Quality Assurance Leader: Drive Process Excellence

Stella Contracting, Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $7,500

Internet & phone stipend

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Stella Contracting, Inc is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead quality assurance, quality control, compliance, and continuous-improvement initiatives. This role partners with cross-functional teams to strengthen processes, resolve quality issues, and improve operational performance.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with practical problem-solving, and can effectively communicate quality insights to operations and leadership while driving a culture of accountability

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.
• 5+ years in quality management or QA/QC roles.
• Experience with quality systems, audits, corrective actions, and root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA and QC programs and processes.
• Establish and monitor quality standards, KPIs, and performance metrics.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and quality assessments.
• Investigate quality issues and drive corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency.
• Maintain quality documentation, procedures, records, and reporting.
• Support compliance requirements (QMS, regulatory, contractual).
• Analyze data and report trends and risks to leadership.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Procurement, and PM teams.
• Foster accountability and a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality management

QA/QC

Root-cause analysis

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Stella Contracting, Inc is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead quality assurance, quality control, compliance, and continuous-improvement initiatives. This role partners with cross-functional teams to strengthen processes, resolve quality issues, and improve operational performance.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with practical problem-solving, and can effectively communicate quality insights to operations and leadership while driving a culture of accountability