Senior Quality Leader — Rail Manufacturing Excellence

A. Stucki Company; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage 80%

401(k) retirement match

Company-paid life insurance

Paid time off: holidays and vacation

Work-life balance benefits

Job summary

A. Stucki Company in Elizabethtown, KY is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead the facility's quality initiatives and ensure compliance with the Quality Management System and regulatory requirements.

This role will drive product quality, regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement across the plant. The Quality Manager partners with Operations, Engineering, and Corporate Regulatory & Compliance to maintain compliant documentation, lead audits, and enhance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related field.
• 5-10 years progressive quality leadership experience in manufacturing.
• Experience in regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience with quality audits and compliance programs.

Responsibilities

• Execute corporate quality standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with AAR, FRA, ISO, and customer-specific quality requirements.
• Lead internal audits and maintain readiness for customer/regulatory audits.
• Manage plant quality metrics: scrap, rework, first-pass yield, warranty, customer complaints, cost of poor quality.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Serve as the primary contact for customer quality concerns and drive issue resolution.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to validate process controls and inspection methods.
• Support new product introductions and engineering changes with quality controls.
• Identify opportunities to reduce defects and waste through continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulated manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Quality

Job description

A. Stucki Company in Elizabethtown, KY is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead the facility's quality initiatives and ensure compliance with the Quality Management System and regulatory requirements.

This role will drive product quality, regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement across the plant. The Quality Manager partners with Operations, Engineering, and Corporate Regulatory & Compliance to maintain compliant documentation, lead audits, and enhance