Senior Quality Lead: Process Excellence & Compliance

Stella Contracting, Inc; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$7,500 sign-on bonus

$200/month internet & phone stipend

Hybrid work environment

12-month contract with renewal

Job summary

Stella Contracting, Inc. seeks an experienced Quality Manager to lead QA, QC, compliance, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to strengthen processes, resolve quality issues, and improve performance while ensuring standards are met. The ideal candidate will combine strong analytical skills with practical problem-solving and will communicate quality insights to operations and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent in Quality, Engineering, Business, Operations, or related field.
• 5+ years in quality management, QA/QC, compliance, operations, engineering, or process improvement.
• Experience with quality systems, audits, corrective actions, root-cause analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance and quality control programs and processes.
• Establish and monitor quality standards, KPIs, and performance metrics.
• Conduct audits, inspections, process reviews, and quality assessments.
• Investigate quality issues and lead root-cause and corrective-action initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiency.
• Oversee quality documentation, procedures, records, and reporting.
• Support QMS, regulatory, contractual, and organizational compliance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality governance

Problem solving

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

Stella Contracting, Inc. seeks an experienced Quality Manager to lead QA, QC, compliance, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to strengthen processes, resolve quality issues, and improve performance while ensuring standards are met. The ideal candidate will combine strong analytical skills with practical problem-solving and will communicate quality insights to operations and leadership.