Quality Lead

JOB TITLE: Quality Lead

OBJECTIVE: Camel Expeditionary is seeking an experienced Quality Manager or Lead (depending on experience) to strengthen our quality management system, drive accountability and disciplined problem-solving, and serve as a key point of coordination across operations, customers, and government programs. As a manufacturer of tents and technical textile products for military and expeditionary use, we need a quality leader who understands the unique demands of soft-goods and sewn-products manufacturing - variable material behavior, cut-and-sew processes, seam and fabric testing, and the durability standards required for field use. This role will address immediate quality concerns while building the systems, culture, and rigor needed for sustained improvement and ISO certification.

This is a hands-on leadership position for someone who can move comfortably between the shop floor, the customer, and the audit accountability - someone who treats quality as a discipline to be built into daily operations.

Major Activities Performed

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of the company's quality management system (QMS)
• Establish and reinforce accountability structures and root-cause problem-solving practices across operations
• Review government and commercial contracts to ensure quality requirements are correctly identified and flowed down through the organization
• Prepare for and lead ISO audits, driving the organization toward successful certification
• Serve as the primary quality point of contact for customers and government representatives, including DCMA
• Partner with operations leadership to identify and close process gaps, reduce waste, and improve operational performance
• Develop and deliver training programs that build quality awareness and capability among employees at all levels
• Investigate quality issues, nonconformances, and customer concerns; drive corrective and preventive action to resolution
• Communicate quality performance, risks, and improvement plans clearly to leadership, customers, and government stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Proven experience supporting Department of Defense contracts and programs
• Strong working knowledge of contract review and requirements flow-down
• A successful track record leading ISO audits and certification efforts
• Direct experience engaging with customers and government officials, including DCMA
• A strong background in continuous improvement and operational excellence methodologies
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering employee training
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment, balancing near-term issue resolution with longer-term system building

Physical Working Conditions

• Extensive sitting with intermittent stooping, bending, and pulling as it relates to material movement through the equipment, and the production floor.
• Occasional lifting up to 40 lbs. Continual movement of material most often under 20 lbs.

Note: This description indicates, in general terms, the type and level of work performed and responsibilities held by the employee(s). Duties described are not to be interpreted as being all inclusive or specific to any individual employee.