Quality Manager

Our client, a leading manufacturer of industrial cooling systems, is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to join their team in Claremore, Oklahoma!

• Direct hire with comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunity for career advancement & growth

• Lead and maintain the company's Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with ISO 9001, customer requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve quality systems, processes, and procedures to ensure consistent product quality.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA) using proven quality methodologies to resolve quality issues and prevent recurrence.
• Oversee receiving, in-process, and final inspections to ensure products meet company and customer specifications.
• Manage supplier quality programs, including evaluating vendor quality systems and addressing supplier-related quality concerns.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of quality inspectors, auditors, and technicians.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, purchasing, and customers to establish and maintain product quality requirements.
• Monitor quality metrics, analyze trends, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to improve product quality and manufacturing performance.
• Manage calibration programs for inspection and measuring equipment to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Oversee document control processes to maintain accurate quality documentation and records.
• Coordinate with customers and third-party inspectors during audits, inspections, and quality reviews.
• Manage the Return Goods Authorization (RGA) process and support investigations into customer quality concerns.
• Stay current on industry standards, quality regulations, and best practices to ensure ongoing compliance.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of quality management, quality engineering, or quality assurance experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience managing quality personnel.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and quality auditing practices.
• Experience utilizing quality tools such as Root Cause Analysis, CAPA, FMEA, SPC, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience working with supplier quality, product inspections, calibration programs, and quality documentation.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and interface directly with customers and third-party inspectors.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and quality management software.
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt, or similar quality certifications are preferred.
• Experience with in industrial manufacturing, metal fabrication, or industrial equipment manufacturing is highly preferred.