Quality Assurance Manager

Confidential; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to lead the QA/QC function in an industrial manufacturing environment focused on plastic piping systems and related products.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on and leadership experience in QA/QC, with strong knowledge of production processes, testing, inspection, audits, NCR/CAPA, and continuous improvement. A senior leadership role requires guiding a multidisciplinary team and delivering measurable quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in Engineering or related technical field.
• 10+ years in QA/QC in industrial manufacturing.
• 5+ years in managerial or senior supervisory role.
• Experience in plastic pipe manufacturing or plastic products.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, audits, NCR, CAPA, and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with ISO/ASTM/DIN EN SASO standards preferred.
• Strong leadership, reporting, and English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA/QC across manufacturing operations, production lines, inspection areas, and laboratory testing.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, product specifications, customer requirements, and internal procedures.
• Oversee incoming material inspection, in-process inspection, final inspection, testing, calibration, NCR, CAPA, and quality reporting.
• Monitor quality performance for plastic piping products such as HDPE, PVC, PPR, CPVC, DWC pipes, fittings, or similar products.
• Lead root cause analysis for product defects, customer complaints, internal rejections, non-conforming products, and repeated quality issues.
• Support and maintain ISO 9001 Quality Management System requirements, internal audits, external audits, and certification activities.
• Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, Technical, Warehouse, Procurement, Sales, and other departments to resolve quality-related matters.
• Manage, guide, and develop the QA/QC team to ensure strong technical performance, discipline, and compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, rework, scrap, customer complaints, and cost of poor quality.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

English proficiency

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to lead the quality function within an industrial manufacturing environment specialized in plastic piping systems and related plastic products.

The ideal candidate must have strong hands-on and leadership experience in Quality Assurance / Quality Control within plastic pipe manufacturing, with solid knowledge of production processes, product testing, inspection activities, quality standards, audits, non-conformance management, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage QA/QC activities across manufacturing operations, production lines, inspection areas, and laboratory testing.
• Ensure compliance with applicable quality standards, product specifications, customer requirements, and internal procedures.
• Oversee incoming material inspection, in-process inspection, final inspection, testing, calibration, NCR, CAPA, and quality reporting.
• Monitor quality performance for plastic piping products such as HDPE, PVC, PPR, CPVC, DWC pipes, fittings, or similar products.
• Lead root cause analysis for product defects, customer complaints, internal rejections, non-conforming products, and repeated quality issues.
• Support and maintain ISO 9001 Quality Management System requirements, internal audits, external audits, and certification activities.
• Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, Technical, Warehouse, Procurement, Sales, and other departments to resolve quality-related matters.
• Manage, guide, and develop the QA/QC team to ensure strong technical performance, discipline, and compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, rework, scrap, customer complaints, and cost of poor quality.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Quality Assurance / Quality Control within industrial manufacturing.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a managerial or senior supervisory quality role.
• Strong experience in plastic pipe manufacturing or plastic products manufacturing is required.
• Experience with HDPE, PVC, PPR, CPVC, DWC pipes, fittings, extrusion, testing, inspection, and product certification is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, quality audits, NCR, CAPA, root cause analysis, testing methods, calibration, quality KPIs, and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of applicable quality standards such as ISO, ASTM, DIN, EN, SASO, or customer/project-specific requirements is preferred.
• Professional certifications such as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Root Cause Analysis, or Quality Management certifications are preferred.
• Strong leadership, reporting, problem-solving, and English communication skills.