Manufacturing Quality Assurance Leader

MBI; Tennessee; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Malibu is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead day-to-day QA operations at the Malibu brand's manufacturing facility in Loudon, TN. You will oversee Quality Engineers, Supplier Quality, Supervisors, and Inspectors to build a proactive, prevention-focused quality organization protecting the Malibu brand and customer experience.

You will own in-plant quality systems, process audits, defect containment, and quality gate discipline, driving KPI performance and cross-functional collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 7-10+ years of progressive quality experience in manufacturing.
• 3+ years in a supervisory/management capacity; proven leadership of quality teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant QA team including Quality Engineers, Supervisors, and Inspectors.
• Own in-plant quality systems, audits, and product inspections.
• Lead nonconforming material disposition, containment, and CAPA actions.
• Ensure quality checkpoints and gates are embedded throughout production.
• Partner with Production leadership on line-side quality issues and root cause resolution.
• Represent plant QA performance to brand and enterprise leadership; support new product introductions.

Skills

People leadership

Quality management

Process audits

Root cause analysis

Quality KPIs

Supplier quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Quality management certification

Tools

ISO 9001 knowledge

QMS systems

Job description

Malibu is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead day-to-day QA operations at the Malibu brand's manufacturing facility in Loudon, TN. You will oversee Quality Engineers, Supplier Quality, Supervisors, and Inspectors to build a proactive, prevention-focused quality organization protecting the Malibu brand and customer experience.

You will own in-plant quality systems, process audits, defect containment, and quality gate discipline, driving KPI performance and cross-functional collaboration