Quality Systems Manager

Job Location
:
Cincinnati, OH or Fort Wayne, IN

Reports to
:
Chief Operating Officer

Precision Products Group (PPG) is a growing global leader in converting niche engineered materials for electrical, aerospace & defense, medical, and industrial markets. As a part of our ongoing commitment to continuous improvement and quality, we are introducing a new Quality Systems Manager role to build our quality system capabilities and assist in scaling our operations across the enterprise. Precision Products Group operates across multiple company divisions and brands, which include Cindus Corporation, Paramount Tube, Breyden Products, Saylor Technical Products, and Euclid Medical.

We are seeking an experienced Quality Systems Manager to lead the quality program and continually enhance the processes and systems that support the manufacturing operations and drive superior quality across the enterprise. This role has both strategic and tactical components and will require a hands‑on approach in partnering with the operations team, engineering team, supply chain, and customers. Being comfortable and exceling in a 'coach/player' capacity is essential, while being the leader of the quality program.

This role will establish, govern, and continuously improve our integrated quality management system across all business units, with particular emphasis on compliance with ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100 Rev D standards. The Quality System Manager will be highly collaborative cross‑functionally within the organization and is a critical resource for the company to achieve aggressive growth targets. Experience in aerospace or defense manufacturing environments, with hand‑on experience with highly engineered materials is ideal.

Quality Management System (QMS) Leadership

• Develop, enhance, maintain, and continuously improve the enterprise‑wide Quality Management System in full conformance with ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100 Rev D requirements.
• Provides leadership and support to each operating location and takes ownership of the full scope of quality systems management, including training and development of key resources.
• Serve as the primary management representative for all quality standard certifications, including interfacing with registrars, third‑party auditors, and customer source inspection teams.
• Translate strategic quality objectives into measurable policies, procedures, work instructions, and control plans across all facilities and product lines.
• Drive and sustain a culture of quality excellence from the shop floor to the executive suite, championing a prevention‑first mindset over detection and rework.
• Drives cultural and process transformation across geographically distributed teams.
• Makes decisions grounded in objective quality data while exercising sound engineering judgement.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement and leads Kaizen events to support and sustain continuous improvement efforts to achieve superior quality results.

Compliance, Auditing, & Certification

• Plan, execute, and manage internal audit programs; lead surveillance and recertification audits with external registrars for ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100 Rev
  
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• Ensure ongoing compliance with applicable regulatory and customer‑specific requirements including FAA/EASA and prime contractor flow‑downs (e.g. Boeing D6-82479, Lockheed Martin LMA‑QA, and Raytheon RL‑QA).
• Lead responses to Corrective Action Requests (CARs), supplier corrective actions (SCARs), and customer escapes; ensure root cause analysis and sustainable closure.
• Maintain document control systems and records management practices that satisfy audit trail and traceability requirements.
• Coordinate with operations and engineering to ensure that recordkeeping systems and documentation processes are developed and utilized by the production teams.

Supplier Quality & Supply Chain

• Partner with PPG supply chain to develop supplier relationships that de‑risk the business, qualify new suppliers, support current supplier improvements, conduct supplier qualification audits, supplier performance reviews, and development activities.
• Coordinate with product development, supply chain, and…