Manufacturing Quality Leader

omgcareers; Agawam (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

OMG Inc. is seeking a Quality Manager at its Agawam, MA facility to lead site quality operations and build a culture of quality at the source.

You will own manufacturing quality performance, drive CAPA programs, and partner with NPD, procurement and operations to ensure product readiness and compliance. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field, 10+ years of quality leadership experience, strong communication, and a proven track record in improving process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in leading quality improvements.
• Strong leadership and ability to motivate a team.
• Knowledge of quality methods, statistics, control plans, sampling, and auditing.
• ASQ/LSS certifications preferred; training valued.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety as the top priority for all OMG employees.
• Lead and develop the site quality team with coaching and performance management.
• Own Agawam manufacturing quality performance and drive control plan implementation.
• Lead defect tracking, root cause investigations, and CAPA management.
• Manage customer quality complaints and returns; act as primary quality contact.
• Oversee supplier quality, including qualification, monitoring and corrective action.
• Maintain OMG QMS at the Agawam site and audit compliance.
• Support NPD stage gate with production readiness and validation.
• Drive quality metrics, continuous improvement, and cost-of-poor-quality reduction.

Skills

Leadership

Quality systems

Statistics

Control plans

Auditing

Minitab

MS Office

Negotiation

Communication

Planning

Initiative

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science

Tools

Minitab

MS Office

Job description

OMG Inc. is seeking a Quality Manager at its Agawam, MA facility to lead site quality operations and build a culture of quality at the source.

You will own manufacturing quality performance, drive CAPA programs, and partner with NPD, procurement and operations to ensure product readiness and compliance. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field, 10+ years of quality leadership experience, strong communication, and a proven track record in improving process