OverviewWe're seeking a results-driven Quality Manager to champion a culture shift toward a proactive, data-driven quality approach across our organization. In this pivotal role, you'll lead cross-functional initiatives rooted in Six Sigma and Lean principles to drive operational excellence and deliver measurable results in customer satisfaction, process efficiency, and supplier performance.
This is more than a quality role-it's an opportunity to lead lasting change, mentor high-performing teams, and influence strategic outcomes across multiple sites. If you're ready to lead with purpose and leave a legacy of excellence, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities- Serve as a change agent for quality transformation across the organization, aligning people, processes, and systems with Six Sigma and ISO 9001 best practices.
- Lead a quality team with multi-site operational oversight, including responsibility for departmental budget, performance, and development.
- Champion continuous improvement by reducing internal defects, scrap, and waste while improving product reliability and supplier quality.
- Develop and implement robust quality systems, procedures, and metrics that support process control and product excellence.
- Lead root cause analysis and Corrective & Preventive Action (RC-CAPA) initiatives using Six Sigma tools and statistical methods.
- Serve as the ISO 9001 Management Representative, guiding compliance efforts and audits while embedding ISO standards into daily operations.
- Act as a trainer and mentor in Six Sigma, ISO, and Total Quality Management methodologies across all levels of the organization.
- Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to support product development, including design reviews and CTQ analysis.
- Support lean initiatives, FMEAs, control plans, PPAPs, and DOE projects that deliver measurable improvements in quality and cost.
Qualifications- Six Sigma Green Belt certification required; Lean Six Sigma Black Belt highly preferred.
- Proven leadership experience in high-volume, medium-mix industrial manufacturing environments.
- 5+ years of quality management experience with a track record of driving measurable results in quality, cost, and process performance.
- Strong analytical skills with experience in statistical analysis, sampling schemes, and use of tools like Minitab.
- Deep understanding of quality systems including FMEA, Control Plans, PPAP, and DOE.
- Effective communicator and strategic thinker with exceptional team leadership and coaching abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and quality management systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
- ASQ certifications (CQE, CQM) preferred.
- Experience with TL9000, 1E Nuclear Quality Systems, or similar industry standards.
- Experience leading ISO 9001 implementations or acting as a lead auditor.
- Finance-savvy: able to manage operational budgets and calculate Cost of Quality (CoQ).
