Quality Manager

Fluidstack

$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years experience in quality management within fabrication or heavy manufacturing.
  • Proven track record of establishing or overhauling Quality Management Systems (QMS) with successful external audits.
  • Expertise in root cause analysis using 8D or similar methodologies, ensuring lasting corrective actions.
  • Experience making critical shipment decisions under tight deadlines, maintaining quality standards.
  • Strong background in training and implementing error-proofing techniques to enhance quality at the source.
  • Bonus experience in ISO 9001 implementation and interface with welding quality and CWI.
  • Familiarity with supplier quality management and measurement systems analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Own and enhance the factory's quality management system (QMS) and inspection plan.
  • Develop and implement control plans and effective inspection points to ensure product quality.
  • Lead, mentor, and cultivate a quality-focused mindset within the production team.
  • Ensure all outgoing shipments meet quality specifications, providing final approval.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on first-pass yield and root cause resolution.
  • Monitor and respond to feedback from inspectors to refine processes and protocols.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape and innovate the quality system from the ground up.
  • Work in a dynamic environment that encourages leadership in quality management.
  • Collaborative team culture with a focus on continuous improvement and employee input.
  • Access to training and development opportunities to enhance professional growth.
  • Commitment to pay equity and transparency across the organization.
Full Job Description
Role Scope
  • Own quality at the factory: the QMS, the inspection plan, and the number that matters, first-pass yield.
  • Build the quality system from launch: control plans, inspection points, and NCR flow that closes at root cause.
  • Lead the inspectors and grow quality thinking into the production crews themselves.
  • Hold the gate on shipment: what leaves the factory meets spec, on your signature.
What We're Looking For
  • The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.
  • You've led quality in fabrication or heavy manufacturing.
  • You've stood up or overhauled a QMS that passed external scrutiny.
  • You drive root cause with 8D or equivalent, and your corrective actions stick.
  • You've held the line on a shipment call under schedule pressure.
  • You put quality at the source with training and error-proofing.
  • Bonus: ISO 9001 implementation. Weld quality and CWI interface. Supplier quality. Measurement systems analysis.


We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

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