Director of Quality

Title: Director of Quality

Location: Woodridge, IL

Hire Type: Direct Hire

Salary: $135,000 -$160,000

Benefits: Insurance (Health, Medical, Dental), PTO, Paid Holidays, and more!

The Director of Quality is responsible for leading and continuously improving the Quality Management System (QMS) for a manufacturing operation. This role owns quality across incoming materials, in-process controls, finished goods testing, product release, supplier performance, and customer complaint resolution, while ensuring compliance with internal standards, customer requirements, and applicable regulations. The role partners closely with Operations, R&D, Procurement, Regulatory, and Sales to reduce defects, minimize cost of poor quality, and strengthen customer confidence.

Job Duties:

• Lead site-wide Quality strategy, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage and develop QA/QC, laboratory, and quality leadership teams
• Establish and enforce quality controls across mixing, filling, labeling, packaging, and warehousing
• Oversee inspections, testing programs, product specifications, and acceptance criteria
• Lead investigations, CAPA programs, and root cause analysis using structured methodologies
• Support GMP compliance, documentation integrity, batch records, COAs, and audit readiness
• Manage supplier qualification, audits, performance tracking, and corrective actions
• Serve as the primary Quality contact for customers, audits, and scorecards
• Partner with Operations to reduce scrap, rework, downtime, and customer complaints
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field (preferred)
• 7-12 years of Quality leadership experience in manufacturing environments
• Strong experience with QMS, CAPA, audits, batch manufacturing, packaging operations, and SOP systems
• Hands-on background in QC testing, lab operations, and regulated or high-volume production
• Experience in CPG, chemical manufacturing, cosmetics, or household cleaner environments preferred
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
  
  

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.