Quality Manager — QMS & Continuous Improvement

Full Circle Co; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Full Circle Co. seeks a Quality Manager to lead the factory quality program, ensuring products, processes, suppliers, and systems meet customer specs and regulatory requirements.

You will drive CAPA, root-cause analysis, and audits, aiming for defect prevention and continuous improvement. The role emphasizes leadership in a quality-at-the-source culture and cross-functional collaboration with operations, engineering, and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Quality Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 8–12 years of progressive quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading quality systems and quality-control activities in a manufacturing operation.
• Experience with customer complaints, corrective actions, supplier quality, manufacturing quality, and audit management.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO-based Quality Management Systems and QA methodologies.
• Demonstrated analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with ability to interact with customers, suppliers, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of the Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance with ISO standards and customer requirements.
• Oversee incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities and related control methods.
• Drive CAPA, RCA, and 8D activities to address quality issues and prevent recurrence.
• Manage supplier quality and customer-quality processes, including audits and corrective actions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, waste, and COPQ across manufacturing.
• Provide leadership for quality metrics, audits, and quality-system readiness throughout the year.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem solving

Quality management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Quality Engineering

Tools

8D

5 Whys

Root Cause Analysis

Fishbone/Ishikawa

PFMEA

Control Plans

SPC

MSA/Gauge R&R

CAPA

Pareto Analysis

Process Capability (Cp/Cpk)

Poka-Yoke

Job description

Full Circle Co. seeks a Quality Manager to lead the factory quality program, ensuring products, processes, suppliers, and systems meet customer specs and regulatory requirements.

You will drive CAPA, root-cause analysis, and audits, aiming for defect prevention and continuous improvement. The role emphasizes leadership in a quality-at-the-source culture and cross-functional collaboration with operations, engineering, and supply chain.