The Quality Manager provides plant-level leadership for quality, productivity, and Operational Excellence. The role establishes strategic direction for quality and continuous improvement, leads the Quality & Productivity team, and drives consistent product quality and performance standards. The position partners with business unit quality leadership to align plant quality systems, policies, specifications, and audit expectations. Through data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement, the Quality Manager strengthens operational performance, supports compliance, and builds a culture of accountability, inclusion, and best-practice execution.

You Will Have the Opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

Quality Leadership

• Lead plant quality and productivity initiatives to ensure products consistently meet established quality standards and performance expectations.
• Provide leadership to the Quality & Productivity team, strengthening accountability and reinforcing quality as a critical business priority.
• Establish and maintain plant quality and continuous improvement systems that support consistent execution and operational performance.
• Align plant quality systems with business unit expectations to ensure consistent quality standards and practices.

Operational Excellence

• Promote Operational Excellence and drive adoption of best practices across the business unit to improve quality, productivity, and operational performance.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that use quality and performance data to identify opportunities, support decisions, and improve results.
• Champion a culture of inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organization.

Compliance & Audit Leadership

• Coordinate with business unit quality leadership to develop and implement quality policies, specifications, and test procedures.
• Lead plant efforts to successfully complete business unit, customer, and third-party audits and inspections.
• Serve as the primary plant contact for quality-related audits, inspections, and compliance activities.

You Will Love It Here If… 

• You listen, learn, and evolve
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment
• You put safety first, always
• You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals
• You believe in treating all people with respect, operating ethically, and growing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace
• You are committed to improving our impact on local communities and creating positive experiences 

Education/Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a technical discipline.
• 6+ years of quality management and/or process improvement experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with third-party quality audits.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong data analysis skills.
• Knowledge of Lean principles and experience implementing Lean processes.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience in a complex, multi-business-unit organization.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Ability to lead quality and continuous improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to analyze quality and performance data to support sound business decisions.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and establish quality standards.
• Ability to lead teams and reinforce accountability for quality and operational performance.

Competencies

• Drives Results – Establishes clear performance expectations and drives sustained improvement in quality, productivity, and operational outcomes.
• Ensures Accountability – Establishes ownership for quality standards, compliance, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborates – Builds effective partnerships with business unit quality leadership and plant stakeholders to achieve shared objectives.
• Cultivates Innovation – Encourages continuous improvement and adoption of effective practices that strengthen operational performance.
• Communicates Effectively – Communicates quality expectations, performance insights, and improvement priorities clearly across organizational levels.
• Develops Talent – Builds team capability and reinforces a culture of accountability, inclusion, quality, and continuous improvement.

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