Quality Manager - Pageland, SCAs a full-time Quality Manager in the Quality Department at Aalberts, located in Pageland, SC, you will lead and oversee all quality assurance and control activities for both the Machining Plant and Foundry operations. This role ensures that products meet or exceed customer and regulatory requirements while driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction. The Quality Manager will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including production, engineering, and supply chain, to maintain and improve quality systems and processes.
your challenge - Develop, implement, and maintain the Quality Management System to comply with industry standards such as ISO 9001.
- Ensure adherence to customer-specific requirements and relevant regulatory standards.
- Conduct regular audits of QMS and oversee corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Oversee product inspections, testing, and validation processes at both the Machining Plant and Foundry.
- Establish and monitor key quality metrics (e.g., scrap rates, defect rates, PPM, customer complaints).
- Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to address quality issues.
- Collaborate with engineering and production to establish robust product specifications and manufacturing processes.
- Track department performance metrics.
- Manage and mentor the Quality Assurance and Quality Control teams at both plants.
- Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement within the team.
- Provide training and development opportunities to enhance team competencies.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for customer quality-related concerns, audits, and visits.
- Work with suppliers to improve incoming material quality and resolve non-conformances.
- Collaborate with customers to understand and fulfill quality requirements and expectations.
- Ensure all quality processes align with health, safety, and environmental policies.
- Support initiatives to mitigate risks associated with foundry and machining operations.
- Supervise and lead the quality team, including hiring, daily supervision, coaching, mentoring, and performing annual reviews
- Complete additional duties as assigned by manager.
requirements - Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in quality management, preferably in machining and/or foundry operations.
- Strong knowledge of industry standards such as ISO 9001or similar.
- Proficiency in quality tools and methodologies (e.g., FMEA, SPC, PPAP, MSA, Root Cause Analysis).
- Familiarity with machining and foundry processes and their quality challenges.
- Experience with ERP systems and quality management software.
work environment - Must be able to stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, or climb for extended periods.
- Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance.
- Use of hands to handle tools, parts, and equipment; ability to reach with hands and arms.
- Regularly required to speak, hear, and see clearly with or without corrective lenses or hearing aids.
- Ability to work in confined spaces, at heights, or in awkward positions as needed for repairs or inspections.
- Foundry environment involving exposure to high temperatures, loud noise, dust, smoke, and molten metal.
- May be exposed to moving mechanical parts, hot surfaces, and fumes or airborne particles.
- Required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety glasses, steel-toed boots, gloves, hearing protection, and respirators when applicable.
- Ability to respond to alarms and emergencies in a fast-paced industrial setting.
- Clear verbal communication skills to coordinate with all departments, vendors and colleagues. Specifically, upper intermediate (B2) language level in English.
travel requirements minimum travel to Aalberts sites up to 20% of the time.
compensation and benefits The salaried rate for this role is fair and decided upon based on experience and proven skills alignment through our interview process. This role will observe our company's 12 paid holidays, generous paid time off and competitive full suite benefits package.
go ahead, work the future at Aalberts Our procedure involves application submission, screening, assessments, selection, and offer/onboarding. The process follows a tentative time frame and is subject to the availability of both parties and the completion of each stage.
