Quality Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

The Quality Specialist serves as the site-level quality leader responsible for maintaining and improving the Quality Management System, ensuring product quality, and supporting compliance with customer, regulatory, and certification requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead site-level Quality Management System activities.
  
• Manage nonconforming material, corrective actions, root cause investigations, document control, calibration, and quality records.
  
• Oversee receiving, in-process, final, and first article inspection activities.
  
• Coordinate internal, customer, and certification audits.
  
• Track audit findings and corrective actions through completion.
  
• Monitor and report quality objectives, metrics, trends, and recurring issues.
  
• Support product release by verifying inspection, testing, and documentation requirements.
  
• Train employees on quality procedures, inspection requirements, and QMS processes.
  
• Maintain records required by applicable standards, certifications, and customer requirements.
  
• Support supplier quality issues and corrective actions.
  
• Participate in new product introductions, process changes, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
• Partner with operations, engineering, and leadership to resolve quality concerns.
  
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quality, engineering, manufacturing, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
• At least five years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
  
• Experience working within an ISO 9001-certified quality system.
  
• Experience with audits, non-conformance management, corrective actions, calibration, inspection, and quality documentation.
  
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.
  
• Working knowledge of manufacturing quality systems and inspection practices.
  
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
  
• Ability to analyze quality data, trends, and performance metrics.
  
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP or quality management systems.
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Strong organizational, analytical, and project management skills.
  
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across departments.
  
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
  
• High level of accuracy, judgment, and attention to detail.
  

RequirementsQualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quality, engineering, manufacturing, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
• At least five years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
  
• Experience working within an ISO 9001-certified quality system.
  
• Experience with audits, non-conformance management, corrective actions, calibration, inspection, and quality documentation.
  
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.
  
• Working knowledge of manufacturing quality systems and inspection practices.
  
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
  
• Ability to analyze quality data, trends, and performance metrics.
  
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP or quality management systems.
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Strong organizational, analytical, and project management skills.
  
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across departments.
  
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
  
• High level of accuracy, judgment, and attention to detail.