Manager of Corporate Quality
Manufacturing & Production · Quality & Process · Quality Assurance · Manufacturing Engineering
In short
The Manager of Corporate Quality will lead the company's total quality strategy, overseeing quality processes, certifications, and product reliability from design to commercialization. This role involves implementing improvement strategies, problem-solving with customers and suppliers, and driving lean initiatives across multiple US plants.
Responsibilities
- Act as Quality Champion to partner with core customers, suppliers, and stakeholders for improvement strategies and issue resolution.
- Provide single point of ownership for strategic implementation of corporate quality systems within plants and departments.
- Drive commonality and consistency across all plants, ensuring end-to-end quality standards from new product design through post-sales support.
- Implement new ERP modules for quality and other related modules.
- Drive lean and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple US plants.
- Improve work methods and operating procedures.
- Assure key organizational leaders adhere to quality processes and strategies.
- Develop and track key metrics for common measurement across plants.
- Identify and implement quality improvement projects.
- Ensure proper technologies and platforms are in place or identified/recommended.
- Own the compliance platform and assurance for standards set by AMMA and other industry market and product specifiers.
- Support sourcing and supply chain with QA inspection processes, supplier performance, and qualification management.
- Serve as the first point of contact for customer issues.
- Improve and assure documented procedures.
- Provide leadership and participation in Value Added Value Engineering.
- Provide leadership to the quality team.
Requirements
- Proven ability to drive a Quality strategy and vision across a multi-site organization.
- Experience implementing ERP systems including quality modules and other related modules.
- Proven experience driving lean manufacturing practices across multiple plants.
- Management experience with a team of Quality Engineers and Technicians.
- Experience with test and measurement equipment and processes.
- Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to influence all audiences of an organization.
Desired Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive quality engineering/quality systems management experience in a mechanically focused manufacturing environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in quality engineering, Industrial Engineering, or other engineering discipline or a related technical field.
- ISO and/or Six Sigma implementation experience a plus.
- Strong SPC, Process Capability, GD&T and Metrology skills desired.
- Fenestration experience is a plus but not a requirement.
- Certification (CQE, Black Belt) a plus.
Benefits
- Compensation: $100,000-$120,000 DOE
- Travel: 10-25% (international and domestic)
- Company supported by the extensive resources of ASSA ABLOY—over 50,000 colleagues across 70+ countries.
- Commitment to a culture built on empowerment, innovation, and integrity.
- Opportunity to support billions of people worldwide by making spaces safer, more secure, and easier to access through ASSA ABLOY's innovations.
- Value results – not titles, or backgrounds.
- Empowerment to build career around aspirations and company ambitions.
- Support with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities.
- Encouragement to grow roles locally, regionally, or internationally.
- Value of diverse, inclusive teams and different perspectives and experiences.
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Company
ASSA ABLOY Group
Job Posted
3 days ago
Expires
in 1 month
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Associate
Locations
Williamsport, United States
Rochester, United States
Qualification
Bachelor
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