Quality Team Lead

Quanex is looking for a Quality Team Lead to join our team located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

This role is responsible for leading daily quality team activities to ensure products meet established quality standards, customer requirements, and regulatory expectations. This position serves as a technical resource and frontline leader for quality technicians and inspectors, driving continuous improvement, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and compliance with company quality systems.

Typical Schedule:

Monday-Friday 6:00am - 2:30 pm

We Offer You!

• Bonus Potential
• 401K with 5% company match, yours to keep after 2 years
• 15% immediate return if you participate in the company's ESPP
• Employer paid disability plans and life insurance
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Tuition support for degree and continuous education
• Employee Resource Groups focused on employee empowerment

What’s attractive about this position?

• Will have an impact on the success of the company.
• Visibility and access to leaders within the company.
• Growth Potential
• Collaborative and Team-Oriented environment

What Success Looks Like:

Lead and coordinate the daily activities of Quality Team Members.

• Lead corrective and preventative actions
• Conduct audits and inspections of products, processes, and documentation.
• Investigate quality issues, customer complaints, and non-conforming materials.
• Train and develop the quality team.

• Other duties as assigned

Your Credentials:

• 3+ years of manufacturing quality experience required.
• 1+ years of leadership, lead, or supervisory experience preferred.
• Advanced certification (CQE, CQM, CQA) preferred
• Strong understanding of quality systems, inspection techniques, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Ability to read computer generated reports, design specifications and engineering drawings.
• Ability to be self-motivated, prioritize, and delegate

The hourly rate of pay for this position starts at $25.00 per hour and would be commensurate with experience.

About Quanex, A Part of Something Bigger

Quanex (NYSE: NX) is a global, publicly traded manufacturing company primarily serving OEMs in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We are A Part of Something Bigger by improving the performance and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation, helping customers achieve greater production efficiencies, dedication to giving back to communities where we operate, producing shareholder value and helping our employees learn, grow, and thrive.

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