Onsite Quality & Process Improvement Leader

Scot Forge Company; Spring Grove (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Profit sharing

Medical insurance

Vision care

Life insurance

Prescription drugs

401K & Roth

Paid vacation

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Scot Forge Company in Spring Grove, IL seeks a Corporate Process Quality Manager to lead quality culture, drive sustainable process improvements on the shop floor, and align manufacturing with Nuclear, Military, Aerospace, NADCAP, and AS9100 requirements.

The role requires cross‑functional leadership, hands‑on quality tools usage, CAR process support, and collaboration with production, sales and engineering to optimize part features and tolerances while maintaining 100% onsite operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Metallurgy (or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in metals manufacturing environment.
• Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ) preferred.
• Preferred minimum of 7 years quality assurance leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Six Sigma Black Belt with multiple projects completed. Qualified Lead Auditor in quality systems such as ISO 9001:2008 or AS9100.

Responsibilities

• Be the visible leader in driving the quality culture.
• Promote the use of core quality tools, processes, and problem-solving events throughout the organization to drive quality improvements.
• Support and enhance the Scot Forge Corrective Action System by building teams and buy-in for improvements.
• Cross-department collaboration with production, sales and engineering on part features and tolerances.
• Ensure quality resources are available to support improvement initiatives including facilitation and statistical analysis.
• Assist with internal and external supplier quality audits and layered process audits.
• Own internal quality systems including non-conformance, deviation and corrective action systems.
• Develop and maintain company-wide quality metrics and daily collaboration meetings.
• Provide engineering support to ensure application of quality techniques in investigation and resolution of issues.
• Participate in FMEA and APQP activities for new products or processes.

Skills

Quality leadership

Problem solving

Lean tools

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Metallurgy

Seven years quality assurance leadership

Tools

APQP

FMEA

6S

ISO 9001

AS9100

Job description

Scot Forge Company in Spring Grove, IL seeks a Corporate Process Quality Manager to lead quality culture, drive sustainable process improvements on the shop floor, and align manufacturing with Nuclear, Military, Aerospace, NADCAP, and AS9100 requirements.

The role requires cross‑functional leadership, hands‑on quality tools usage, CAR process support, and collaboration with production, sales and engineering to optimize part features and tolerances while maintaining 100% onsite operations.