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Quality Compliance Manager

GTN Technical Staffing
  • Hollister, CA
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3 days ago

Job Description





Quality Compliance Manager –Quality Systems

HIGHLIGHTS
Location: Hollister, CA
Position Type: Direct hire
Hourly / Salary: Salary 

Our client is looking for a Quality Compliance Manager –Quality Systems to join their team!

Job Description

Overview:

The Quality Compliance Manager will lead the Compliance Engineering team and oversee the manufacturing site’s Quality Management System (QMS). Reporting to the Director of Quality, this leader will strengthen audit readiness, ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements, and develop Quality Engineers while supporting mission-critical aerospace and defense programs.

The ideal candidate is a practical, hands-on leader who builds strong relationships with Operations and Engineering, solves complex compliance challenges, and drives continuous improvement. This position supports multi-site compliance activities across California, Ohio, and future locations and requires up to 25% travel.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead the daily operations of the Compliance Engineering team.
  • Coach and develop Quality and Compliance Engineers through clear expectations, technical guidance, and career development.
  • Own and continuously improve the site’s QMS to meet AS9100D, ISO 9001: 2015, customer requirements, and applicable government regulations.
  • Lead internal, customer, certification, and government audits, including DCMA audits and Production Process Baseline assessments.
  • Manage Government, Customer, and Internal Corrective Action Requests.
  • Lead root cause investigations and strengthen corrective and preventive action processes.
  • Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supplier Quality, Quality Inspection, and Program Management to resolve quality and compliance issues.
  • Establish quality performance metrics and lead Management Review activities.
  • Improve audit readiness and operational performance through Lean practices, digital quality tools, automation, and analytics.
  • Support quality compliance initiatives across multiple manufacturing locations.
  • Travel up to 25% to support team and business needs.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of progressive quality experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
  • 5+ years leading Quality Engineers, Compliance Engineers, or Quality Systems teams.
  • Demonstrated ownership of a manufacturing Quality Management System.
  • Experience with ISO 9001 or AS9100 quality systems.
  • Experience leading customer audits and maintaining audit readiness.
  • Strong knowledge of corrective and preventive action, root cause analysis, Management Review, and quality performance metrics.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop engineers and collaborate effectively with Operations, Engineering, and Manufacturing.
  • Excellent communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
  • Aerospace or defense manufacturing experience preferred. Candidates from medical device, semiconductor, electronics, and other highly regulated manufacturing environments will also be considered.
  • Government audit experience, including DCMA or MDA exposure, preferred.
  • Multi-site quality systems leadership experience preferred.
  • Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or AS9100/ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification preferred.
  • Experience implementing digital quality systems, automation, or AI-enabled quality tools preferred.

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Numbers & Facts

LocationHollister, CA

Skills

  • AS 9100unmatched
  • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
  • Auditingunmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Career Counselingunmatched
  • Coachingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Corrective Actionunmatched
  • Electronicsunmatched
  • Governmentunmatched
  • Government Regulationsunmatched
  • Government Requirementsunmatched
  • ISO 9001unmatched
  • Lead Managementunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
  • Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Managementunmatched
  • Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
  • Medical Equipmentunmatched
  • Operational Auditunmatched
  • Operationsunmatched
  • Performance Metricsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Quality Assuranceunmatched
  • Quality Controlunmatched
  • Quality Engineeringunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Quality Metricsunmatched
  • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
  • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
  • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
  • Semiconductorsunmatched
  • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Technical Leadershipunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched

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