Quality Manager

Company: KRYTON Engineered Metals

Reports to: VP of Operations

Location: Cedar Falls, IA

Effective Date: 4.1.24

Company Overview:

Kryton Engineered Metals is a leading manufacturer of spun metal components and fabricated parts. In 2023, Kryton joined the LT Corporation Family of Companies.LT Corporation began in 1957 founded by Lowry Tims and is a third-generation family-owned company.LT Corp, like Kryton, is committed to doing business the right way - caring for employees and their families, customers, and having a positive impact on our local community.

Kryton is laser-focused on putting people at the center of all that we do by filtering our priorities through our four keystone values of Trust, Integrity, Humility, and Grit. We support our employees and our local communities through our employee funded Kryton Kares Fund and by our support of various causes in the local community. We are proud to be a part of LT Corp and to provide our employees with an extraordinary benefits package including an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to help our employees plan for their secure futures consistent with our long-term value creation approach.

Position Summary:

The Quality Manager position for Kryton is responsible for implementing and managing the Quality Management System (QMS) for site operations, monitoring quality systems, process controls, and quality equipment to provide the highest levels of performance and meet customer, industry, regulatory and government standards. The Quality Manager recommends improvements to site operations that improve safety, quality, productivity, and on-time delivery. The Quality Manager provides leadership for the Quality Engineer and Quality Support team members and is a key member of the Operations team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, execute, and monitor quality programs and activities, ensuring manufacturing process controls meet regulatory compliance.
• Research and vet potential new technologies when appropriate to support the internal growth of the Kryton QMS.
• Utilize quality systems and tools to conduct equipment maintenance, calibration, in-process product disposition and containment, product identification, quality documentation, and control systems to maintain compliance.
• Engage in product failure investigations to ensure corrective actions are properly documented and verified.
• Coach the Operations team on significant quality issues and prevention measures. Collaborate with Continuous Improvement team to address internal and customer quality issues.
• Ensure quality and product audits and reporting are completed for the site, including reporting of nonconformance and severity of risk.
• Ensure Kryton’s internal stakeholders conform to ISO 9001 requirements to maintain certification. Champion of ISO re-certification process.
• Support Operations to produce parts that align with our Quality Policy: involvement of the people, excellent quality, right the first time, continuous improvement, timely delivery, and customer satisfaction.
• Lead and direct the Quality Engineer and Quality Support Team, managing performance by setting goals and coaching and developing through our Core Values to achieve results and reinforce our culture.
• Collect and analyze internal and external customer data from reporting tools to establish quality performance trends, define actions to address these and drive actions to closure.
• Develop and manage the Quality budget with the VP of Operations.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in:
• Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Electrical, etc.)
• Quality Management

Experience

• 5–10 years of experience in manufacturing quality or operations
• 3–5 years in a leadership or management role
• Hands-on experience with:
• Production environments
• Supplier quality and audits
• Customer quality issues and corrective actions

Quality Systems & Standards

Strong working knowledge of:

• ISO 9001
• Experience leading:
• Internal and external audits
• Certification and recertification efforts
• Management review meetings

Core Technical Competencies

• Quality tools and methodologies, including:
• Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys, Fishbone)
• Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Control Plans
• PPAP / APQP (where applicable)
• Data analysis and reporting (KPIs, dashboards, trend analysis)
• Document control and quality records management

Leadership & Management Skills

• Proven ability to:
• Lead and develop quality teams (engineers, inspectors, technicians)
• Influence cross‑functional teams (Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain)
• Drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement
• Experience managing:
• Quality budgets
• Staffing and performance reviews
• Training and competency programs

Regulatory & Customer Interaction

• Interface with:
• Customers on quality issues, audits, and corrective actions
• Suppliers on quality performance and improvement
• Regulatory bodies (as applicable)
• Experience handling:
• Customer complaints and returns
• Nonconformance management
• Escalations and containment activities

Continuous Improvement

• Experience with CI initiatives
• Ability to reduce:
• Scrap
• Rework

Technology & Systems

• Proficiency with:
• ERP systems
• Quality Management Systems
• Microsoft Office / Excel (advanced data analysis preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work through ambiguous situations and provide clear and concise solutions
• Strong analytical thinking & tactical skillset
• Ability to think strategically in partnership with VP of Operations
• High self-awareness and emotional intelligence
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Servant Leader, lead through influence style vs. command and control
• Character aligned with Kryton’s Core Values & LT Corp’s “The Way We Lead”

Travel

• Occasionally, as business needs

• Kryton Metals is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.

Pay: $85,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

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

Work Location: In person

Salary : $85,000 - $125,000