AFMW - Quality Assurance Manager

Ashland Foundry & Machine Works LLC; Butler Township (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashland Foundry & Machine Works LLC in Butler Township, PA seeks a hands-on Quality Assurance Manager to lead the quality team, drive the QMS, and ensure ISO, NAVSEA/MIL-STD, ASME and NQA-1 requirements are consistently met across casting and machining operations.

You will develop personnel, partner with operations, monitor quality metrics, manage audits and CAPAs, and promote a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement across the manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Experience leading quality in manufacturing.
• Experience with ISO QMS and audits.
• Knowledge of manufacturing quality processes, traceability, and documentation.
• Ability to interpret drawings and customer quality requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage priorities in a regulated environment.
• Foundry, metal casting, machining experience preferred.
• Familiarity with military or nuclear quality standards is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop quality personnel across engineering, inspection, and testing staff.
• Develop and maintain the quality management system, controls, and documentation.
• Oversee audits, CAPAs, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Review contracts and specifications to ensure proper quality controls.
• Monitor quality metrics and push for defect reduction and cost containment.
• Collaborate with operations leadership to improve process consistency and production performance.
• Serve as primary contact for customers, inspectors, and certifying bodies on quality issues.

Skills

Quality leadership

Process improvement

Audits

Documentation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Quality Management System (QMS)

NDE familiarity

NQA-1 awareness

Job description

Description

An established manufacturing organization is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead its quality team, oversee quality management systems, and drive consistent execution of quality standards across manufacturing operations.

This role is ideal for a hands-on people leader who can develop employees, strengthen processes, maintain regulatory compliance, and partner with operations leadership to improve quality performance. The successful candidate will combine strong leadership and organizational skills with the ability to manage complex quality systems, audits, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop quality assurance personnel, including engineers, technicians, and inspection and testing staff.
• Establish clear expectations, promote accountability, and support employee development and technical competency.
• Partner with production supervisors and department leaders to resolve quality issues and improve manufacturing performance.

Quality Systems and Compliance

• Develop, implement, and maintain the quality management system, procedures, and internal controls.
• Ensure compliance with applicable ISO standards and relevant military, naval, and nuclear quality requirements, including NAVSEA, MIL-STD, ASME, and NQA-1.
• Oversee internal and external audits, corrective and preventive actions, root cause analysis, and follow-up to ensure effective resolution.
• Maintain documentation integrity, material traceability, and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Review customer contracts, technical specifications, drawings, and quality requirements to ensure appropriate controls are established.

Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement

• Monitor quality performance metrics and identify opportunities to reduce defects, rework, and quality-related costs.
• Work collaboratively with manufacturing and operations leadership to address production issues and improve process consistency.
• Identify quality risks and implement preventive measures throughout manufacturing processes.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for customers, inspectors, outside contractors, and certifying organizations on quality-related matters.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading a quality function or team in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience implementing or maintaining ISO quality management systems and managing audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of manufacturing quality processes, technical specifications, material traceability, and quality documentation.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, customer requirements, and applicable quality standards.
• Strong people leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and maintain accuracy in a highly regulated, documentation-intensive environment.
• Foundry, metal casting, machining, or other complex manufacturing experience preferred.
• Familiarity with nondestructive examination (NDE) and military or nuclear quality standards is beneficial but not required.

Opportunity

This is an opportunity for a quality leader to make a meaningful impact by developing people, strengthening quality systems, and partnering with operations to support consistent manufacturing performance and customer satisfaction.

A competitive compensation and benefits package will be offered based on qualifications and experience.

The employer is an equal opportunity employer.