Quality Manager

Omniseal Solutions, part of Saint-Gobain, specializes in designing and manufacturing precision sealing and wear-control solutions for critical applications in extreme environments, including cryogenic, high-temperature/high-pressure, ultra-high vacuum, and tight-tolerance conditions. The company serves demanding global markets such as aerospace, automotive, power generation, semiconductor, life sciences, nuclear, industrial, and aviation industries.

As a business unit of Saint-Gobain—a 360-year-old Global 500 company—Omniseal Solutions combines the stability of a large multinational organization with the agility and entrepreneurial culture of smaller, innovative teams. Saint-Gobain is recognized globally as both a top employer and a leading innovator, driven by nearly 200,000 diverse employees collaborating worldwide. The organization emphasizes teamwork, problem-solving, and forward-thinking innovation to create solutions that improve lives and enable the world of tomorrow

The Quality Manager is primarily responsible to lead and enhance the quality operations, systems, and levels in a fast paced manufacturing environment. This position will have ownership for understanding all market (AS-9100/IATF-16949/ISO 9001/ISO 14001, NQA-1, VDA) and customer quality requirements and coordinating with the Quality (Assurance & Control) Team to ensure proper implementation.

The Quality Manager will ensure the plant adheres to regulatory and company quality policies, procedures and operating guidelines. Working closely with operations, customers, and suppliers they will focus on meeting customer requirements and specifications and oversee internal and external audits, including customer and third-party certification audits. They will ensure PPAP, APQP, FMEA, SPC, and Control Plans are implemented and maintained accurately, drive root cause analysis (RCA) and implement Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) using structured problem-solving methods (e.g. Lean Six Sigma, and 8D), monitor and analyze key quality metrics (e.g., PPM, FPY, COPQ) and take data-driven action.

The Quality Manager will also be responsible to foster a culture of accountability, quality ownership, and continuous improvement throughout the plant through leading, coaching, and team building.

Areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to:

• Lead coach and develop the Quality Teams in Quality Assurance and Control directly and collaborate across teams building a culture around Trust, Empowerment, and Collaboration within the focus of Quality.
• Develop Quality Assurance and Control teams technical and collaboration skills
• Develop succession planning to ensure robust coverage of processes and leadership roles.
• Implementation and oversight of a Quality Management System that operates in compliance with corporate quality policies and procedures, and relevant regulatory requirements and industry guidance, including:
• Implementation of document control and review/approval of controlled documents
• Implementation of change management and review of all change controls
• Complaint management including robust root cause analysis and CAPA
• Implementation of an effective Internal Audit Program
• Customer Management, including:
• Ensure robust and effective corrective action to customer audit observations.
• Partner in the resolution of Quality Issues and requests for information by initiating effective interdepartmental communication.
• Manage ISO/AS/IATF Certifications & Maintenance of certification
• Lead efforts related to initial product approvals within the team including APQP, PPAP, FAIR, audits, etc.

• Bachelors Degree in a technical discipline is required.
• Master’s Degree in an engineering discipline or quality is preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in a quality function in a manufacturing environment is required.
• 5+ year's experience in Supervision/management of hourly and/or salaried quality personnel is required.
• Knowledge of AS-9100, IATF-16949, APQP, PPAP.
• Understanding of modern quality inspection equipment and tools.
• Expertise in problem solving methodologies and continuous improvement techniques.
• Must have initiative, strong…