Plant Floor Quality Leader — ISO 9001 & CI Champion

Steel & O'Brien Manufacturing; Olde West Chester (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Steel & O'Brien Manufacturing in Cincinnati seeks a hands-on Quality Manager to lead quality operations across two nearby facilities. You will spend time on the production floor driving root cause investigations, corrective actions, coaching a small quality team, and partnering with Operations to improve processes and prevent recurring issues.

If you're an action-oriented quality leader who thrives in manufacturing and is passionate about continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quality, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.
• 5+ years progressive quality leadership in industrial manufacturing; 7+ years preferred.
• Experience leading plant-floor quality and ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience leading Quality Engineers, Technicians, or cross-functional teams.
• Proven containment, root cause analysis, corrective action, and verified closure.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to challenge existing processes and drive continuous improvement.
• ASQ and/or Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Experience in metal fabrication, machining, welding, assembly, sanitary products, or data center manufacturing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality operations across two facilities with standardized quality systems.
• Maintain ISO 9001 and lead audits and corrective actions.
• Coach quality engineers and technicians.
• Partner with Operations to build quality into products and processes.
• Develop and improve quality procedures, work instructions, and SOPs.
• Create and deliver quality training programs for standardized processes.
• Lead root cause investigations using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone and CAPA.
• Implement CAPA to prevent recurring quality issues.
• Conduct audits and monitor quality metrics and KPIs.
• Lead supplier quality improvements and support NPI.
• Review nonconforming material and ensure audit-ready records.
• Support quality hold/escalation and promote continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality leadership

ISO 9001 experience

Root cause analysis

CAPA processes

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quality, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

ASQ / Lean Six Sigma

ISO 9001 Audits

Job description

Steel & O'Brien Manufacturing in Cincinnati seeks a hands-on Quality Manager to lead quality operations across two nearby facilities. You will spend time on the production floor driving root cause investigations, corrective actions, coaching a small quality team, and partnering with Operations to improve processes and prevent recurring issues.

If you're an action-oriented quality leader who thrives in manufacturing and is passionate about continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.