Quality Manager

Quality Manager

The Quality Manager leads the plant's quality strategy to ensure the consistent production of specification-compliant ductile iron castings while driving continuous improvement across manufacturing processes. This role combines quality leadership, foundry process expertise, and advanced metrology knowledge to reduce variation, improve process capability, strengthen measurement systems, and enhance customer satisfaction. Working closely with Operations, Engineering, and Production teams, the Quality Manager promotes a culture of innovation, integrity, collaboration, and accountability while maintaining a strong presence on the manufacturing floor and supporting the site's ISO 9001 Quality Management System.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Lead the plant's quality function, establishing quality objectives, key performance indicators, and improvement strategies that support business goals and customer requirements.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Production teams to strengthen process controls across melting, molding, core making, pouring, shakeout, finishing, and machining operations while reducing defects, scrap, and rework.
• Oversee advanced metrology systems, including CMMs, 3D scanning equipment, calibration programs, and measurement system analysis activities to ensure reliable and accurate product verification.
• Facilitate structured problem-solving and corrective action processes for quality concerns, customer complaints, supplier issues, and process variation using data-driven methodologies.
• Serve as the primary quality representative for customer interactions, audits, new product introduction activities, PPAP/FAI approvals, and quality performance reviews.
• Maintain and continuously improve the ISO 9001 Quality Management System, including internal audits, document control, risk management, and process standardization.
• Lead, coach, and develop quality team members while building quality awareness and technical capability across all levels of the organization.

Who You Are: You build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. You gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity. You persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks while maintaining focus on achieving results. You plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals and make sound, timely decisions based on data, experience, and judgment.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent foundry and metrology experience.
• Five (5) years or more of experience in manufacturing quality, with leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Proficiency in structured problem solving and quality methodologies, including 8D, CAPA, Statistical Process Control (SPC), capability analysis, FMEA, control plans, and Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA).
• Strong expertise in GD&T interpretation and dimensional metrology.
• Experience supporting PPAP, FAI, customer quality portals, and ISO 9001 auditing activities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with employees, customers, suppliers, and leadership.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and standard business software applications.
• Ability to work in a heavy manufacturing or foundry environment while maintaining compliance with required personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety standards.

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Experience in ductile iron or gray iron foundries and/or heavy green sand manufacturing operations.
• Knowledge of ductile iron metallurgy, sand systems, core assembly, melt treatment processes, and solidification principles.
• Demonstrated success implementing quality improvements in casting, machining, or other heavy manufacturing environments.
• Experience with CMMs and 3D scanning technologies.
• Experience leading customer audits, supplier quality initiatives, or new product introduction quality activities.

Our Culture and Commitment To You: At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and welcomes individuals with a variety of experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. We recognize that skills and potential can be gained through many paths and encourage candidates who meet the role requirements to apply. Together, we drive innovation, uphold the highest standards of integrity, and collaborate to deliver exceptional results for our customers and one another.

About Us

WHY EMERSON

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world's most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You'll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you'll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let's go. Let's think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let's go, together.

Work Authorization

Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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ABOUT EMERSON

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you're an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you'll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let's go!

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Job Info

• Job Identification 26012500
• Job Function Quality
• Posting Date 10/27/2026, 01:59 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 400 Clark Street, Elyria, OH, 44035, US (On-site)