Director of Quality
About the role
Lead quality strategy and continuous improvement across a global multi-site manufacturing organization
Promote a culture of quality and operational excellence throughout the company
Establish quality objectives and ensure compliance targets are achieved
Partner with engineering, operations, and purchasing to define product and supplier quality requirements
Ensure compliance with national and international quality standards and applicable regulations
Develop and maintain quality systems, procedures, controls, and documentation
Analyze quality performance metrics and drive corrective and preventive actions
Lead internal quality audits and coordinate customer and third-party audits
Develop and deliver quality-related training across the organization
Supervise quality personnel and foster cross-functional collaboration
Serve as the primary liaison for customer quality concerns and corrective actions
Prepare statistical reports and communicate quality performance to leadership
Responsibilities
- Lead quality strategy and continuous improvement across a global multi-site manufacturing organization
- Promote a culture of quality and operational excellence throughout the company
- Establish quality objectives and ensure compliance targets are achieved
- Partner with engineering, operations, and purchasing to define product and supplier quality requirements
- Ensure compliance with national and international quality standards and applicable regulations
- Develop and maintain quality systems, procedures, controls, and documentation
- Analyze quality performance metrics and drive corrective and preventive actions
- Lead internal quality audits and coordinate customer and third-party audits
- Develop and deliver quality-related training across the organization
- Supervise quality personnel and foster cross-functional collaboration
- Serve as the primary liaison for customer quality concerns and corrective actions
- Prepare statistical reports and communicate quality performance to leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent; MBA preferred
- 10–15 years of progressive quality leadership experience
- 5+ years leading quality systems in an ISO/TS16949 environment
- Mechanical or electrical manufacturing experience required
- Strong knowledge of quality systems, auditing, and continuous improvement methodologies
- Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills
- Experience presenting quality metrics and driving organizational change
- Experience reviewing, negotiating, and administering customer and supplier quality agreements or contracts is a plus
Qualifications
- Expertise with ISO 14001, RoHS, REACH, Halogen, and related environmental standards
- Experience working with global suppliers and international manufacturing operations
- Strong statistical analysis and data presentation skills
- Customer-facing quality management experience
Skills
- Expertise with ISO 14001, RoHS, REACH, Halogen, and related environmental standards
- Experience working with global suppliers and international manufacturing operations
- Strong statistical analysis and data presentation skills
- Customer-facing quality management experience
Benefits
401(k) Matching
Dental Insurance
Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Account
Health Insurance
Health Savings Account
Life Insurance
Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off
Profit Sharing
Vision Insurance
Pay
TBD
Schedule
TBD