Quality Manager

Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure; Berryville (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Generous annual leave

Training and education support

Job summary

Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure in the United States seeks a Quality Manager to define, maintain, and verify product, process, and system quality. You will own the QMS and drive audits, CAPA, and supplier quality.

You will lead cross-functional teams, ensure compliance with ISO standards, and implement data-driven improvements while working independently from production priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related discipline.
• 5–10 years of quality management experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with ISO or equivalent quality systems and customer audits.
• Leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Chemistry or Chemical industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the Quality Management System (QMS) and related documentation.
• Define quality standards, inspection criteria, control plans, and acceptance requirements.
• Lead internal, external, customer, and regulatory audits.
• Own nonconformance, CAPA, and preventive action processes, including effectiveness verification.
• Perform and validate root cause analysis for quality issues.
• Oversee inspection, testing, and quality data analysis.
• Manage supplier quality requirements, audits, and escalations.
• Train employees on quality standards, procedures, and compliance expectations.

Skills

Quality management

Audits

ISO standards

Root cause analysis

Leadership

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related discipline

Job description

Do you approach new challenges with passion and take responsibility for your actions?

Be the change you want to see and start shaping industry from the inside.

About us

Trelleborg is a world leader in engineered polymer solutions for almost every industry in the world. And we are where we are because our talents brought us here.

At Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure, we go beyond service, building lasting partnerships with engineers, contractors, and owners to deliver long-term solutions that make a real impact.

About the role

As the Quality Manager you will be responsible for defining, maintaining, and independently verifying product, process, and system quality across the organization. You will own the Quality Management System (QMS), ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal requirements, and provide objective oversight of manufacturing activities. You will operate independently of production priorities and has authority over audits, nonconformance management, corrective actions, and product acceptance decision.

Your Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the Quality Management System (QMS) and related documentation
• Define quality standards, inspection criteria, control plans, and acceptance requirements
• Lead internal, external, customer, and regulatory audits
• Own the nonconformance, CAPA, and preventive action processes, including effectiveness verification
• Perform and validate root cause analysis for quality issues
• Oversee inspection, testing, and quality data analysis
• Manage supplier quality requirements, audits, and escalations
• Train employees on quality standards, procedures, and compliance expectations

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related discipline
• 5–10 years of experience in quality management within a manufacturing environment
• Experience with ISO or equivalent quality systems and customer audits
• Prior leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Chemistry or Chemical industry experience preferred.

Desired Competencies

• Quality management systems expertise
• Root cause analysis and problem-solving
• Audit leadership and regulatory knowledge
• Data analysis and risk-based thinking
• Ability to operate independently and objectively

Traits we value

• High integrity and independence
• Detail-oriented and analytical
• Confident in escalation and decision-making
• Structured, methodical, and disciplined
• Collaborative while maintaining objectivity

Our Offer and Benefits

• A responsible and results-oriented task in an internationally active industrial company
• We provide an encouraging environment offering growth within the company while investing in your training/education
• Family and congenial working atmosphere with modern equipment
• Very attractive competitive compensation package
• Generous annual leave

Trelleborg is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we take pride in the diversity of our employees, valuing the special experience and expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. The ability to develop ground-breaking technologies is one of our key assets and our people make it happen.

We provide an encouraging environment which offers growth within the company while investing in employee training/education. Our facility is a close and friendly community which allows you to brainstorm your ideas with other colleagues.

We encourage applications from people of all nationalities, religions, genders, sexual identities, different ages and people with disabilities.

At Trelleborg our people are #shapingindustryfromtheinside