On-site Quality Leader for Precision Manufacturing

W3Global; Sanford (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

W3Global on site is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Manager to oversee on-floor quality, read prints, and drive process improvements before issues reach assembly or customers. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, data-driven decisions, and a culture of quality without slowing production.

The right candidate will guide inspection across departments, manage in-process and final part inspections, and collaborate with engineering to improve print clarity and tolerances.

Qualifications

• Quality management experience in manufacturing.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Experience with inspection equipment.
• Experience in firearms, aerospace, automotive, defense, or precision manufacturing is required.

Responsibilities

• Leading quality control efforts across manufacturing departments.
• Improving first-pass yield, reducing scrap, reducing rework, and preventing repeat defects.
• Managing in-process inspection, final part inspection, and incoming inspection.
• Working with production supervisors to correct quality issues quickly.
• Using data to identify trends, recurring defects, and process weaknesses.
• Developing and maintaining quality standards, inspection procedures, and work instructions.
• Ensuring manufactured parts meet print, tolerance, fit, finish, and functional requirements.
• Supporting root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Training inspectors, leads, and production employees on quality expectations
• Working with engineering on print clarity, tolerances, manufacturability, and quality concerns
• Helping improve supplier quality for outside processes or purchased components
• Supporting continuous improvement projects across manufacturing

Skills

Quality management

CNC machining

GD&T reading

Root cause analysis

Leadership

Communication

Process improvement

Tools

CMMs

Calipers

Micrometers

Optical comparators

Gauges

Job description

W3Global on site is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Manager to oversee on-floor quality, read prints, and drive process improvements before issues reach assembly or customers. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, data-driven decisions, and a culture of quality without slowing production.

The right candidate will guide inspection across departments, manage in-process and final part inspections, and collaborate with engineering to improve print clarity and tolerances.