Quality & Supplier Excellence Manager | Hybrid Role

H2O Innovation; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Insurance with dental, vision &

401K with employer's contribution

3 weeks paid vacation

12 paid wellness days

Flexible hours & hybrid work

Job summary

H2O Innovation, a smart water treatment solutions company, seeks a Quality Manager based in Ramsey, Minnesota, to drive supplier quality, implement ISO 9001, and strengthen quality systems across manufacturing and field service. You will collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Projects, Service, Operations, and Supply Chain to improve performance and margins.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, process standardization, and scalable quality systems to support growth across multiple sites and

Qualifications

• Strong background in supplier quality engineering and supplier performance management.
• Experience building or improving quality systems in industrial manufacturing or engineered-product environments.
• Demonstrated experience implementing ISO 9001 systems; experience leading a first-time certification is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functions including operations, engineering, projects, and service teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of supplier quality systems and monitor supplier performance to drive improvements in quality, reliability, and delivery.
• Partner with engineering, sourcing, and operations to reduce supplier-related issues impacting cost and margin and establish clear supplier quality expectations and accountability.
• Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Projects, Service, Operations, and Supply Chain to integrate quality across the full product and service lifecycle.
• Develop and improve inspection systems at both the product and manufacturing process levels and support quality standards for field service activities.
• Strengthen non-conformance reporting (NCR) and corrective action processes by leading root cause analysis and implementing sustainable solutions.
• Identify quality system risks and implement proactive mitigation strategies to improve consistency and performance.
• Build and maintain scalable quality systems aligned with divisional needs while collaborating with Corporate Quality to ensure alignment with global standards and best practices.
• Lead the division’s preparation toward ISO 9001 certification after establishing strong foundational quality systems.
• Document, standardize, and improve processes that create measurable operational value and support growth across multiple sites.

Skills

Supplier quality engineering

Quality systems

ISO 9001

Cross-functional

Manufacturing

Leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

H2O Innovation, a smart water treatment solutions company, seeks a Quality Manager based in Ramsey, Minnesota, to drive supplier quality, implement ISO 9001, and strengthen quality systems across manufacturing and field service. You will collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Projects, Service, Operations, and Supply Chain to improve performance and margins.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, process standardization, and scalable quality systems to support growth across multiple sites and