Quality Assurance Manager

Carrier; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Carrier Global Corporation is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead the site’s Quality Management System and drive continuous improvement across quality, supplier quality, and customer quality disciplines.

You will partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations and Customer Service to improve product quality, reduce COPQ and support growth while maintaining safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of quality management experience or Master’s degree and 5+ years of quality management experience.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate quality improvement projects.
• Implement and sustain quality tools into daily manufacturing culture (5S, Standard Work, Root Cause Analysis, PDCA).
• Analyze operational data to identify opportunities for process optimization and cost savings.
• Develop and implement standard work procedures to reduce variability.
• Educate employees on quality tools and methodologies to drive best-in-class processes.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve process capability and product quality.
• Lead customer, ISO 9001, and ASME audits from the quality perspective.
• Support NPI, process validation and risk management activities including FMEA and control plans.

Skills

Quality management

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Quality audits

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Master’s degree in a related field

Tools

FMEA

Control plans

Job description

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

About This Role

The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for leading the site's Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with corporate, regulatory, customer, and industry standards while driving a culture of quality and continuous improvement. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for quality assurance, quality control, supplier quality, customer quality, and quality systems activities. The Quality Assurance Manager partners closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, and Customer Service teams to improve product quality, reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), enhance customer satisfaction, and support business growth initiatives.

We value our people and offer an extensive benefits package, with financial rewards including health insurance, retirement savings plan, and lifestyle support with flexible working and parental leave. Plus, we’ll support your growth with paid-for external training programs and courses.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate quality improvement projects
• Implement and sustain quality tools into daily manufacturing culture (5S, Standard Work, Root Cause Analysis, PDCA, etc.)
• Analyze operational data, identify opportunities for process optimization, quality improvement, and cost savings
• Develop and implement standard work procedures, improve consistency and reduce variability in operations
• Educate lower-level and peer employees on how to apply quality tools and methodologies in business and manufacturing environments to drive best in class processes and products
• Coach lower-level and peers employees on how to apply best practices related to quality control procedures to effectively evaluate an organization's products
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve process capability and product quality
• Prioritize safety and compliance with regulatory requirements in operational activities
• Lead customer, ISO 9001, and ASME audits from the quality perspective
• Support new product introduction (NPI), process validation, and risk management activities including FMEA and control plans

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of quality management experience or Master’s degree and 5+ years of quality management experience
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical writing to create, review, & approve protocols/reports, work instructions, forms, and SOPs
• Written & verbal English communication skills,
• Drive & execute projects, meet project timelines, work cooperatively, lead by using project planning skills and documentation
• ASQ Certified Quality Manager (CMQ/OE) or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.

Other Compensation

Thisposition is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
• Retirement Benefits
• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance

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Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days fromJobPosting Date: 4 August 2026

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