Quality and Safety Manager

About the role

The Quality & Safety Manager leads ISO 9001:2015 compliance, workplace safety, and production quality within an industrial motor and rotating-equipment repair environment. This is a highly hands-on role, spending approximately 75% of the time on the shop floor working with technicians and supervisors to improve quality, safety, and operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Quality & Shop Floor Oversight
  • Conduct daily quality inspections across production areas.
  • Ensure repairs meet customer specifications, procedures, and internal standards.
  • Perform in-process and final inspections of motors, generators, pumps, and rotating equipment.
  • Manage NCRs, corrective actions, rework, quality escapes, and customer complaints.
  • Lead root-cause investigations and drive corrective improvements.
• Safety
  • Conduct daily safety inspections and identify unsafe conditions or practices.
  • Lead investigations of injuries, near misses, and property damage.
  • Ensure OSHA compliance and proper PPE use.
  • Audit forklift, crane, rigging, electrical safety, and housekeeping practices.
  • Lead toolbox talks and safety meetings and stop unsafe work when necessary.
• ISO 9001 & Continuous Improvement
  • Maintain ISO 9001:2015 documentation and quality records.
  • Conduct internal audits and coordinate external ISO audits.
  • Manage corrective/preventive actions and calibration programs.
  • Drive 5S, workplace organization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Track quality and safety metrics while reducing rework and warranty costs.
• Training & Leadership
  • Train employees on quality and safety requirements.
  • Coach supervisors and technicians on best practices.
  • Support new-hire onboarding and promote accountability across the shop.

Qualifications

• Required
  • 5+ years of experience in industrial manufacturing, motor repair, rotating equipment, machining, or a related environment.
  • Strong knowledge of quality systems and workplace safety.
  • Hands-on experience working within a production or repair facility.
  • Ability to read engineering drawings and technical documentation.
  • Strong communication, coaching, and leadership skills.
• Preferred
  • ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor Certification.
  • OSHA 30 Certification.
  • EASA motor repair experience.
  • Experience with AC/DC motors, generators, pumps, or other rotating equipment.
  • Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement experience.

Performance Expectations

Success in this role means maintaining ISO 9001 compliance, improving shop-floor safety and organization, reducing rework and quality escapes, and establishing strong quality and safety accountability throughout the facility. This is not an office-based management position. The Quality & Safety Manager is expected to be a visible, hands-on presence on the production floor every day.