Quality Manager

Own the quality of a global product line — built in Alachua 

At Sandvik, the surface drill rigs we assemble in Alachua work on mine sites across the globe — massive, complex, engineered-to-order machines where quality is the difference between reliability and costly downtime for our customers. We’re looking for a hands-on Quality Manager to lead and elevate the quality function for our rotary blasthole drill assembly operation. 

This is a high-visibility leadership role with real influence over product reliability, supplier partnerships, and customer satisfaction — at a site small enough that your decisions get made and implemented. At the same time, you can leverage the benefits a Fortune 100 Global Employer, with 41,000 employees worldwide.

What you’ll do 

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of quality professionals — building capability, ownership, and engagement 

• Drive quality performance across incoming, in-process, and final inspection 

• Strengthen supplier quality through qualification, performance management, and corrective action 

• Lead structured problem-solving (8D, root cause analysis) to cut defects and cost of poor quality 

• Own compliance with ISO 9001 and Sandvik’s Quality Management System 

• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to improve process capability and product performance 

• Monitor and act on key metrics — FPY, COPQ, supplier PPM, rework, and warranty trends 

• Uphold and advance quality standards across fabrication, welding, machining, and final assembly 

The environment you’ll thrive in 

This is heavy, capital-equipment manufacturing — low-volume, high-complexity machines built around large structural weldments, heavy fabrication, machining, hydraulics, and electrical systems. The right person has run quality in a B2B industrial or heavy-equipment setting (mining, construction, off-highway, agricultural, rail, defense, or similar). If large weldments and build-to-order complexity are your comfort zone, you’ll feel right at home. 

What you’ll bring 

Must-haves 

• Quality leadership experience in heavy or capital equipment manufacturing — where fabrication, welding, and large structural weldments are core to the product (typically 8+ years in manufacturing quality, including 5+ years leading teams) 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or similar) and ASQ certification (CQE, CQM/OE) required for external candidates; experience may be substituted in lieu of degree and certifications for internal candidates with leadership experience in mining manufacturing.

• Hands-on knowledge of complex mechanical assemblies, structural weldments, hydraulics, and electrical systems 

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional problem-solving and deliver measurable improvements 

• Authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, now and in the future 

Nice-to-haves 

• Master’s degree in Engineering or Business 

• Six Sigma certification (Green/Black Belt) 

• Working knowledge of welding standards (AWS/ASME) 

Key skills 

• Data-driven decision-making (Excel, Power BI, or similar) 

• Root cause methodologies (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone) 

• Metrology and inspection systems 

• Welding-standards fluency (AWS/ASME) 

Why join us 

• Visible impact — direct influence on the quality of a global product line 

• Build something — shape and grow a quality organization, your way 

• Real ownership — a site where decisions are made and executed, without corporate distance 

• Collaborative culture — cross-functional partners who want quality to win 

• Grow with us — development paths within a global engineering leader 

How to apply