Quality Manager

Quality Manager at ProActivate Quality Manager at ProActivate in Mine Hill, New Jersey Posted in 1 day ago.

Type:

full-time

Job Description:

Our client in electrical equipment and electronics manufacturing is hiring a Quality Manager who is responsible for leading, governing, and continuously improving the company's Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance with

AS9100, ISO

9001, regulatory, and customer-specific requirements. This role translates quality strategy into disciplined execution across inspection, auditing, corrective action, supplier quality, and continuous improvement. Reporting to the Director of Engineering & Quality, the Quality Manager serves as a key member of site leadership- driving product conformity, reducing risk and cost of poor quality, strengthening customer confidence, and fostering a culture of accountability, integrity, and continuous improvement across the organization. This role is expected to strengthen Quality system maturity, reduce risk and cost of poor quality, and build a high-performing Quality organization that supports sustainable business growth.

LOCATION

: Onsite role in Randolph, NJ

RESPONSIBILITIES

Championing a strong quality culture by setting clear expectations, modeling desired behaviors, and holding teams accountable to standards and core values Define and deploy the site Quality strategy aligned with business objectives, customer expectations, delivery performance, and cost of poor-quality reduction. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership by providing data-driven insights, risk assessments, and recommendations impacting operational and strategic decisions Lead, mentor, and develop the Quality organization (Engineers, Technicians, and Inspectors), establishing goals, training plans, performance expectations, and succession readiness Own, maintain, and continuously improve the Quality Management System (AS9100 / ISO 9001), ensuring effective governance of procedures, records, audits, training, and management reviews Ensure compliance with customer, contractual, regulatory, and internal requirements throughout product realization, manufacturing, and change management activities Establish and govern the corrective action and risk management systems, ensuring effective root cause analysis, sustainable prevention of recurrence, and proactive mitigation of quality, supplier, and process risks

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field; master's degree preferred 10+ years of progressive quality experience in a manufacturing or regulated quality environment, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing a strong and accountable Quality team Aerospace, defense, automotive or other regulated industry experience preferred Proven experience managing customer quality performance, including handling escapes, customer complaints, scorecards, corrective actions, and executive-level customer communications Strong experience with risk-based thinking, quality planning, and change management in manufacturing environments, including product and process changes Demonstrated experience influencing and driving quality culture across operations, engineering, supply chain, and leadership teams Experience managing quality cost metrics (COPQ), driving continuous improvement initiatives, and delivering measurable business impact Strong experience with supplier development, including audits, corrective actions, risk mitigation, and quality improvement partnerships Proven ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-mix, low-volume and/or high-volume manufacturing environments. ? Hands-on experience balancing business pragmatism with strict quality compliance, making sound, data-driven decisions under pressure and walk the line between a win / win for both the customer and the business

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

$135,000 - $150,000, depending on experence Bonus eligibility of 20% Full Company benefits