Quality Assurance Leader — ISO Excellence & Growth

WorldBridge Partners - Leaders in Recruiting and Executive Search; Chino (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonus program

Strong work/life balance with flexible

Collaborative, employee-focusedculture

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

WorldBridge Partners is seeking a Quality Manager for a world-class plastics manufacturer in California. The role leads the Quality Management System, audits, and the quality team to ensure ISO 9001/13485 and FDA compliance while driving continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has hands-on leadership in quality systems, auditing, root-cause analysis, and process improvement, with strong team development and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Business Management or related field; equivalent combo considered.
• Minimum five years of relevant quality assurance or quality control experience.
• Minimum three years in Quality Management or Leadership role.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 quality systems.
• Auditing experience (internal or lead) for ISO 9001/13485 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain the Quality Management System and quality team.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 13485, FDA and other standards.
• Plan, coordinate internal and external audits.
• Maintain quality documentation: procedures, control plans, work instructions, records.
• Lead quality training programs for manufacturing and quality personnel.
• Investigate quality issues; lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Develop and monitor CARs for timely issue resolution.
• Track KPIs and drive performance improvements.
• Lead quality and continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, and cross-functional teams to improve processes.
• Apply Lean and continuous improvement methodologies to quality/performance.
• Mentor and develop quality team members.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Statistical methods

Kaizen

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing/Business

Job description

WorldBridge Partners is seeking a Quality Manager for a world-class plastics manufacturer in California. The role leads the Quality Management System, audits, and the quality team to ensure ISO 9001/13485 and FDA compliance while driving continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has hands-on leadership in quality systems, auditing, root-cause analysis, and process improvement, with strong team development and cross-functional collaboration.