Quality Manager – Contract Manufacturing Partners

LHH; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Relocation assistance

Job summary

LHH is seeking a Quality Manager to lead supplier and contract manufacturing quality for its San Jose-area operation. This on-site role requires strong technical quality expertise, supplier management, and business judgment to protect customer quality.

The successful candidate will establish the right quality controls, identify risks before they reach customers, and hold manufacturing partners accountable while building productive, long-term relationships.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of quality engineering/quality management experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing contract manufacturers or supplier quality in high-volume environments.
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001 and risk-based quality management.
• Hands-on experience with 8D, FMEA, SPC, CAPA, root cause analysis, and corrective action.
• ASQ CQE, CQA, or CMQ/OE credentials are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own quality performance across contract manufacturing partners, establishing clear expectations and ensuring products meet specifications and customer requirements.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Supply Chain, Sales, and manufacturing partners to define specifications, acceptance criteria, inspection methods, and verification requirements.
• Proactively identify product quality risks before they become customer issues, including packaging, labeling, handling, shipping, and product conformity.
• Lead quality investigations, containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and verification of effectiveness.
• Monitor supplier and product quality KPIs and drive meaningful continuous improvement.
• Conduct supplier assessments and support customer and supplier audits.
• Provide technical quality guidance to internal teams and support customer quality discussions when needed.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and training to Quality Engineers and cross-functional partners.
• Help strengthen quality processes as the organization grows.

Skills

Quality leadership

Supplier quality

Contract manufacturing

Quality metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physical Science, or related technical discipline

Job description

LHH is seeking a Quality Manager to lead supplier and contract manufacturing quality for its San Jose-area operation. This on-site role requires strong technical quality expertise, supplier management, and business judgment to protect customer quality.

The successful candidate will establish the right quality controls, identify risks before they reach customers, and hold manufacturing partners accountable while building productive, long-term relationships.