Plant Quality Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking driven and results-oriented Plant Quality Managers to join our team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, with opportunities available in Jefferson, GA and Gainesville, GA. This role is ideal for a quality-focused leader who thrives on ensuring product excellence through process quality engineering, end-of-line inspection, and robust quality systems, while driving data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives. As a key partner to Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, and Product Development, you will play a critical role in enhancing safety, quality, and process capability by providing independent verification of manufacturing performance and leading corrective action efforts.

If you enjoy working cross-functionally, solving complex quality and process challenges, and making a direct impact on product quality and customer satisfaction, this is an excellent opportunity to grow your career in quality leadership and advanced manufacturing systems.

Core Responsibilities

Lead Plant Quality Organization

• Lead QC supervisors, process quality engineers, and technical staff while driving accountability and a culture of continuous improvement.

Own Quality Assurance & Process Control

• Establish and improve quality systems, prevent defects, and drive root cause analysis, corrective actions, and containment of major issues.

Drive Cross-Functional Alignment

• Act as the primary quality interface between Production, Manufacturing Engineering, and Product Development to resolve issues and improve processes.

Manage Quality Performance

• Monitor KPIs (defects, DPU, audits), analyze trends, and drive data-based improvements.

Ensure Compliance & Risk Control

• Maintain compliance with internal standards and external requirements while managing audits and mitigating quality risks.

Lead Continuous Improvement

• Drive structured process improvements and standardization across manufacturing operations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in quality control/assurance, corrective actions, and cross-functional problem solving
• 5-10+ years of manufacturing or quality experience (outdoor power equipment, automotive or similar industry preferred)
• Strong knowledge of quality systems (ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 preferred)
• Experience with root cause methodologies (8D, DMAIC, etc.) and statistical analysis
• Familiarity with calibration systems and measurement system analysis
• Experience with outdoor power equipment
• Must be familiar with reading and understanding mechanical drawings
• Basic Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint) skills

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field preferred but not required

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with company match
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Earned paid time off (ETO)
• 10 paid company holidays annually
• Performance-based merit increases
• Annual bonus opportunity

Work Environment

The physical demands and work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. This position works in an outdoor environment during all seasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical Demands

Most of the tasks are done at a desk but occasionally require a package of small parts to ship. While performing the duties of this job such as packaging small parts, the team member need to have the ability to work in hot or cold conditions, stand for the duration of the shift, uses hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls;

reach with hands and arms; ascend stairs; balance; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear. In addition, the team member must occasionally lift up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.