Quality Manager: Lead Manufacturing Excellence & Growth

Bbmfg; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Quality Manager at B&B Manufacturing Co. in Valencia, CA leads the quality organization to strengthen performance, accountability, and customer confidence across manufacturing, new product introduction, and growth initiatives.

Reporting to senior operations leadership, you will coach supervisors and quality engineers, set KPIs, drive RCCA/ FMEA/ SPC, ensure AS9100/ISO compliance, and partner with Operations and Engineering to prevent quality issues at the source.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in quality, manufacturing, engineering, operations, or related field.
• 2+ years of successful people-leadership experience, including developing supervisors, leads, or professional teams.
• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or similarly complex operating environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build teams, develop leaders, establish accountability, and improve organizational performance.
• Proven success in managing complex customer, operational, or quality issues.
• Experience using metrics and performance data to assess risk, manage teams, and drive improvement.
• Strong business judgment and the ability to balance customer, quality, operational, people, and business priorities.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, organizational, and conflict-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coach and develop Quality Supervisors, Leads, Engineers, Inspectors, Programmers, and other quality professionals.
• Establish departmental goals, KPIs, and operating rhythms; use data and trends to set priorities and allocate resources.
• Knowledge of RCCA, FMEA, and SPC for root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Improve customer quality, First Pass Yield, Cost of Poor Quality, scrap, rework, supplier performance, and corrective-action effectiveness.
• Ensure significant issues receive disciplined root-cause analysis, sustainable corrective action, and appropriate follow-through.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to strengthen prevention and quality at the source.
• Maintain a visible presence on the manufacturing floor and reinforce problem-solving at the appropriate organizational level.
• Present quality performance, risks, priorities, and improvement plans to executive leadership.

Skills

Quality leadership

Leadership

Problem solving

Data analysis

Communication

Risk assessment

Customer focus

Conflict management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Business, or related field

Lean Six Sigma, ASQ, or related certification

Job description

The Quality Manager at B&B Manufacturing Co. in Valencia, CA leads the quality organization to strengthen performance, accountability, and customer confidence across manufacturing, new product introduction, and growth initiatives.

Reporting to senior operations leadership, you will coach supervisors and quality engineers, set KPIs, drive RCCA/ FMEA/ SPC, ensure AS9100/ISO compliance, and partner with Operations and Engineering to prevent quality issues at the source.