Senior Quality & Process Improvement Leader (Shop Floor)

Calqulate Metrics Ltd; Spring Grove (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Calqulate Metrics Ltd. is seeking a Corporate Process Quality Manager in Illinois to lead the development of a best-in-class quality culture and process control. You will drive company-wide CI efforts, support CAR systems, and provide hands-on leadership across all manufacturing levels.

The role requires extensive Six Sigma, APQP, FMEA, and lean tool experience, with a focus on customer requirements in nuclear and aerospace sectors, including NADCAP, AS9001. Travel may be overnight as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Metallurgy required or equivalent.
• Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ) preferred.
• Seven years of quality leadership with hands-on CI on the shop floor.
• Six Sigma Black Belt with multiple projects.
• Lead Auditor for ISO 9001:2008 or AS9100 experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of a best-in-class quality culture and process control.
• Drive enterprise-wide continuous improvement with emphasis on problem solving.
• Support CAR system with cross-functional teams and improvements.
• Articulate and promote process control at all levels of the organization.
• Lead quality culture with hands-on engagement across departments.
• Champion quality improvement initiatives with measurable data.
• Build relationships with Employee Owners to drive performance.
• Ensure engagement with sales and production leadership.
• Provide technical support including facilitation, statistics, and 6-sigma tools.
• Assist with internal/external supplier quality audits and layered process audits.
• Own internal quality systems: non-conformance, deviation, corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain quality metrics and daily collaboration meetings.
• Organize resources to address real-time quality problems.
• Provide engineering support to ensure application of quality techniques.

Skills

Strategic orientation

Communication skills

Time management

Team leadership

Problem solving

Organizational agility

Listening

Presenting to stakeholders

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Metallurgy

Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ)

Six Sigma Black Belt

Lead Auditor ISO 9001:2008 / AS9100

Metals industry knowledge

Tools

APQP

FMEA

8-D problem solving

Lean tools (5S, VSM)

Root cause analysis

Statistics

GD&T

Minitab

Microsoft Office

Job description

Calqulate Metrics Ltd. is seeking a Corporate Process Quality Manager in Illinois to lead the development of a best-in-class quality culture and process control. You will drive company-wide CI efforts, support CAR systems, and provide hands-on leadership across all manufacturing levels.

The role requires extensive Six Sigma, APQP, FMEA, and lean tool experience, with a focus on customer requirements in nuclear and aerospace sectors, including NADCAP, AS9001. Travel may be overnight as needed.