Hands-On Plant Quality Leader – Metal Doors & Frames

Allegion; McKenzie (TN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K with match

Tuition reimbursement

Unlimited PTO

Employee discounts

Job summary

Allegion is seeking an experienced Plant Quality Manager in McKenzie, TN to lead product quality and reliability for steel doors and frames. You’ll engage on the shop floor, drive CAPA, and partner with production to integrate quality into daily operations.

Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s in engineering and 5+ years in manufacturing quality leadership. Travel up to 10% and strong communication skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience leading quality or engineering in manufacturing.
• Direct experience in metal fabrication preferred; steel doors/frames experience strongly preferred.
• Practical knowledge of root-cause analysis, SPC, MSA (gage R&R), PFMEA, CAPA systems.
• Familiarity with inspection requirements for welded assemblies and tolerances.
• Strong analytical, organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication; ability to influence.
• MS Office; Power BI preferred.
• Travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and sustain the plant Quality system for rated steel doors/frames.
• Maintain visible shop-floor leadership to identify and resolve quality issues in real time.
• Partner with production leadership to prevent and resolve quality issues.
• Lead containment and corrective actions for non-conforming material (CAPA).
• Drive root-cause analysis using structured tools and ensure prevention plans.
• Provide SPC support and training; implement control charts and process capability monitoring.
• Oversee inspections, FAI, gage calibration and MSA efforts.
• Manage supplier quality and incoming inspections; drive supplier CAPA.
• Lead quality projects to completion and report status to Plant Manager.
• Drive continuous improvement and lean initiatives; sustain improvements.
• Manage internal quality audits and compliance with standards.
• Act as customer/supplier liaison on quality matters.

Skills

Quality leadership

Gemba presence

Root-cause analysis

CAPA management

SPC / MSA

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

Allegion is seeking an experienced Plant Quality Manager in McKenzie, TN to lead product quality and reliability for steel doors and frames. You’ll engage on the shop floor, drive CAPA, and partner with production to integrate quality into daily operations.

Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s in engineering and 5+ years in manufacturing quality leadership. Travel up to 10% and strong communication skills are required.