Engineering & Quality Manager

Movement Search & Delivery; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Movement Search & Delivery is seeking an Engineering & Quality Manager for the Wilkes-Barre, PA area to drive process control, product quality, and technical innovation. You will partner with site teams, division resources, customers, suppliers, and auditors to advance quality initiatives.

You will oversee quality systems, manage budgets for engineering and QA, and develop technical talent while supporting sales with contract and specification reviews.

Qualifications

• Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science degree preferred.
• MS or PhD is a plus.
• Minimum 10 years of technical management experience.
• Supervisory or managerial experience required.
• Strong background in Technical and/or Quality Engineering.
• Strong communication skills—written, verbal, and presentation.
• Proficiency with data analysis and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical resources to support strategic objectives.
• Provide technical leadership for operations.
• Support and improve conversion operations.
• Oversee raw material purchasing from a technical standpoint.
• Drive process control improvements, yield enhancement, cost reduction, and scrap reduction initiatives.
• Serve as the Management Representative for internal and external quality systems.
• Lead the Quality Management System, including: contract review, certifications and specifications, NDT administration, audits and corrective actions.
• Define and implement monitoring and control systems (e.g., SPC) for key process parameters.
• Develop and execute a best-in-class Quality Assurance program.
• Manage budgets for Process Engineering, Quality Assurance Engineering, and Lab functions.
• Develop technical and quality engineering talent across the organization.
• Provide technical support to Sales for contract and specification review.
• Lead customer visits and support customer complaint investigations. Monitor and report key metrics for business reviews.

Skills

Technical management

Quality engineering

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science

Job description

Movement Search and Delivery is working with a leading manufacturing company in the Wilkes-Barre, PA area to identify and evaluate an Engineering & Quality Manager

About the Role:

You will partner with teams at the site, collaborate with division technical resources, and work with customers, suppliers, and auditors to drive process control, product quality, and technical innovation.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead technical resources to support strategic objectives.
• Provide technical leadership for operations.
• Support and improve conversion operations.
• Oversee raw material purchasing from a technical standpoint.
• Drive process control improvements, yield enhancement, cost reduction, and scrap reduction initiatives.
• Serve as the Management Representative for internal and external quality systems.
• Lead the Quality Management System, including:
• -Contract review
• -Certifications and specifications
• -NDT administration
• -Internal and external audits
• -Corrective actions
• Define and implement monitoring and control systems (e.g., SPC) for key process parameters.
• Develop and execute a best-in‑class Quality Assurance program.
• Manage budgets for Process Engineering, Quality Assurance Engineering, and Lab functions.
• Develop technical and quality engineering talent across the organization.
• Provide technical support to Sales for contract and specification review.
• Lead customer visits and support customer complaint investigations.Monitor and report key metrics for business reviews.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science strongly preferred.
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) is a plus.
• Minimum 10 years of technical management experience
• Prior supervisory or managerial experience required.
• Strong background in Technical and/or Quality Engineering.
• Strong communication skills—written, verbal, and presentation.
• Proficiency with data analysis and technical documentation.