Quality Assurance Manager

About the role

A dedicated team has driven ALCOM’s impressive growth, committed to producing the highest-quality aluminum trailers across every category. From our beginnings with a single flagship facility in Winslow, Maine, we’ve expanded to four manufacturing plants across the country. This strategic growth not only strengthens our dealer network but also creates valuable career opportunities, fosters innovation, and enhances our ability to deliver top-tier products with faster turnaround times and lower freight costs. Our team proudly manufactures 160+ standard trailer models, covering a wide range of applications—including cargo, personal watercraft (PWC), horse and livestock, car haulers, snowmobile, landscape and utility, ATV, and motorcycle trailers. We don’t just build trailers; we customize solutions, ensuring our dealers receive open and enclosed models tailored to their customers' needs. At ALCOM, we take pride in what we build and how we build it. Our success comes from hardworking, skilled employees who share our passion for craftsmanship and innovation.

The Quality Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing Alcom's Quality Management System to ensure the manufacture of safe, compliant, and high-quality aluminum trailers. This position oversees incoming material inspection, in-process manufacturing inspections, final product inspections, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives across plant operations. Working closely with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Warranty Administration, and Leadership, the Quality Manager drives operational excellence through quality assurance, quality control, process standardization, root cause analysis, and employee training. The position serves as the primary leader for quality-related initiatives and fosters a culture where safety, quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement are core organizational values.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve Alcom's Quality Management System.
• Establish quality standards, inspection criteria, auditing procedures, and process controls throughout manufacturing operations.
• Ensure compliance with company quality requirements, customer specifications, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Develop and maintain Quality Assurance Plans and Quality Control Plans for all product lines.
• Lead internal quality audits and support external customer or regulatory audits.
• Quality Assurance & Quality Control:
  • Oversee incoming material inspections, fabrication inspections, welding inspections, assembly inspections, and final product inspections.
  • Develop standardized inspection processes and acceptance criteria.
  • Monitor quality trends and identify opportunities