Regional Director of Quality

Regional Director of Quality

We are seeking an experienced Regional Director of Quality to lead and advance the quality organization for a growing global manufacturer across the Americas region. This position is ideal for a mature, energized quality leader who can raise expectations across multiple stakeholders, strengthen process maturity, and establish measurable short-, medium-, and long-term quality objectives. The Regional Director will lead regional quality managers, partner closely with executive leadership, and promote a consistent culture of quality and continuous improvement across multiple manufacturing locations.

Provide strategic leadership for the quality organization across the Americas, including operations in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Lead, develop, and support regional and subregional Quality Managers and quality engineering personnel. Establish measurable short-, medium-, and long-term goals aligned with business priorities and customer requirements. Drive consistency and process maturity across manufacturing sites, addressing system nonconformances and areas of subjectivity. Strengthen quality systems, policies, procedures, and performance standards throughout the region. Partner with operations, engineering, supply chain, commercial leadership, and executive stakeholders to improve product quality and customer satisfaction. Oversee regulatory compliance and the continued development of regional quality management systems. Monitor quality KPIs, identify performance gaps, and implement corrective and preventive actions. Lead structured problem-solving, root-cause analysis, risk reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives. Support internal, customer, supplier, and certification audits while ensuring timely resolution of findings. Promote accountability, collaboration, and a strong quality culture across a geographically dispersed organization. Provide regular quality performance updates and strategic recommendations to global and regional executive leadership.

10+ years of progressive quality leadership experience within a manufacturing environment. 5+ years of experience leading quality teams across multiple manufacturing sites or geographic regions. Demonstrated success improving quality systems, operational performance, and process maturity. Strong knowledge of quality management systems, regulatory compliance, auditing, corrective action, and continuous improvement methodologies. Experience developing and managing quality metrics, strategic plans, and measurable performance objectives. Proven ability to influence senior leaders and align cross-functional stakeholders around quality priorities. Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and organizational skills. Ability to travel throughout the Americas as business needs require.

Experience within industrial packaging, engineered products, contract manufacturing, or a related manufacturing environment. Leadership experience across the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Experience with ISO 9001 or comparable quality management system standards. Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, root-cause analysis, and structured problem-solving tools. Experience strengthening quality organizations during periods of growth, transformation, or increasing customer demand. Track record of developing quality leaders and building accountable, high-performing regional teams.