Quality Assurance Manager

LHH; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH is seeking a Quality Manager for a Direct Hire, Permanent Placement with an aerospace manufacturing client in the Greater Indianapolis Area. The role leads the quality team, strengthens processes, and partners with executive leadership to support growth and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s in Engineering/Quality, 10+ years quality engineering experience, and 3+ years leading a team, with preference for aerospace or similar industries and experience with regulated

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field.
• 10+ years of quality engineering experience in manufacturing.
• 3+ years leading a team of quality engineers.
• Experience with regulated quality systems and compliance standards.
• Experience managing corrective actions and nonconformance processes.
• Ideal candidates will have aerospace, automotive, medical device, or similar industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the quality department to achieve performance and compliance objectives.
• Establish priorities and assign workloads across quality personnel and support functions.
• Drive accountability, performance management, and employee development initiatives.
• Maintain compliance with customer, industry, and regulatory quality standards.
• Oversee quality audits and support continuous readiness efforts.
• Manage corrective action programs and nonconformance resolution activities.
• Ensure completion of inspection documentation and compliance records.
• Review customer specifications and quality requirements for manufacturing projects.
• Monitor key quality metrics and report performance to leadership.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to resolve quality concerns.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality and operational effectiveness.
• Support first article inspections and validation activities as required.
• Ensure shipping documentation packages meet customer and regulatory requirements.
• Foster a culture of quality excellence, teamwork, and process discipline.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Quality systems

Corrective actions

Education

Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related discipline

Job description

LHH is seeking a Quality Manager for a Direct Hire, Permanent Placement position with an aerospace manufacturing client located in the Greater Indianapolis Area. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a growing organization that values operational excellence, quality performance, and continuous improvement across its manufacturing operations. In this leadership role, you will guide and develop a quality team, strengthen quality processes, drive accountability, and partner with executive leadership to support continued business growth and customer satisfaction. The compensation is commensurate to experience and will range between $125,000-140,000 per year plus bonus and includes comprehensive benefit and insurance plans, generous Paid Time Off, and a 401K plan with a company match.

Due to government regulations involving defense contracts, candidates must possess U.S. Citizenship in order to be considered for this position. Candidates without valid U.S. Citizenship need not apply.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and develop the quality department to achieve performance and compliance objectives.
• Establish priorities and assign workloads across quality personnel and support functions.
• Drive accountability, performance management, and employee development initiatives.
• Maintain compliance with customer, industry, and regulatory quality standards.
• Oversee quality audits and support continuous readiness efforts.
• Manage corrective action programs and nonconformance resolution activities.
• Ensure completion of inspection documentation and compliance records.
• Review customer specifications and quality requirements for manufacturing projects.
• Monitor key quality metrics and report performance to leadership.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to resolve quality concerns.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality and operational effectiveness.
• Support first article inspections and validation activities as required.
• Ensure shipping documentation packages meet customer and regulatory requirements.
• Foster a culture of quality excellence, teamwork, and process discipline.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to improve organizational performance and customer satisfaction.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related discipline is preferred
• Minimum of 10+ years of quality engineering experience within a manufacturing industry is required
• Must have 3+ years of experience leading a team of quality engineering personnel
• Ideal candidates will have experience within aerospace, automotive, medical device, or similar industries
• Ideal candidates will have experience with regulated quality systems and compliance standards
• Ideal candidates will have experience managing corrective actions and nonconformance processes
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and motivate teams

Due to government regulations involving defense contracts, candidates must possess U.S. Citizenship in order to be considered for this position. Candidates without valid U.S. Citizenship need not apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance