Senior Quality Manager

Trillium Staffing; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement plan with company match

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Employee assistance program

Associate discounts

Job summary

Trillium Staffing is hiring a Senior Quality Manager for a direct-hire role in Aurora, IL. You will lead and strengthen the quality function, drive continuous improvement, and ensure ISO 9001 compliance across manufacturing operations.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of progressive quality experience in manufacturing, with strong ISO 9001 knowledge and a track record of training and developing teams. This position is on-site with standard M-F hours and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive quality experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing, maintaining, or improving a quality management system.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 standards, quality-system requirements, and documentation practices.
• Experience developing and delivering quality training to employees at multiple levels of an organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the company’s quality management activities within a manufacturing environment.
• Maintain, improve, and standardize quality systems, procedures, documentation, and work instructions.
• Develop and conduct quality system training for employees, supervisors, and operational teams.
• Support the future implementation and ongoing management of a formal quality management system.
• Establish and monitor key quality metrics, performance indicators, corrective actions, and improvement plans.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive action activities related to quality issues, nonconformances, and customer concerns.
• Partner with production, engineering, operations, and leadership teams to resolve quality issues and improve processes.
• Support internal audits, external audits, supplier quality activities, and customer quality requirements as needed.

Skills

Quality management

ISO 9001 knowledge

Training development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quality/Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations

Job description

Now hiring a Senior Quality Manager for a direct-hire opportunity in Aurora, IL!

Established and growing manufacturing company is seeking a Senior Quality Manager!

The Senior Quality Manager will lead and strengthen the company’s quality function across the organization. This position will be responsible for managing quality processes, developing and delivering quality system training, maintaining compliance with established standards, and driving continuous improvement throughout manufacturing operations.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing and improving quality systems within a manufacturing environment, along with working knowledge of ISO 9001 standards and requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the company’s quality management activities within a manufacturing environment.
• Maintain, improve, and standardize quality systems, procedures, documentation, and work instructions.
• Develop and conduct quality system training for employees, supervisors, and operational teams.
• Support the future implementation and ongoing management of a formal quality management system.
• Establish and monitor key quality metrics, performance indicators, corrective actions, and improvement plans.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive action activities related to quality issues, nonconformances, and customer concerns.
• Partner with production, engineering, operations, and leadership teams to resolve quality issues and improve processes.
• Support internal audits, external audits, supplier quality activities, and customer quality requirements as needed.

This position will work fully on-site in Aurora, IL, Monday through Friday. Flexible schedule options: 7:00 AM–4:00 PM or 8:00 AM–5:00 PM.

Annual salary range is $115,000–$135,000depending on experience.

Full benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, retirement savings with company match, paid time off, holiday pay, employee assistance programs, associate discounts, and more.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive quality experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Prior experience managing, maintaining, or improving a quality management system.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 standards, quality-system requirements, and documentation practices.
• Experience developing and delivering quality training to employees at multiple levels of an organization.

Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.