Quality Manager

MRINetwork; Dayton (OH); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Snyder Executive Search partners with a leading Dayton area manufacturer to recruit aQuality Manager. You will shape the site quality strategy, build and lead a capable team, and drive continuous improvements across manufacturing operations.

The role reports to the Site Manager and emphasizes proactive problem prevention, customer-facing quality reviews, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance customer satisfaction and reduce cost of quality.

Qualifikationen

• Requires 10+ years of progressive quality experience with leadership responsibility.
• Experience in complex manufacturing including precision processes.
• Strong ISO QMS expertise and certification support.

Aufgaben

• Lead ISO-based quality management system and internal audits.
• Develop multi-year quality strategy with measurable goals.
• Coach and develop quality engineers, technicians, and inspectors.
• Serve as primary quality contact for customers and manage reviews.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to improve controls.
• Oversee inspection and testing to prevent issues.
• Drive Lean/Six Sigma initiatives to reduce defects and costs.

Kenntnisse

Quality leadership

ISO QMS

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer communication

People development

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality or related field

Tools

AS9100

ISO 13485

ASQ / Lean Six Sigma

Jobbeschreibung

Quality Manager

Dayton, OH | On-site

Build the team. Shape the strategy. Drive lasting improvement.

Snyder Executive Search is partnering with an established manufacturer to recruit a Quality Manager for its Dayton facility. This is an opportunity to help shape the site’s quality strategy, strengthen its systems, and develop a team supporting complex, precision-driven manufacturing operations.

Reporting to the Site Manager, you'll lead quality engineering, inspection, testing, and quality systems. The company is investing in its operations and needs a proactive leader who can turn quality objectives into measurable improvements in customer satisfaction, operational performance, and cost.

The Opportunity

This role offers direct access to site leadership and a meaningful voice in the facility’s future. You'll establish a long-term quality roadmap, build your team’s capabilities, and work closely with customers and internal departments to prevent problems and improve performance.

The right candidate combines technical credibility with strong people leadership and a practical, hands-on approach to continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and improve the ISO-based quality management system, including certification activities, internal audits, and corrective actions.

• Develop a multi-year quality strategy with clear priorities, milestones, and measurable goals.

• Lead, coach, and develop quality engineers, technicians, and inspectors.

• Serve as the primary quality contact for customers, managing quality reviews, concerns, and corrective action responses.

• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to strengthen process controls and quality accountability.

• Oversee inspection and testing throughout production, identifying risks before they affect customers.

• Improve supplier quality through qualification, performance monitoring, and development.

• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, or comparable improvement initiatives to reduce defects, shorten corrective action cycles, and lower the cost of poor quality.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of progressive quality experience, including management responsibility and direct leadership of a quality team.

• Experience in complex manufacturing involving precision machining, automated assembly, or similarly demanding production processes.

• Strong ISO quality management system expertise, with demonstrated success improving systems and supporting certifications.

• The technical ability to assess manufacturing quality issues, identify root causes, and implement lasting corrective actions.

• A record of measurable results through continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration.

• Strong customer communication skills, including experience leading quality reviews and resolving escalations.

• Proven ability to develop people, establish expectations, and build a capable, accountable team.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field is preferred.

Additional strengths include experience with tight-tolerance manufacturing, specialized quality standards such as AS9100 or ISO 13485, and ASQ or Lean Six Sigma certification.

What Success Looks Like

During your first year, you'll strengthen the quality management system, improve customer communication, reduce recurring quality issues, and establish clear supplier performance expectations. You'll also develop a practical long-term quality roadmap and growth plans for your team.

Interested?

If you are a manufacturing quality leader who enjoys developing people, solving complex problems, and influencing the direction of an operation, we would welcome a confidential conversation.