Quality Manager – Lean Manufacturing & CI Leader

ALCOM LLC; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package with health coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

ALCOM LLC, a leading aluminum trailer manufacturer, seeks a Quality Manager to develop and drive the Quality Management System across plants. You will lead inspections, audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement in collaboration with Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain.

You will champion safety, quality, and customer satisfaction while mentoring the quality team and advancing standardized processes for multiple product lines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or related field or 5+ years in related leadership role.
• 5+ years of quality management experience within manufacturing or construction.
• Lean Manufacturing experience required.
• CAD print reading skills desired.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve Alcom's Quality Management System.
• Establish quality standards, inspection criteria, auditing procedures, and process controls throughout manufacturing operations.
• Ensure compliance with company quality requirements, customer specifications, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Develop and maintain Quality Assurance Plans and Quality Control Plans for all product lines.
• Lead internal quality audits and support external customer or regulatory audits.
• Oversee incoming material inspections, fabrication inspections, welding inspections, assembly inspections, and final product inspections.
• Develop standardized inspection processes and acceptance criteria.
• Monitor quality trends and identify opportunities to improve workmanship, process consistency, and product reliability.
• Ensure inspection documentation is complete, accurate, and maintained according to company requirements.
• Establish pass/fail criteria for finished products and inspection checkpoints.
• Lead root cause investigations to identify and eliminate recurring defects and quality issues.
• Facilitate corrective and preventive action programs.
• Utilize Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles to reduce waste, rework, scrap, and warranty expenses.
• Drive process improvements targeting FTT and scrap reduction using methodologies such as Process Mapping, Control Plans, 5 Why Analysis, Pareto / Data driven Problem Solving.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Quality Management

Root Cause Analysis

Cross-functional Collaboration

Auditing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or related field

Tools

CAD Print Reading

Job description

ALCOM LLC, a leading aluminum trailer manufacturer, seeks a Quality Manager to develop and drive the Quality Management System across plants. You will lead inspections, audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement in collaboration with Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain.

You will champion safety, quality, and customer satisfaction while mentoring the quality team and advancing standardized processes for multiple product lines.