Head of Enterprise Quality & Operational Excellence

Vallum Associates; Franklin (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Vallum Associates seeks a Director of Enterprise Quality to architect and drive an enterprise-wide quality strategy across a growing manufacturing footprint. You will set governance, build a high-performing quality organization and partner with Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain to embed quality throughout the product lifecycle.

You will lead audits, CAPA programs and continuous-improvement initiatives, with accountability for customer quality, supplier quality and regulatory compliance

Qualifications

• Significant quality leadership experience within complex engineering/manufacturing environments.
• Proven responsibility for quality across multiple facilities, divisions or locations.
• Experience developing and implementing enterprise-level quality systems and transformation programs.
• Strong knowledge of quality-management standards (AS9100/ISO 9001) and regulatory regimes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an enterprise-wide quality strategy across facilities.
• Establish consistent quality systems, policies, procedures and standards.
• Lead and develop quality teams with clear accountability.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain and senior leadership to embed quality.
• Monitor quality performance and drive measurable improvements (defects, complaints, scrap, cost of poor quality).
• Lead root-cause investigations, CAPA, 8D and continuous-improvement programs.
• Strengthen supplier quality processes, audits and corrective-action planning.
• Maintain compliance with standards, regulatory requirements and customer obligations.
• Lead internal, supplier and regulatory audits and resolve findings timely.
• Communicate recovery plans for significant customer quality concerns.

Skills

Quality leadership

Enterprise quality strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Quality governance

Audit management

CAPA & 8D

FMEA & SPC

Regulatory compliance

Commercial awareness

Strategic & operational

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/quality/manufacturing

Advanced degree or quality certification

Tools

QMS software

Job description

Vallum Associates seeks a Director of Enterprise Quality to architect and drive an enterprise-wide quality strategy across a growing manufacturing footprint. You will set governance, build a high-performing quality organization and partner with Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain to embed quality throughout the product lifecycle.

You will lead audits, CAPA programs and continuous-improvement initiatives, with accountability for customer quality, supplier quality and regulatory compliance