Quality Manager

Allient; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Allient Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma, seeks a Quality Manager to lead Quality Control and Quality Assurance across our largest facility.

This role drives continuous improvement and a zero-defect mindset, guiding a team to meet customer and vendor expectations while maintaining QMS/EMS compliance. You will champion defect reduction, oversee ISO standards (ISO9001, ISO14001, AS9100, others) and manage RMA processes, reporting metrics to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Quality Engineering; MBA preferred.
• 10 years of manufacturing experience with proven track record leading a quality department.
• Strong knowledge of ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO13485, AS9100, ISO26262, ITAR, & IATF16949.
• Excellent MS Office and ERP/MRP skills.
• Familiarity with ISO standards and calibration/preventive maintenance practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary quality assurance resource for problem identification, resolution.
• Support concurrent engineering by representing quality in design projects.
• Establish and monitor metrics for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity.
• Collect and analyze data to predict trends for quality and environmental systems.
• Train employees on quality, environmental and safety management.
• Establish, document, and maintain quality standards across all processes.
• Oversee adherence to quality standards across production.
• Coordinate Returned Materials Authorization (RMA) process.
• Generate metrics and reporting for RMA to inform reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Quality Engineering

MBA (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

ERP/MRP system

Job description

Allient Inc. is currently seeking a Quality Manager to join our team at our largest manufacturing facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma!

The Quality Manager is responsible for supporting and overseeing Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and managing a team that promotes direct customer and vendors satisfaction. This role will champion continuous improvement efforts and defect reduction initiatives to establish an effective Quality and Environmental Management System (QMS/EMS) supporting a zero-defect mentality. This role will oversee quality management initiatives across all manufacturing cells, ensure compliance with established standards, and foster continuous improvement processes.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary quality assurance resource for problem identification, resolution, loss reporting and continuous improvement.
• Supports concurrent engineering efforts by participating in design development projects representing quality assurance and the customer.
• Establishes and supports measurement metrics for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity and Environmental (+QDIP(E)) for system effectiveness and to enable managers to make sound product / process quality decisions.
• Establishes collection and analysis systems of statistical data to predict trends that will affect improvement of product and process quality and environmental systems.
• Trains employees as to their impact in the quality, environmental and safety management system.
• Establish, document, and maintain quality standards for all manufacturing processes across all cells and disciplines
• Oversee adherence to quality standards throughout all production processes.
• Lead the coordination of the Returned Materials Authorization (RMA) process
• Generate metrics and reporting for the RMA process to inform management reviews.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, in Mechanical, Electrical or Quality Engineering. MBA preferred
• 10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with proven track record in leading a quality department
• Strong knowledge of quality systems including ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO13485, AS9100, ISO26262, ITAR, & IATF16949.
• Excellent computer skills including MS Office and ERP or MRP system
• Familiarity with ISO standards and calibration/preventive maintenance practices.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional team

Physical Demands

• The role is mostly office-based but does spend considerable time standing and walking on the production floor.
• Will operate a computer, other office devices, as well as some machinery on the production floor.
• Occasionally will have to lift and/or transport items weighing between 10 and 40 pounds.
• Predominately office environment with occasional exposure to the production floor.
• May wear precautionary, protective wear such as safety glasses while on the production floor

Allient Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.