Foundry Quality Manager - Metrology & Process Excellence

Emerson Electric Co; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson Electric Co. in Erie, PA is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the plant's quality strategy and drive continuous improvement across casting operations.

You will role-model quality leadership on the floor, manage metrology programs, and ensure ISO 9001 compliance while collaborating with Operations, Engineering, and Production teams. You will develop quality objectives, lead problem solving, and sustain robust measurement systems to strengthen customer satisfaction and process capability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent foundry and metrology experience.
• 5+ years manufacturing quality with leadership or supervisory experience.
• Proficiency in 8D, CAPA, Statistical Process Control (SPC), capability analysis, FMEA, control plans, and Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA).
• Strong expertise in GD&T interpretation and dimensional metrology.
• Experience supporting PPAP, FAI, customer quality portals, and ISO 9001 auditing activities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with employees, customers, suppliers, and leadership.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and standard business software applications.
• Ability to work in a heavy manufacturing or foundry environment while maintaining compliance with PPE and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the plant’s quality function, establishing quality objectives, key performance indicators, and improvement strategies that support business goals and customer requirements.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Production teams to strengthen process controls across melting, molding, core making, pouring, shakeout, finishing, and machining operations while reducing defects, scrap, and rework.
• Oversee advanced metrology systems, including CMMs, 3D scanning equipment, calibration programs, and measurement system analysis activities to ensure reliable and accurate product verification.
• Facilitate structured problem-solving and corrective action processes for quality concerns, customer complaints, supplier issues, and process variation using data-driven methodologies.
• Serve as the primary quality representative for customer interactions, audits, new product introduction activities, PPAP/FAI approvals, and quality performance reviews.
• Maintain and continuously improve the ISO 9001 Quality Management System, including internal audits, document control, risk management, and process standardization.
• Lead, coach, and develop quality team members while building quality awareness and technical capability across all levels of the organization.

Skills

Quality leadership

Foundry process

Metrology knowledge

Data-driven methodologies

GD&T interpretation

Problem solving

Team leadership

Communication

Excel proficiency

ISO 9001 auditing

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CMMs

3D scanning

MSA tools

Job description

Emerson Electric Co. in Erie, PA is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the plant's quality strategy and drive continuous improvement across casting operations.

You will role-model quality leadership on the floor, manage metrology programs, and ensure ISO 9001 compliance while collaborating with Operations, Engineering, and Production teams. You will develop quality objectives, lead problem solving, and sustain robust measurement systems to strengthen customer satisfaction and process capability.