Quality Manager

Location: Leetsdale, PA • Direct Hire

About the role

Serve as the main point of contact for quality-related matters with staff, customers, and suppliers. Maintain ISO certification, establish quality standards, and drive continuous improvement in product development and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Resolve quality issues and implement corrective actions while identifying opportunities to improve overall quality performance.
• Act as ISO representative and maintain the organization's ISO certification status.
• Establish and maintain quality standards and requirements for product development and manufacturing in alignment with ASQ Code of Ethics.
• Function as the main Quality Assurance point of contact for department supervisors on problem identification, resolution, loss reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Participate in concurrent engineering initiatives, representing Quality Assurance and the customer in design development projects.
• Implement and promote quality standards, inspection processes, test methodologies, quality plans, documentation, and reporting.
• Develop, execute, and analyze quality-reporting metrics.
• Report quality issues, trends, and losses to management.
• Lead internal, external, customer, and supplier quality audits.
• Prepare and deliver training materials on quality standards and related activities.
• Maintain calibration of measuring equipment and gauges in coordination with an outside lab.
• Support continuous improvement projects across departments related to quality assurance and incoming inspection, in accordance with ISO 9001:2015.
• Maintain QA/QC data within an ERP system.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, or equivalent required.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of QA/QC experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Current CQE (Certified Quality Engineer) certification by ASQ required within one (1) year of hire.
• Current CMQ/OE (Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence) certification by ASQ required within three (3) years of hire.
• Working knowledge of ISO standards, quality system methodologies, and common statistical tools.
• Experience in fluid power industry and/or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Familiarity with ERP systems required; SAP experience a plus.
• Knowledge of inspection and control methods, techniques, and documentation.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Pay

$95,000–$105,000 per year

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Spending accounts
• Life insurance and voluntary plans
• 401(k) plan participation