Quality Manager

KLA Industries, Inc.; Marion (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA Industries, Inc. seeks a Quality Manager to lead development, implementation, and control of quality initiatives including ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 across products.

The role collaborates with site management to ensure QA/QC, monitor performance KPIs, and drive audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement. Bachelor's in Engineering and 5+ years in chemical manufacturing required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related fields.
• Five or more years of experience as a Quality Manager in chemical manufacturing or similar.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and control QMS initiatives including ISO 9001 & IATF16949.
• Coordinate quality programs to meet objectives and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Audit readiness: establish and manage internal/external audits and documentation review.
• Monitor ISO9001, IATF16949, and overall quality performance with leadership.
• Provide reports on compliance status, action items, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support new product launches, scale-up, and validation from a quality perspective.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Establish budgets and objectives for the Quality department and align strategy.

Skills

Quality management

ISO 9001

IATF 16949

Quality metrics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

The Quality Manager is responsible for the development, implementation and control of quality related initiatives including ISO9001 & IATF16949, as well as other Quality Management System (QMS) requirements. In cooperation with site management, responsible for the quality assurance and control functions throughout all Product divisions and the implementation of proactive quality management systems.

• Ensure implementation and evolution of safety guidelines and procedures.
• Coordinate all quality related and total customer satisfaction programs to meet objectives.
• Insurance of all QMS relevant procedures are initialized and optimized.
• Monitor and report ISO9001, IATF16949 and quality performance.
• Overall responsibilities to design, implement, and maintain Quality Policy program to establish quality goals and objectives.
• Establish all certification schedules and activities including internal and external audits, as well as documentation review.
• Provide local site management with technical assistance required to formulate new or revised quality control procedures and systems.
• Provide executive management with regular reports regarding compliance status, specific action items, problems and opportunities.
• Monitor and report quality performance KPIs with members of Leadership Team.
• Establish and meet local budgets and operational goals and objectives.
• Help to implement strategy, processes and activities related to capital budgeting and plan implementation for the Quality department.
• Support new product and raw-material launches, scale-up, and validation of products.
• Provide corrective and preventive techniques to ensure continuous improvement.
• Troubleshoot quality problems and establish root cause analysis to develop corrective action.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related majors as required.
• Five or more years of experience as a Quality Manager in a Chemical manufacturing environment or similar.