Quality Manager - Metals

Your Talent Source, LLC; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Talent Source, LLC is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead the development and maintenance of our Quality Management System in a metals manufacturing environment. You will collaborate with plant operations to improve quality performance, develop procedures from scratch, and ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and customer specifications.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong analytical skills, and the ability to drive CAPAs and continuous improvement initiatives across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• Hands-on experience in metals manufacturing quality systems.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001.
• Experience developing, writing, implementing, and maintaining QMS.
• Strong leadership and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, write, implement, and maintain quality policies, procedures, SOPs and work instructions.
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the QMS.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead internal and external quality audits, including corrective actions and follow-up.
• Establish and maintain quality documentation, process controls, and reporting systems.
• Drive root cause analysis, CAPA, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Production to identify quality issues and improve processes.
• Develop and monitor quality performance metrics such as scrap, rework, and nonconformances.
• Oversee customer quality concerns and corrective actions.

Skills

Quality management

QMS development

ISO 9001 knowledge

Metals manufacturing

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Quality

Job description

We’re seeking an experienced, hands‑on Quality Manager with extensive experience in Quality Systems & ISO.

Must be able to build procedures from scratch, establish effective controls, and work directly with plant operations to improve quality performance.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Quality management & Quality Systems Management experience in a metals manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience developing, writing, implementing, and maintaining quality management systems, procedures, and documentation.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001
• A strong understanding of metals manufacturing and the quality requirements associated with engineered metal products is essential.
• Understanding of metal manufacturing processes, material specifications, inspection methods, and product quality requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, write, implement, and maintain quality policies, procedures, work instructions, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Ensure compliance with applicable industry standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead internal and external quality audits, including corrective actions and follow-up activities.
• Establish and maintain quality documentation, process controls, inspection procedures, and reporting systems.
• Drive root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Production to identify quality issues, reduce defects, and improve manufacturing processes.
• Develop and monitor quality performance metrics, including scrap, rework, customer complaints, and nonconformances.
• Oversee customer quality concerns, investigations, and corrective action responses.
• Ensure appropriate material inspection, testing, traceability, and product conformance processes are maintained.
• Provide leadership, training, and guidance to quality personnel and manufacturing teams.