Senior Quality Assurance Manager

AAF International offers the most comprehensive clean air solutions available across the globe. Selling under the American Air Filter® and the AAF International® brand names, AAF International has been an industry pioneer since 1921 with manufacturing operations in 22 countries with over 6000 employees globally. Our products are the industry benchmarks for quality and performance. Our applications include commercial, industrial and residential solutions from the filters used in your home to the most critical cleanroom and power generation applications.

We are a member of the Daikin Group, the world's largest air conditioning provider with $30 billion in revenue and over 75,000 employees worldwide. Founded in 1924, Daikin has grown into a diversified industrial manufacturing company offering solutions in clean, air, air conditioning, refrigeration, chemicals, oil hydraulics, defense systems and electronics.

Our culture of continuous improvement, safety, and world class operations is driven by our people-centered management philosophy. This philosophy is built around mutual selection: that while AAF seeks top talent people to join and deliver on our team, we also want each team member to receive job satisfaction, growth & development, and continued happiness in being a long-term member of the AAF family. This is fueled by our belief in treating our people, our supply partners, our customers and our environment with the trust and respect we each require, and our passion to give back to our community for our success.

Read more about our philosophy at: http://www.daikin.com/about/corporate/philosophy/index.html

AAF International is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, uniform servicemember status, age, disability or any other legally recognized protected personal characteristics.

Position Objective:

Lead the deployment of the Quality Strategy at the plant level, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations. This role drives a culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement while ensuring consistent production of high-performing products.

Acts as the primary quality leader interfacing with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to proactively prevent issues and enhance operational performance.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Quality Leadership & Strategy

· Champion a culture of quality, safety, and accountability  across the organization 

· Deploy and sustain the AAF Quality Management System  (QMS) at the operational level 

· Integrate quality objectives into short- and long-term  business strategy 

· Serve as a key member of the plant leadership team

2. Customer & Supplier Quality

· Lead customer-facing quality activities, including  complaints, audits, and corrective actions 

· Drive proactive issue prevention and customer  satisfaction improvement 

· Partner with Purchasing and Corporate function to manage  Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) 

· Monitor and communicate supplier performance and  improvement actions

3. Continuous Improvement & Operational  Excellence

· Lead root cause analysis (RCA), CAPA, and preventive  systems

· Support new product/process launches with Change  Management Process

· Identify and execute cost reduction and process  optimization initiatives

4. Quality Systems and Compliance

· Lead development, implementation, and maintenance of QMS  documentation and processes

· Oversee internal/external audits and regulatory  compliance (e.g., ISO9000, industry standards)

· Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal  requirements

· Manage Management Review processes and follow-up actions

5. Data Metrics & Performance Management

· Define and track key quality KPIs (scrap, yield,  complaints, etc.)

· Analyze trends and drive data-driven decision-making

· Establish quality and reliability standards using  statistical methods

6. Team Leadership and  Development

· Build and lead a high-performing Quality organization

· Provide coaching, training, and career development

· Manage departmental budget and resource planning

7. Safety and Compliance

· Ensure adherence to company safety programs and OSHA  regulations

· Promote safe behaviors within both office and production  environments

Position Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field;
2. 5 years in manufacturing, quality, or engineering leadership roles;
3. Experience in customer-facing quality and supplier quality management;
4. ISO9000:2015 Lead Auditor; 
5. Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt;
6. ASQ Certifications (CQM, CQE, CQA);
7. Strong leadership and cross-functional influence;
8. Advanced problem-solving and statistical analysis;
9. Excellent communication (executive and at all levels);
10. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and quality tools;
11. Ability to translate data into actionable business insights.