Quality Manager

FurstStaffing; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay based on experience

Stable 1st shift schedule

Small-team environment

Long-term career opportunity

Job summary

FurstStaffing seeks a Quality Manager to oversee daily quality lab functions, product inspection, and quality system activities in a fastener manufacturing environment. You will lead inspection routines, record-keeping, and collaboration with production and customers.

Ideal candidates have hands-on inspection experience, the ability to read prints and specifications, and a strong eye for detail. This is a 1st shift, hands-on role with growth potential.

Qualifications

• Experience in fastener manufacturing or similar precision components.
• Ability to read and interpret prints, specs, and quality requirements.
• Familiarity with PPAP, APQP, FMEA, or ISO documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate record keeping.

Responsibilities

• Perform dimensional and visual inspections on raw material, in-process parts, customer samples, and finished fasteners.
• Use micrometers, calipers, ring gauges, pin gauges, optical comparators, thread gauges, and other inspection equipment.
• Inspect parts according to customer prints, specifications, quality procedures, and internal requirements.
• Accept or reject product based on written standards and inspection results.
• Maintain inspection records, quality logs, software entries, and required documentation.
• Assist with nonconforming material, quality alerts, customer complaints, corrective actions, and returned goods.

Skills

Hands-on inspection

Prints interpretation

Dimensional inspection

Documentation

Communication

Education

No degree required

Tools

Micrometers

Calipers

Ring gauges

Pin gauges

Optical comparators

Thread gauges

Job description

• Strong hands-on inspection experience.

Quality Manager responsible for daily quality lab functions, product inspection, and quality system activities in a fastener manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform dimensional and visual inspections on raw material, in-process parts, customer samples, and finished fasteners.
• Use micrometers, calipers, ring gages, pin gages, optical comparators, thread gages, and other inspection equipment.
• Inspect parts according to customer prints, specifications, quality procedures, and internal requirements.
• Accept or reject product based on written standards and inspection results.
• Perform routine production line checks throughout the facility.
• Review production records for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain inspection records, quality logs, software entries, and required documentation.
• Support lot traceability, retain samples, customer sample testing, and finished goods documentation.
• Assist with nonconforming material, quality alerts, customer complaints, corrective actions, and returned goods.
• Help investigate root cause and support containment, corrective action, and verification activities.
• Assist with PPAP-related documentation, control plans, process flows, capability data, and customer submissions as experience allows.
• Support gage calibration, gage inventory, certification tracking, and measurement control records.

Qualifications

• Experience in fastener, screw, cold heading, cold forming, or precision component manufacturing.
• Strong hands-on inspection experience.
• Ability to read and interpret prints, specifications, and quality requirements.
• Familiarity with threaded fasteners, dimensional inspection, gages, and customer-specific requirements.
• Working knowledge of PPAP, APQP, FMEA, control plans, capability studies, corrective actions, or ISO documentation.
• Experience with gage calibration or gage management.
• Strong attention to detail and good documentation habits.
• Ability to communicate clearly with production, quality, management, customers, and vendors.
• Ability to work independently, stay organized, and manage multiple priorities.
• Willingness to learn, improve processes, and grow within the quality department.
• No degree required; relevant manufacturing and fastener experience valued.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on experience
• Stable 1st shift schedule
• Small-team environment where your work matters
• Hands-on manufacturing environment
• Long-term career opportunity with a family-owned company