TOTAL QUALITY MANAGER

RJ Staffing

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

AS 9100, Aerospace and Defense, Automotive Management, Calibration, Continuous Improvement, Customer Relations, Data Analysis, Environmental Health, Establish Priorities, Improvement Metrics, Internal Audit, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, Military, Molding Processes, Operational Strategy, Performance Metrics, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Product Testing, Production Schedule, Production Support, Productivity Management, Quality Management, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Safety/Work Safety, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Systems Maintenance, Team Building, Testing, Time Management, Total Quality Management (TQM), Traceability, Waste Management

LOCATION

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ

POSTED

5 days ago

A manufacturer of components and devices for military use is looking to hire a Total Quality Manager. The Total Quality Manager (TQM) leads the Quality and Testing functions for client s elastomer manufacturing operations, ensuring compliance with AS9100 and customer-specific aerospace requirements. This role owns the Quality Management System (QMS), drives product qualification and validation, and ensures that inspection, testing, and compliance activities support production flow and on-time delivery. The TQM is accountable for product conformity, rapid resolution of quality issues, and the execution of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) programs. This position plays a critical role in balancing compliance with operational efficiency while driving continuous improvement across manufacturing and quality processes. This position reports to the Director of Operations.

Responsibilities
1. Department Leadership
Lead daily execution of Quality and Testing activities in support of production schedules and customer delivery requirements.
Establish priorities to ensure inspection, testing, and release activities do not constrain throughput.
Drive accountability for timely disposition and accurate inspection.
2. Quality Management System (QMS)
Own and maintain the AS9100-certified QMS aligned to shop floor practices.
Ensure work instructions reflect elastomer processes (mixing, molding, curing, finishing).
Maintain strict document and revision control for traceability.
3. Auditing & Compliance
Lead internal audits focused on process effectiveness.
Prepare and lead AS9100 audits.
Interface with customer audits.
Oversee supplier quality and approvals.
4. Inspection & Testing
Oversee incoming, in-process, and final inspections.
Manage elastomer-specific testing and qualifications.
Ensure First Article Inspections (FAIs) are completed on schedule.
5. Calibration Management
Maintain calibration system for all measurement equipment.
Ensure gage capability and compliance.
Prevent production disruptions due to calibration issues.
6. Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)
Lead EHS compliance including chemical handling and waste management.
Ensure RCRA compliance.
Drive safety initiatives and chair safety team.
7. Material & Quality Issue Management
Lead MRB activities and material disposition.
Drive containment and resolution of quality issues.
Manage CARs and RMAs.
8. Continuous Improvement & Metrics
Analyze data to reduce scrap and improve yield.
Lead initiatives to improve First Pass Yield and reduce COPQ.
Track KPIs: First Pass Yield, Scrap, Rework, On-Time Delivery, RMAs.
9. Team Development
Develop a hands-on quality team.
Train on elastomer inspection and testing.
Promote quality ownership on the shop floor.

About the Company

RJ Staffing

Why should you go to RJ-Staffing for your next career placement?

Because RJ-Staffing has been recruiting for great LOCAL companies for over 25 years and has helped thousands of our neighbors in obtaining positions over the years.

Our unique, personal approach and our dedicated, friendly Staffing Coordinators provide an uncommon personal working relationship along with a comprehensive evaluation of your skills and career goals.

Whether you are looking for short-term Temporary work, Temporary-To-Hire or Direct Hire, we are here to help.

We partner with LOCAL companies in Rockland and Bergen Counties. From small family owned companies to medium and large Fortune 500 firms.

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COMPANY SIZE

100 to 499 employees

INDUSTRY

Staffing/Employment Agencies

FOUNDED

1996

WEBSITE

http://www.rjstaffing.com

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