Manager of Quality and HSE; Onsite

Job Details

Job Location:

Sugar Land, TX 77478

• Lead and maintain the company’s Quality Management System (QMS).
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve quality policies, procedures, standards, and processes.
• Ensure products and services meet customer, contractual, regulatory, and internal quality requirements.
• Establish and monitor quality objectives, KPIs, and performance metrics.
• Manage internal, customer, supplier, and third‑party quality audits.
• Lead root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, preventive actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigate customer complaints, nonconformances, and recurring quality issues.
• Develop and maintain inspection, testing, documentation, and quality‑control processes.
• Work with Operations and Engineering to identify opportunities to reduce defects, rework, waste, and process variation.
• Manage supplier quality performance and support supplier qualification and evaluation activities.
• Ensure quality records and documentation are accurate, controlled, and maintained.

• Lead the development and implementation of Mako Industries’ Health & Safety programs.
• Maintain compliance with applicable OSHA and other federal, state, and local safety requirements.
• Conduct and coordinate workplace safety inspections, audits, and risk assessments.
• Identify hazards and implement appropriate corrective and preventive measures.
• Develop and maintain Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), and safe‑work procedures.
• Lead incident, injury, near‑miss, and property‑damage investigations.
• Track safety performance and develop corrective action plans.
• Coordinate employee safety training, including new‑hire orientation and ongoing safety programs.
• Promote employee engagement and accountability for safe work practices.
• Partner with supervisors and managers to address unsafe conditions and behaviors.
• Maintain emergency response, preparedness, and business‑continuity procedures as applicable.

• Manage environmental compliance programs and ensure adherence to applicable regulations and permits.
• Monitor environmental aspects of operations, including waste management, emissions, spills, chemical handling, and environmental reporting.
• Coordinate required environmental inspections, audits, and regulatory reporting.
• Develop programs to reduce waste, improve resource efficiency, and minimize environmental impact.
• Maintain appropriate environmental records and documentation.

• Stay current with applicable regulatory, industry, customer, and certification requirements.
• Prepare the organization for regulatory, customer, and certification audits.
• Develop and maintain management‑system documentation.
• Analyze quality and HSE trends and provide recommendations to senior management.
• Establish annual Quality and HSE goals and measurable performance objectives.
• Lead continuous‑improvement initiatives using tools such as root‑cause analysis, corrective action, risk assessment, and Lean/Six Sigma methodologies where appropriate.
• Provide regular reports and performance updates to company leadership.
• Foster a culture where quality and safety are integrated into everyday operations rather than treated as separate functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in Quality, HSE, EHS, or a related manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing or leading Quality and HSE programs.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA requirements and workplace safety practices.
• Experience with quality‑management systems, audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
• Experience conducting incident investigations and root‑cause analysis.
• Working knowledge of applicable environmental regulations and compliance requirements.
• Strong understanding of risk assessment and hazard identification.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with both management and frontline personnel.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and quality/safety management systems.