Quality Manager

MCC, 6035 Gross Point Rd, Niles, Illinois, United States of America

Posted Monday, June 22, 2026 at 4:00 AM

• Compensation: $125,000-$135,000 annually USD
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and 401(k)
• Paid Holidays:
  New Year's, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, plus two floating Holidays

• Drive quality improvement efforts to establish and enforce an effective Quality Management System (QMS).
• Use Lean Six Sigma methodology to support Lean initiatives, improve processes and reduce defects.
• Manage supplier quality and ensure a process is in place to provide feedback to suppliers when defects are found and receive corrective actions.
• Implement and maintain internal surveillance audit process focused on ensuring adherence to the QMS, Control Plans and QPOC process.
• Establish cross functional training programs to ensure quality technicians are skilled in quality testing methods and internal auditing.
• Coach and develop plant Quality Technicians in effective use of quality tools such as process audits, root cause counter measure (RCCM), measurement systems analysis (MSA), statistical process control (SPC) and quality management systems (QMS).

• Lead the facility quality efforts and define areas of responsibility, personnel requirements, and operational procedures.
• Establish an effective quality management system by updating the quality assurance manual and procedures.
• Ensure that Change Management procedures are followed and communicated to all affected associates.
• Review and standardize control plans, closed loop corrective action systems and quality management systems in all plants.
• Assure adherence to the internal audit plan to verify plant adherence to FDC quality management system.
• Assure supplier quality by enforcing quality assurance standards, policies, and industry/government requirements.
• Collaborate with other members of the quality organization to share best practices and ensure standardization across business units.
• Monitor the performance of the Quality Management System through data analysis and adherence to standards.
• Work with facility management team to achieve overall financial objectives, reduce customer credits by making fiscally responsible business decisions and initiating corrective actions to prevent systemic issues from occurring.

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; achieving certifications, establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, manufacturing technology, or Business Administration (related technical discipline may be considered). 10 years of direct experience with requisites in lieu of a degree.
• Quality experience preferably in the printing industry with proven ability to run a plant quality department.
• Minimum of 10 years in a leadership role in one or more of the areas of quality, engineering, manufacturing, and/or lean deployment.
• Demonstrated problem solver with direct experience coaching, teaching, and applying lean sigma, six sigma, and/or lean manufacturing techniques.
• Articulate and clear in written and verbal communication.
• Persuasive and passionate in the spoken and written word.
• Positive attitude and a team player.
• Knowledge of BRC standards and ASQ certifications is desired but not required.
• Must be able to move about in offices and plants in a safe manner; travel to customer sites required.
• Ability to lead, oversee, and develop others.
• Skilled in statistical process control, change management, and legacy quality tools such as PDCA, FMEA, control plans, etc required.
• Six Sigma or CQE required (ASQ or equivalent).
• The physical demands require standing, using hands to finger, feel and touch; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear. This position requires frequent walking. Occasionally employee is required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Must be able to regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision requirements are close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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