Senior Quality Manager
Liberty Diversified International · New Hope, MN · 2 days ago
Hybrid$134k–$168k/yrFull-time
Duties And Responsibilities
- Lead the organization's Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with applicable quality standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
- Develop and execute quality strategies that improve product quality, operational performance, and customer satisfaction.
- Establish, monitor, and report key quality performance metrics, driving corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Lead internal, external, customer, and supplier audits, ensuring timely resolution of findings and ongoing certification compliance.
- Partner with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Product Management to integrate quality throughout product development, manufacturing, and delivery.
- Provide leadership for supplier quality programs, including supplier performance, corrective actions, and incoming quality processes.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and standards.
- Oversee Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) programs to promote a safe workplace and support sustainability initiatives.
- Lead investigations into quality and safety issues, utilizing root cause analysis and preventive actions to reduce risk and improve performance.
- Build and develop a high-performing Quality, regulatory and EHS team while fostering a culture of quality, accountability, safety, and continuous improvement across the organization.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership by providing insights, recommendations, and reporting on quality, compliance, and operational performance.
Required Education, Experience And Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Environmental Health & Safety, or a related field.
- 7+ years of leadership experience in quality within a manufacturing environment, including responsibility for developing teams and leading cross-functional initiatives.
- Experience leading Quality Management Systems (QMS) and Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) programs.
- Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 quality systems, continuous improvement methodologies, and regulatory compliance.
- Demonstrated success building collaborative partnerships across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other business functions to improve quality and operational performance.
- Proven ability to influence leaders, drive organizational change, and foster a culture of quality, safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Experience leading audits, regulatory compliance activities, and structured problem-solving initiatives.
- Excellent leadership, communication, strategic thinking, and project management skills.