Quality Control Manager

Reports to: VP of Manufacturing Department: Quality Role Type: Hands-on manufacturing quality leadership Role Summary We are seeking a hands-on Quality Manager to join our team and help guide the next phase of our growth in a tight-tolerance, precision machining environment. This role is floor-based and works directly within production alongside the people doing the work every day. The Quality Manager plays a critical role in helping our teams succeed by providing structure, clarity, and support around how quality is built into our processes. This position partners closely with machinists, inspectors, engineers, R&D, and operations leadership to understand where things go wrong, why they go wrong, and how we can improve together. Core Responsibilities Failure Modes, Rework & Scrap Reduction Drive results in First Pass Yield throughout the business.Work with teams to identify where failures occur across machining, finishing, assembly, and downstream processes.Help quantify rework and scrap using data and direct observation.Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions in a collaborative, learning-focused way. Manufacturing Quality Support (Floor-Based) Spend the majority of time on the production floor working directly with machinists, inspectors, and engineers.Support teams in the correct use of inspection tools, gages, fixtures, and calibration equipment.Actively verify and validate measurement methods to ensure confidence in results.Identify opportunities to improve measurement accuracy, repeatability, and overall yield, and work collaboratively to address them. Measurement, Calibration & Accuracy Help ensure measurement systems across the facility are reliable and well understood.Maintain and support calibration practices, schedules, and records.Research and recommend improvements to inspection methods and equipment to better support our teams and products.Leverage CMM capability and data to better understand variation and process performance. Quality Management System (QMS) Development Help build and mature a practical Quality Management System that reflects how the business actually operates.Create and maintain quality documentation that is useful, accessible, and supports daily work.Support internal audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement efforts as part of normal operations. Experience with ISO 9001 and AS9100 principles is important, but the focus is on building a system that helps people succeed. Data-Driven Quality Leadership Use quality data to help inform operational and business decisions.Develop and maintain meaningful quality metrics tied to yield, rework, scrap, and process stability.Partner with the Operations to connect quality outcomes to process, labor, and planning decisions. Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with Operations to support stable, repeatable processes.Partner with Engineering and R&D to ensure new designs and changes are manufacturable, measurable, and well understood before release.Support supplier quality efforts in coordination with Supply Chain leadership. What This Role Is Not: Not an office-based quality roleNot an inspection-only functionNot a compliance-for-compliance-sake position This role exists to help teams do great work consistently. Desired Skills & Experience Experience in tight-tolerance machining or precision manufacturing environments.Strong understanding of:GD&T and precision measurementCMM operation and data interpretationMeasurement system accuracy and repeatabilityProcess capability and variation Hands-on experience with calibration equipment, gages, and inspection tools.A track record of improving yield and reducing rework through process improvement and collaboration.Experience working within ISO 9001 and or AS9100-based quality systems.Comfortable working directly with operators and engineers to understand challenges and improve outcomes.Strong attention to detail paired with a supportive, problem-solving mindset.Solid knowledge of the 1911 platform. Qualifications Manufacturing background with hands-on quality leadership experience.Demonstrated success improving quality outcomes in machining or precision manufacturing environments.Ability to communicate clearly, respectfully, and effectively across teams.