Director of Quality

Leoforce; Greenville (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Room for Growth

Excellent Benefits

Bonus Potential

401k

Job summary

Leoforce is seeking a Director of Quality to lead the enterprise-wide quality strategy across multiple manufacturing locations, establishing the long-term vision for quality excellence and ensuring ISO certifications are maintained.

You will oversee the global customer complaint process, drive continuous improvement with Lean/Kaizen, and develop metrics with executive dashboards while partnering with senior leadership to elevate product quality and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Management, or related field.
• 15+ years of professional experience in manufacturing operations and/or quality.
• 8–10+ years of quality management and leadership experience.
• Experience leading quality across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Strong knowledge of QMS, ISO standards, CAPA, internal auditing, document control, and supplier quality.
• Lean manufacturing training and ability to lead Kaizen and continuous improvement.
• Operational Excellence or Black Belt certification preferred.
• Experience with internal and customer/external audits; plastics/automotive or related environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Quality Management System across multiple manufacturing locations and set the long-term quality vision.
• Assess quality system effectiveness and drive process/product quality improvements.
• Oversee ISO certifications and ensure sites stay compliant with quality standards.
• Lead global customer complaint process, identify trends and root causes, implement corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain company-wide quality metrics and executives dashboards.
• Partner with leadership to improve quality systems, manufacturing processes, and product performance.
• Provide leadership to quality managers and teams across sites.
• Lead internal quality audits and support customer/external audits.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Kaizen, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Manage supplier quality evaluation and address supplier performance issues with sourcing/ops.
• Oversee calibration programs and ensure measurement systems remain effective.
• Ensure raw material specs and quality requirements are established, monitored, and maintained.
• Develop quality training programs and competency/certification standards for leaders/auditors.
• Provide direct support to sites facing significant quality issues or certification risks.
• Manage quality system software and ensure adoption and compliance across the organization.

Skills

Quality leadership

ISO standards

CAPA

Internal auditing

Process control

Supplier quality

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

ERP systems

Manufacturing systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Management, or a related discipline

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Job Description

Director of Quality

Experience

Senior Level

Salary

$150,000 - $200,000 per year

Job Details

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Responsibilities

• Lead the company's Quality Management System across multiple manufacturing locations and establish the long term vision for quality excellence.
• Assess quality system effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve processes, product quality, customer satisfaction, and overall performance.
• Own and oversee ISO certifications and ensure manufacturing sites maintain compliance with applicable quality standards.
• Lead the global customer complaint process, identify recurring trends and root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain company wide quality metrics, including cost of quality, and communicate results through executive dashboards and reporting.
• Partner with senior leadership and plant teams to improve quality systems, manufacturing processes, and product performance.
• Provide leadership and guidance to quality managers and quality teams across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Lead internal quality audits and support customer and external certification audits.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Kaizen, root cause analysis, corrective action, and other quality methodologies.
• Manage supplier quality evaluation processes and partner with sourcing and operations teams to address supplier performance issues.
• Oversee calibration programs and ensure measurement systems remain effective and compliant.
• Ensure raw material specifications and quality requirements are properly established, monitored, and maintained.
• Develop quality training programs and establish competency and certification standards for quality leaders and auditors.
• Provide direct support to manufacturing sites experiencing significant quality issues, customer concerns, or certification risks.
• Manage quality system software and related applications to ensure consistent adoption and compliance across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Management, or a related discipline required. Master's degree preferred.
• 15+ years of professional experience within manufacturing operations and/or quality.
• 8 to 10+ years of quality management and leadership experience.
• Experience leading quality across multiple manufacturing locations strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems, ISO standards, CAPA, internal auditing, document control, process control, supplier quality, and customer quality.
• Lean manufacturing training with the ability to lead Kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Operational Excellence or Black Belt certification is highly preferred.
• Experience conducting internal quality audits and responding to customer and external audits.
• Experience within plastics, thermoplastic processing, automotive, or a related manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Strong ERP and manufacturing systems experience.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem solving skills with the ability to influence plant and executive level leadership.

A bit about us

We are a leading U.S. manufacturer of highly engineered materials and specialty products serving a diverse range of industries, including automotive, consumer products, building and construction, aerospace, defense, and security.

With manufacturing operations across the United States, we combine the resources and stability of an established organization with an environment where leaders have the opportunity to make a visible impact. We are seeking an experienced Director of Quality to lead our enterprise wide quality strategy and drive continuous improvement across our manufacturing operations.

Why join us

• $150,000 - $200,000 per year depending on Experience
• Room for Growth
• Excellent Benefits
• Bonus Potential
• 401k

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