Quality Manager

People Architects is excited to be partnering with a long-standing, family-owned precision manufacturing company to recruit a Quality Manager. Our client has been in business for decades and is known for tackling challenging and high-spec projects. They offer a wonderful work environment and people typically stay.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and manage the Quality Department in a precision machining environment.
• Maintain, monitor, and improve the Quality Management System.
• Oversee all incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities.
• Ensure proper calibration and use of manual measuring equipment (micrometers, calipers, profilometers, height gauges, etc.).
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action for nonconformances.
• Reduce scrap, rework, and customer complaints through proactive quality initiatives.
• Partner with production, engineering, and programming teams to address quality concerns.
• Analyze quality data and generate KPI and NCR reports.
• Manage internal, external, and customer audits, including CAPAs.

Qualifications (Required and Prefered)

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or related field (preferred) or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of hands-on quality management in precision CNC machining, aerospace, or automotive.
• Strong working knowledge of GD&T, precision measurement, and CNC machining processes.
• Proven leadership and ability to build and develop a team.
• Familiarity with ISO quality management systems.
• Proficiency with quality tools such as 5 Whys, Fishbone, FMEA, PPAP.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Why Join this team?

• Opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership role in a stable, growing company with a long, respected history.
• A family-owned environment where values and people matter as much as performance.
• The chance to influence and elevate quality standards in a company known for tackling challenging, high-spec work.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. People Architects and our clients are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Applicants for employment with any of People Architect’s clients will never be asked to provide money (even if reimbursable) as part of the job application or hiring process.

*no external agencies/3rd parties.