Quality Leader - Manufacturing Excellence & Compliance

Alcom Llc; Sioux Falls, Northern (SD, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

ALCOM in Sioux Falls is seeking a Quality Manager to develop and drive the Quality Management System across our aluminum trailer manufacturing operations. You will oversee incoming material inspection, in-process checks, and final product audits, partnering with Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality trailers.

The role emphasizes root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement using Lean methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field -OR- 5+ years in related field in a leadership role
• 5 or more years of quality management experience within a manufacturing or construction environment is desired.
• Lean Manufacturing experience is required.
• CAD print reading skills are desired.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve Alcom's Quality Management System.
• Establish quality standards, inspection criteria, auditing procedures, and process controls throughout manufacturing operations.
• Ensure compliance with company quality requirements, customer specifications, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Develop and maintain Quality Assurance Plans and Quality Control Plans for all product lines.
• Lead internal quality audits and support external customer or regulatory audits.
• Oversee incoming material inspections, fabrication inspections, welding inspections, assembly inspections, and final product inspections.
• Develop standardized inspection processes and acceptance criteria.
• Monitor quality trends and identify opportunities to improve workmanship, process consistency, and product reliability.
• Ensure inspection documentation is complete, accurate, and maintained according to company requirements.
• Establish pass/fail criteria for finished products and inspection checkpoints.
• Lead root cause investigations to identify and eliminate recurring defects and quality issues.
• Facilitate corrective and preventive action programs.
• Utilize Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles to reduce waste, rework, scrap, and warranty expenses.
• Drive process improvements targeting FTT and scrap reduction using methodologies such as: Process Mapping, Control Plans, 5 Why Analysis, Pareto / Data driven Problem Solving

Skills

Quality management

Lean manufacturing

Leadership

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field

Tools

CAD print reading

Job description

ALCOM in Sioux Falls is seeking a Quality Manager to develop and drive the Quality Management System across our aluminum trailer manufacturing operations. You will oversee incoming material inspection, in-process checks, and final product audits, partnering with Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality trailers.

The role emphasizes root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement using Lean methods.