Quality Engineering Manager

LHH’s Supply Chain & Engineering Team is partnering with a leading metals manufacturer in Arlington, TX to identify a Quality Manager who will play a critical role in ensuring product integrity, customer compliance, and continuous improvement within a heat‑treating, heavy industrial environment.

This is a highly visible leadership role for a quality professional who thrives in regulated manufacturing settings and enjoys driving standards, systems, and accountability across operations.

Note: Due to the nature of the operation, this position is considered safety‑sensitive and works in a heavy industrial environment.

The Quality Manager is responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining a robust quality management system that meets customer, regulatory, and internal requirements. Reporting to the General Manager, this role has the authority and organizational freedom to identify quality issues, initiate corrective actions, and stop work when standards are not met.

This position leads the Quality function on site and partners closely with Operations, Engineering, and Customer teams to ensure consistent, compliant, and high‑quality outcomes.

Salary Range is up to 130k and there are bonuses

15 Days PTO

5% 401k Match

HSA and HRA options with health insurance plans

• Lead and maintain a documented Quality Management System aligned with customer, regulatory, and internal standards
• Directly manage and develop the Quality team
  , including training, performance, and daily priorities
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
  , ensuring cross‑functional ownership and measurable results
• Establish, monitor, and act on key quality performance indicators (KPIs)
• Review customer RFQs, purchase orders, and changes to identify and integrate quality requirements into planning
• Serve as the primary quality liaison for customer audits, source inspections, and process surveys
• Coordinate internal and external audits, corrective actions, and associate qualification programs
• Maintain supplier qualification and process approvals to ensure compliance with quality standards
• Interpret and apply aerospace, automotive, industrial, and commercial specifications
• Actively promote safety, environmental responsibility, and good housekeeping practices
• Participate as a member of the site leadership team and support broader operational objectives

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science
• Hands‑on experience with commercial heat treatment of industrial, aerospace, and/or automotive alloys (steel, aluminum, titanium, nickel, copper, brass, etc.)
• Minimum 3 years of department management and 2 years of direct supervisory experience
• Strong working knowledge of AMS, ASTM, ISO, AS, QS, TS
  , and related quality systems
• Experience with PPAP processes and blueprint/specification interpretation
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, ERP systems
  , and quality databases
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Detail‑oriented with the ability to meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (ITAR compliance required)

Preferred / Willing to Obtain:

• Experience with business analytics tools
• Exposure to or interest in Lean manufacturing and sustainability initiatives

• On‑site role in an industrial manufacturing setting
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 35 lbs
• Exposure to heat, noise, fumes, and humidity
• Frequent bending, stooping, reaching, and pulling
• Strong visual and communication abilities required for documentation and collaboration

• Lead quality strategy at a critical manufacturing site
• High level of autonomy and influence within site leadership
• Opportunity to impact aerospace, automotive, and industrial supply chains