Quality Excellence Lead — QMS & Audits

Confidential Recruiting Partners; Fitchburg (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

STD and LTD

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Company-paid life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k) plan with company contributions

Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

Career growth and professional dev.

Job summary

Confidential Recruiting Partners seeks an experienced Quality Manager to lead quality operations, maintain regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement across the organization. Onsite role with no visa sponsorship or relocation assistance.

Responsibilities include overseeing the QMS, leading quality and inspection staff, audits, and corrective actions, plus collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers to ensure product quality and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Must have experience leading internal and external quality audits.
• Experience with ISO 9001 and/or AS9100, and QMS oversight.
• Strong communication, leadership and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities.
• Lead, mentor, and develop quality and inspection team members.
• Manage calibration programs and maintain inspection and quality records.
• Drive continuous improvement using quality tools and methodologies.
• Analyze quality performance data, identify trends, and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate First Article Inspections (FAI) and quality reviews.
• Review drawings, specs and documentation to ensure quality requirements are met.
• Manage internal and supplier CAPAs and nonconformance investigations.

Skills

Quality audits

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

QMS

Root cause analysis

CAPA

PFMEA

PPAP

Supplier quality

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality

Tools

Minitab

SAP ERP

Job description

Confidential Recruiting Partners seeks an experienced Quality Manager to lead quality operations, maintain regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement across the organization. Onsite role with no visa sponsorship or relocation assistance.

Responsibilities include overseeing the QMS, leading quality and inspection staff, audits, and corrective actions, plus collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers to ensure product quality and operational excellence.