level II Visual Inspection certification preferred
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and related business software
Why Join CSI? - Competitive compensation
- Growth-focused, team-oriented culture
- Diverse, high-impact industrial projects
- Strong benefits + career development support
Benefits & Perks CSI offers a competitive benefits package including:
- Health and wellness benefits
- Paid time off
- Retirement planning options
- Tuition reimbursement and continuing education support
- Opportunities for internal career advancement
- Company lunches, team events, and community volunteer opportunities
Work Environment / Physical Requirements This position works in both office and manufacturing environments and requires regular interaction with employees and cross-functional teams. The role may involve frequent bending, kneeling, and stooping; lifting or moving items up to 75 pounds with assistance; and exposure to temperature extremes, dust, noise, and power tools. Required personal protective equipment must be worn as applicable.
