Quality Assurance Manager

Laystrom Manufacturing Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

retirement savings

group insurance options

tuition reimbursement

paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Laystrom Manufacturing Company, an ISO 9001:2015 certified custom sheet metal fabrication firm, is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead QA/QC in a fast-paced environment. This role ensures products meet customer specifications, safety standards, and applicable quality requirements while collaborating with production, engineering, and leadership.

Responsibilities include establishing and improving inspection processes, conducting root cause analysis, implementing corrective/preventive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required or equivalent experience.
• Experience in quality management in manufacturing or fabrication.
• ISO 9001:2015 knowledge; ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor certification is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of sheet metal fabrication processes and inspection methods.

Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain, and improve quality control standards and inspection processes.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, purchasing, and leadership to align quality objectives.
• Lead investigation and resolution of quality issues, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Monitor fabrication processes to ensure compliance with quality requirements.
• Use data and metrics to identify trends and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Quality Management Systems

Job description

Laystrom Manufacturing, an ISO9001:2015 Certified custom Sheet Metal Fabrication company, is looking for an experienced Quality Manager.

The Quality Manager is responsible for leading quality assurance and quality control activities within a fast-paced sheet metal fabrication environment. This position ensures products meet customer requirements, Customers specifications, safety standards, and applicable quality standards. The Quality Manager works closely with production, engineering, and leadership teams to resolve quality issues, improve processes, and support continuous improvement across the organization.

Core Values:

This role is expected to model and uphold the company’s core values of Safety, Character, Connection, Contribution, and Cultivation.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain, and improve quality control standards, procedures, and inspection processes to ensure product reliability and conformance to specifications.
• Work closely with production, engineering, purchasing, and leadership teams to align quality objectives with manufacturing processes and customer expectations.
• Lead investigation and resolution of quality issues, including root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive actions.
• Monitor fabrication processes, including cutting, forming, welding, machining, finishing, and assembly, to ensure compliance with quality requirements.
• Use data, inspection results, customer feedback, and internal metrics to identify trends and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, quality management, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Relevant experience in quality management, quality assurance, or a similar role within a manufacturing or fabrication environment.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 or similar quality management systems preferred; ISO 9001:2015 lead auditor certification is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of sheet metal fabrication processes, inspection methods, blueprint reading, and quality control standards.

Attractive benefit package includes retirement savings, group insurance options, tuition reimbursement, and paid vacation and holidays.

We check references and conduct pre-employment drug testing as part of our hiring process.