Quality Manager (AS9100)

Quality Manager (AS9100)

Department: Quality
Pay: $125k-$135k bonuses
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

The Quality Manager serves as the organization’s primary authority for quality systems, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role leads the Quality function, acts as the Management Representative for applicable certifications, and partners with cross-functional teams to reduce quality-related risk, cost, and variability across operations.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Systems & Compliance

• Serve as Management Representative for applicable quality and regulatory standards, including ISO-based systems and customer or industry-specific requirements.
• Maintain, improve, and ensure adherence to quality procedures, work instructions, audits, corrective actions, and management review processes.
• Lead internal and external audits and ensure timely closure of findings and corrective actions.

Continuous Improvement & Problem Solving

• Drive reduction of scrap, rework, and field issues through structured root-cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving efforts using disciplined approaches that improve process reliability and system performance.
• Monitor and report quality performance metrics and trends.

Advanced Quality Planning

• Facilitate advanced quality planning activities, including process mapping, risk analysis, control planning, measurement system analysis, and capability studies.
• Ensure new and existing processes meet quality, customer, and regulatory expectations.

Supplier & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Purchasing and Sales to evaluate supplier performance and establish meaningful quality metrics.
• Support supplier development and corrective action processes as needed.
• Act as a key liaison between quality, operations, engineering, and leadership.

Additional Responsibilities

• Perform other duties as required to support business objectives and quality excellence.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of manufacturing quality standards, specifications, and inspection requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence across departments.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and time-management capabilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or related discipline preferred.
• 5 years of experience in quality leadership or a comparable manufacturing quality role.
• 7 years of experience in manufacturing quality assurance required.
• AS9100 experience required.
• Experience in metal manufacturing and materials processing is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining ISO or comparable quality certifications.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Quality Manager, Quality Engineer, or Quality Auditor preferred.

Safety Expectations

• Compliance with all safety policies and procedures.
• Required use of personal protective equipment when working in manufacturing or inspection areas.

Professional Expectations

• Collaborative, dependable, and detail-oriented leadership style.
• Adaptable and action-focused approach to problem solving.
• Commitment to accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $125,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience in an AS9100 environment?
• Do you have experience in forging?

Work Location: In person

Salary : $125,000 - $135,000