Quality Manager

Hunter-Industries; San Marcos (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent corporate culture

Beautiful campus

On-site wellness center

Company events

Donation matching

Profit sharing bonus

Job summary

Hunter Industries seeks a Quality Manager to lead our Quality Department and drive Six-Sigma, Lean, and ISO initiatives across manufacturing and supplier networks. You will develop robust processes to reduce defects, improve reliability, and enhance customer satisfaction.

Ideal candidates hold a BEng or related degree and have at least five years in high-volume manufacturing, with strong leadership, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum five years of experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Promotes the organization's quality mission to expand and improve process capability.
• Implement policies, procedures, and controls for a robust quality management system.
• Lead quality aspects in new product development, verification, and testing.
• Manage customer complaint system and resolve field issues with engineering.
• Monitor KPIs and drive improvements; prepare scorecards and budgets.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement projects to reduce costs and defects.
• Track expenses and plan resources for budget cycles.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Skills

Team leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Budget planning

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Quality systems software

Job description

Hunter Industries is seeking a Quality Manager r esponsible for developing and supporting an effective Quality Department, to u tilize the tools and methodologies of Six-Sigma, L ean Manufacturing, and ISO requirements to improve the capability of the manufacturing and quality processes, resulting in increased efficiencies, reduced defects and variation, and improved customer satisfaction .

Essential Job Functions/Tasks:

• Promotes the organization's quality mission to expand and improve our quality manufacturing process capability to achieve defect-free, reliable products.
• Supports quality functions at internal manufacturing facility as well as global contract manufacturing locations.
• Implement policies, procedures, and controls to establish a robust quality management system.
• Leads efforts to ensure quality is integrated into all phases of the new product development process, including verification of specifications, product and tool design, molded and supplier part qualification, measurement system analysis, quality documentation, and product testing.
• Manages customer complaint system and works directly with customers and engineering to resolve product field issues.
• Responsible for product safety and environmental compliance.
• Monitors key performance indicators. Prepares and submits report(s) and performance scorecard. Implement initiatives to drive positive changes to key metrics.
• Identifies and leads continuous improvement projects to increase team efficiency, reduce operating expenses, improve quality, and increase customer satisfaction.
• Tracks expenses against budget and recommends measures for cost reduction. Provides operating expenses, capital expenditures, and labor resource requirements during budgetary cycles.
• Continually expands knowledge of statistics and warranty/reliability engineering methods and applies methodologies in a practical manner.

Education/Training Required and Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field of study or a combination of education and relevant work experience.

Experience Required and Preferred:

• Minimum five years of experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

What You Bring:

• Ability to plan, organize, and lead the operations and financial performance of the department.
• Excellent work standards, initiative, and persuasiveness, and interpersonal skills with ability to interface with all levels of employees, vendors, and customers.
• Strong problem-solving skills. Excellent work standards, initiative, and persuasiveness.
• Strong organizational and presentation skills.
• Computer proficiency with knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and various quality systems software.
• Ability to track and measure results of programs, formulates forecasts, interpret financial data and trends, and prepare detailed budget and planning reports.
• Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally. Ability to obtain a valid passport.

What We Offer:

• Amazing corporate culture - we walk the walk when it comes to our values!
• Beautiful 20 acre park like campus with creek and walking trails
• On site wellness center with personal training, fitness classes and massage
• FUN company events!
• Company donation matching and volunteer rewards
• Career development opportunities and profit sharing bonus

Hunter is a global leader in the irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing industries. Driving our continued success is the combined energy and talents of the nearly 4,000 people on our team. Together, we create a diverse array of products that can be seen all over the world, from residential landscapes to national landmarks, stadiums, parks, hotels, and municipal buildings.

Hunter Industries and its Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.

The annual salary for this opportunity ranges from $120,000 - $125,000.

The Company complies with all federal/local/state regulations in regard to pay. The above represents the expected hourly range for this job requisition. Compensation offered to the successful candidate will be determined by qualifications, prior experience, other job‑related factors, and geographic location.

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