Quality Director

Job Description

A client of Insight Global is seeking a Director of Quality to lead enterprise-wide quality strategy, compliance, and operational excellence across all five manufacturing sites. This leader will partner closely with senior operations leadership, engineering, manufacturing, and customer-facing teams to standardize quality systems, strengthen problem-solving capability, and embed a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned quality leader with multi-site experience who can influence at all levels, drive measurable improvements, and define what "good" looks like across the organization.

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Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, business, or related field

• 10+ years of quality assurance leadership in a manufacturing environment

• Experience in tier 1 automotive or aerospace mature industries (not OEM's like Ford or Toyota -- these are companies that supply parts directly to OEM's such as Magna International or Yanfeng Automotive Interiors)

• Strong working knowledge of Lean, CI, and Operational Excellence methodologies

• Proven experience facilitating Kaizen events, Gemba walks, and Lean activities

• Be able to explain how they fully owned and drove Kaizen events. How they guided their teams and streamlined the entire process, what the results were, etc.

• Green Belt, Black Belt, or Six Sigma certifications

• Consistent career progression inside of their company (LONG tenure and progression within companies)

• Proven experience supporting multi-site operations

• Strong understanding of regulatory, environmental, and quality compliance standards

• Demonstrated success implementing quality systems, audits, and enterprise-level improvements

• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing without direct authority

• Ability to define and standardize quality KPIs, metrics, and accountability systems

• Experience facilitating root cause analysis, corrective actions, and structured problem-solving

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage leaders, supervisors, and frontline teams * Master's degree

• ASQ CQE, or similar quality certifications

• Experience hiring, coaching, and evaluating quality managers or quality engineers

• Working knowledge of financial concepts and cost drivers (P&L exposure helpful)

• Additional Lean or Operational Excellence certifications