Director of Quality Systems & ASTM Standards Compliance

What You’ll Lead Based in Hastings, MI, you will guide our end-to-end quality system and ensure every product aligns with applicable ASTM requirements. As the senior owner of compliance and quality, you’ll mentor a high-performing team, elevate processes, and champion continuous improvement across the business.

A Day in the Role Morning may start with a review of overnight quality metrics and a stand-up with your QA leaders. Midday could include partnering with engineering and operations to resolve a nonconformance, then conducting a layered audit on a critical process. In the afternoon, you’ll finalize a management report on compliance trends and steer a cross-functional session to embed corrective actions.

Throughout, you’ll be tracking changes to ASTM standards and translating them into pragmatic procedures.

Core Accountabilities Create, refine, and deploy quality policies and procedures aligned to ASTM standards and internal quality management systems.

Oversee quality control activities and ensure adherence to all relevant regulatory and customer requirements.

Lead, coach, and develop the QA organization; instill best practices and a learning mindset.

Plan and execute routine audits and gap assessments; drive corrective and preventive actions to closure.

Work closely with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain to rapidly address quality issues.

Monitor industry developments and evolving ASTM regulations to maintain ongoing compliance.

Prepare executive-ready dashboards and reports on quality performance and compliance status.

Promote a culture of quality, accountability, and engagement across all teams.

What You Bring Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field;
Master’s preferred.
7+ years in quality and compliance, including 3+ years leading teams.

Expertise with ASTM standards and quality management systems.

History of successfully launching and sustaining quality initiatives.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and detail orientation.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Ability to thrive amid shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus:
Certifications such as Six Sigma or ASQ.Domains & ToolsAS
9100 Quality Systems Aerospace Manufacturing AS
9100 Experience Blueprint Reading Quality Control Software If you’re ready to elevate quality and compliance while developing exceptional talent, we’d love to connect.