Quality Manager - Regional

KLA Industries; Augusta (GA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA Industries, Inc. is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead its quality management system across multiple U.S. manufacturing locations. This role supervises a Quality Coordinator and guides site laboratory teams, combining quality systems ownership with analytical testing oversight and continuous improvement.

You will ensure ISO 9001 compliance, manage audits, validate methods, calibrate instruments, and drive CAPA through root cause analysis, while managing budgets and quality metrics.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA/QC experience in industrial manufacturing or chemicals.
• 2+ years of laboratory supervisory experience.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor certification required.
• Experience with wet chemistry and analytical instrumentation.
• Willingness to travel regularly.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ISO 9001 QMS and document control.
• Lead third party registrations and customer audits.
• Provide direction and training to lab quality personnel.
• Oversee testing of raw materials, in-process materials, finished products.
• Ensure methods are validated and instruments calibrated.
• Lead quality investigations and CAPA.
• Manage laboratory resources, budgets and performance metrics.

Skills

QA/QC experience

Laboratory leadership

ISO 9001 knowledge

Statistical Process Control

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or related field

Tools

Analytical instrumentation

Calibration management

Job description

Quality Assurance Manager – Multi-Site Manufacturing

Location: Remote (major city in Eastern US with airport access)
Travel: Up to 50%

Our client, a manufacturer of specialty industrial materials, is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead its quality management system and laboratory quality across multiple U.S. manufacturing locations.

This role directly supervises a Quality Coordinator and provides functional leadership to site laboratory teams. The position combines quality systems ownership, analytical testing oversight, audit management, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the organization’s ISO 9001 Quality Management System, including document control, procedures, and audit readiness.
• Lead third party registration and customer audits.
• Provide direction, training, and support to laboratory and site quality personnel.
• Oversee physical and chemical testing of raw materials, in-process materials, and finished products.
• Ensure analytical methods are validated and laboratory instruments are calibrated and maintained.
• Lead quality investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive action.
• Manage laboratory resources, budgets, and quality performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related scientific discipline.
• 5+ years of QA/QC experience in industrial manufacturing, chemicals, specialty materials, or a related processing environment.
• 2+ years of laboratory supervisory or leadership experience.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor certification required.
• Experience with wet chemistry, physical materials testing, analytical instrumentation, and statistical process control.
• Willingness to travel regularly.
• ASQ CMQ/OE or CQE certification preferred.