Senior Quality Leader - Industrial HVAC & Manufacturing

SPX Cooling Technologies; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Health insurance

401(k) match

Educational assistance

Job summary

SPX Cooling Technologies is seeking a Senior Quality Manager to lead quality strategy across our Cooling business. You will partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Sourcing, Service, and Projects teams to ensure products meet customer expectations and regulatory standards.

The role focuses on reducing the Cost of Quality, strengthening supplier performance, and ensuring robust quality planning throughout the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Mechanical or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of quality experience in manufacturing with leadership experience.
• 5+ years leading quality teams in manufacturing environments.
• Experience with ISO-certified manufacturing and quality systems.
• Strong knowledge of auditing, CAPA, inspection, and supplier quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality teams across manufacturing, supplier quality, customer quality, and quality engineering.
• Develop and monitor quality metrics: scrap, non-conformance, complaints, returns, cost of poor quality.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions to improve quality.
• Maintain and improve the Quality Management System (QMS) and ISO 9001 compliance.
• Lead audits (internal, external, customer) and close audit findings.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Purchasing, Operations, and suppliers to resolve issues.
• Promote ownership, prevention, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Auditing

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing

ASQ certification preferred

Tools

SAP ERP

MS Office

Job description

SPX Cooling Technologies is seeking a Senior Quality Manager to lead quality strategy across our Cooling business. You will partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Sourcing, Service, and Projects teams to ensure products meet customer expectations and regulatory standards.

The role focuses on reducing the Cost of Quality, strengthening supplier performance, and ensuring robust quality planning throughout the product lifecycle.