Quality Leader – Manufacturing & Process Excellence

ALCOM LLC; Sioux Falls (SD); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health benefits package

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Résumé du poste

ALCOM LLC, a leader in aluminum trailer manufacturing, seeks a Quality Manager responsible for developing and managing the Quality Management System across multiple plants. You will drive quality assurance, process standardization, root-cause analysis, and employee training to ensure safe, compliant, high-quality trailers and continuous improvement across operations.

Collaborating with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Warranty Administration, and Leadership, you will lead audits, define

Qualifications

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

Responsabilités

• 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 and maintained.
• 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 Process Mapping, Control Plans, 5 Why Analysis, Pareto/Data driven problem solving.
• Partner with Warranty Administration to review, analyze, and trend warranty claims.
• Identify recurring product issues and establish corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Develop quality improvement initiatives based on customer feedback and warranty data.
• Support customer issue investigations and quality escalation processes.
• Recruit, train, coach, and develop quality team members.
• Conduct performance evaluations and provide ongoing feedback.
• Develop quality awareness and training programs for production employees.
• Promote accountability for quality throughout the organization.
• Develop and track KPIs related to quality performance.
• Present quality performance results and improvement plans to leadership.
• Analyze data including First Pass Yield, Defect Rates, Rework Costs, Scrap Costs, Warranty Claims, Audit Findings, Corrective Action Closure Rates.
• Support all safety initiatives and company safety programs.
• Ensure quality systems support regulatory compliance requirements.
• Maintain compliance with applicable trailer’s manufacturing standards and requirements.
• Participate in safety investigations when quality factors are involved.

Connaissances

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Root Cause Analysis

Process Improvement

CAD Reading

Formation

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

5+ years quality leadership in manufacturing

Description du poste

ALCOM LLC, a leader in aluminum trailer manufacturing, seeks a Quality Manager responsible for developing and managing the Quality Management System across multiple plants. You will drive quality assurance, process standardization, root-cause analysis, and employee training to ensure safe, compliant, high-quality trailers and continuous improvement across operations.

Collaborating with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, Warranty Administration, and Leadership, you will lead audits, define