Direct of Quality
Job Description
? Position Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire
? Education: BS Degree or Equivalent Experience
? Salary Range: $140,000 – $150,000 (Salary)
✈️ Travel: Up to 25%
? Shift: Day
?️ Category: Engineering
- Evaluate production operations from a strategic level to ensure that products meet quality, integrity, functionality, and other specifications and requirements.
- Collaborate with management and senior staff across production departments to establish acceptable quality standards.
- Partner with other leaders to develop new product and engineering designs, as well as manufacturing and training methods.
- Create and maintain the product quality documentation system by writing and updating QA procedures.
- Develop and implement quality standard testing and evaluation processes.
- Facilitate communication among production divisions and management.
- Assess test results and approve recommended changes.
- Review quality control documentation (checklists, logs, and reports) for effectiveness, accuracy, and relevance.
- Conduct random inspections and quality control checks.
- Report on quality control and operations to executive leadership and regulatory agencies as required.
- Achieve financial objectives by preparing the quality assurance budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related industrial, scientific, or business field (required).
- 8–10 years of related experience, with at least 5 years as a quality engineer or similar role (highly preferred).
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems and methodologies (ISO 9001, Six Sigma, Lean, etc.).
- Experience leading audits and navigating regulatory requirements.
- Data-savvy — able to analyze trends, generate reports, and turn insights into action.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.