Quality Systems Leader: QMS & Compliance

Focus; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus, a manufacturing company in Alabama, seeks an experienced Quality System Manager to oversee, maintain, and continually improve our Quality Management System (QMS). You will ensure compliance with quality manuals, direct internal and product audits, and drive immediate root-cause resolutions for customer and supplier issues.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Business Management, or a related field (MBA preferred) and 5+ years of supervisory or quality management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Business Management, or related field.
• MBA preferred for strategic leadership and broader business insight.
• Minimum 5+ years in supervisory or quality management in manufacturing.
• Deep knowledge of quality assurance, metrology, and lab analysis.
• Strong experience with IATF 16949 / ISO 16949 and ISO 14001 standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee QMS implementation and governance; align with procedures and customer requirements.
• Manage internal QMS audits, product and process audits; assess compliance.
• Liaise with suppliers and customers; lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Enforce control plans across manufacturing; halt processes to prevent non-conformities.
• Track non-quality costs; set departmental goals and monitor corrective actions.

Skills

Quality management

Auditing

Lean / process improvement

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, or related field

MBA (preferred)

Job description

Focus, a manufacturing company in Alabama, seeks an experienced Quality System Manager to oversee, maintain, and continually improve our Quality Management System (QMS). You will ensure compliance with quality manuals, direct internal and product audits, and drive immediate root-cause resolutions for customer and supplier issues.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Business Management, or a related field (MBA preferred) and 5+ years of supervisory or quality management