Quality Manager

Key Responsibilities: Lead and develop the QA/QC team, overseeing inspection, testing, laboratory controls, and product quality. Maintain and improve the Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with applicable standards, including ISO 9001, ISO 17025, SQF, HACCP, and GMP.Lead audits, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), root cause investigations, and customer and supplier quality initiatives. Monitor quality KPIs, identify trends, reduce defects, and improve Right First Time performance. Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, WCM/TPM, and structured problem-solving methodologies. Simplify quality processes and implement digital tools, automation, dashboards, and analytics to improve efficiency. Partner with cross-functional teams to improve process capability, reduce waste, and lower the cost of poor quality. Support new product introductions, process changes, and customer requirements.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Food Science, Quality, or a related field, or equivalent experience.5+ years of progressive manufacturing quality experience, including leadership or management responsibility. Strong experience in both Quality Assurance and Quality Control. Knowledge of QMS, audits, CAPA, root cause analysis, and manufacturing quality standards. Experience with continuous improvement, Lean/Six Sigma, WCM/TPM, and statistical process control (SPC).Demonstrated ability to improve quality systems, processes, and team performance. Experience with digital quality tools, data analytics, or automation is highly desirable. Quality certifications such as ASQ, Lead Auditor, PCQI, or HACCP are a plus. Chemical processing, quality engineering, or chemistry experience is beneficial.

Ideal Candidate: A hands-on, analytical leader who uses data and systematic problem-solving to prevent quality issues rather than simply detect them. The successful candidate will be a strong team developer, continuous improvement advocate, and change agent who can modernize quality practices while maintaining high standards of quality and compliance. Limited travel required (less than 10%).

Company Description: We are a firm focused in the STEM Talent Arena; Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. We build and have long term relationships with our clients and represent our clients transparently. We pride ourselves in understanding a candidate's skill set, and the culture and work environment that is a best fit for both the candidate and the client.

Company Description: We are a firm focused in the STEM Talent Arena; Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. We build and have long term relationships with our clients and represent our clients transparently. We pride ourselves in understanding a candidate's skill set, and the culture and work environment that is a best fit for both the candidate and the client.