Corporate Quality Assurance Manager in Grand Prairie

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Location:

Arlington / Grand Prairie, TX
Travel: 10–25%

Reports To:

Vice President of Operations

For more than 80 years, Winholt Equipment has been a leader in the custom manufacturing of food handling and preparation equipment. Our success comes from skilled craftsmanship, strong leadership, and a commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

Winholt Equipment is seeking an experienced Corporate Quality Assurance Manager to lead and standardize quality systems across multiple manufacturing facilities. This role is responsible for driving product quality, process consistency, compliance, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience within metal fabrication or industrial manufacturing, including stainless steel fabrication, welding, assembly, and supplier quality management. This individual will partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain teams to strengthen manufacturing quality standards, improve operational performance, and support customer satisfaction.

• Develop and maintain company-wide quality systems, procedures, and manufacturing standards across multiple facilities.
• Establish quality KPIs, audit processes, inspection standards, and reporting systems.
• Ensure compliance with customer specifications, internal standards, and applicable manufacturing requirements.
• Lead root cause investigations, corrective actions (CAPA), and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support plant-level quality teams and drive consistency in inspection, documentation, welding quality, and reporting practices.
• Monitor quality metrics including scrap, rework, defects, customer complaints, warranty issues, and process variation.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve manufacturing efficiency, reduce waste, and improve product quality.
• Lead internal audits, supplier quality initiatives, and customer audit support activities.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to improve incoming material quality and supplier performance.
• Develop, mentor, and support quality personnel across multiple facilities.
• Provide executive leadership with quality performance insights, operational trend analysis, and continuous improvement recommendations.

• Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive quality leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing quality systems, process controls, audits, and continuous improvement.
• Experience with in metal fabrication, stainless steel, aluminum, or industrial manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of welding quality, fabrication processes, and production operations.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving operational improvements.
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and quality reporting tools.

• Multi-site or corporate quality management experience.
• Familiarity with ISO-based quality systems and structured quality management programs.
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma experience.
• Experience supporting supplier quality and customer corrective action processes.

• Manufacturing Quality Systems
• Continuous Improvement
• Root Cause Analysis & CAPA
• Lean Manufacturing
• Supplier Quality Management
• Welding & Fabrication Quality
• KPI & Performance Management
• Process Standardization
• Team Leadership & Development

• Lead quality initiatives across multiple manufacturing…