Senior Manager of Quality

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team by aligning quality strategies and initiatives with overall business objectives.
• Champion a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making throughout the organization.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives focused on improving product quality performance, consistency, scalability, and process effectiveness across all sites.
• Mentor, develop, and support site quality leaders, supervisors, and team members to strengthen organizational capability and alignment.
• Oversee the administration, standardization, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS) and associated quality processes and tools.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, certifications, and customer requirements, including AS9100, Nadcap, IPC, ITAR, CMMC, and customer-specific quality requirements.
• Lead and facilitate root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), risk mitigation activities, and systemic problem-solving efforts.
• Drive process optimization initiatives to improve throughput, reduce waste, strengthen process control, and enhance overall product and operational quality.
• Support internal audit activities, ensuring effective corrective actions, ongoing compliance, and continuous process improvement.
• Ensure product quality and manufacturing processes consistently meet internal standards, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop, monitor, and communicate key quality performance indicators (KPIs), metrics, and trends to leadership teams.
• Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program teams to proactively address quality risks and improve overall business performance.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Operations, Quality, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, quality systems, or continuous improvement.
• Licenses and Certifications: Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma certification.
• Strong working knowledge of AS9100, Nadcap, ISO, and related regulatory frameworks.