Regional Quality Manager

Regional Quality Manager

Are you an experienced quality leader with a proven track record of driving quality excellence across multiple manufacturing locations? Are you passionate about building high-performing quality organizations, implementing sustainable continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring products consistently meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and reliability? Do you thrive on identifying opportunities to standardize processes, reduce defects, improve customer satisfaction, and elevate quality performance through methodologies such as Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, and Total Quality Management? If you answered yes to these questions … we should connect! MPI KY LLC, a newly-acquired brand of ASSA ABLOY, is looking for a Regional Quality Manager to provide strategic quality leadership across three manufacturing facilities located in Kentucky, South Dakota, Michigan.

What would you do as our Regional Quality Manager?

As an integral member of the Operations Leadership Team, the Regional Quality Manager is responsible for leading quality strategy, systems, and performance across multiple manufacturing facilities. This role drives standardization, continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, supplier quality, and regulatory compliance while partnering closely with Operations and site leadership teams to improve performance and support business objectives. You would also:

• Develop and execute a regional quality strategy that aligns with organizational objectives and drives continuous improvement across all facilities.
• Lead and mentor site quality teams while driving standardization of quality systems, processes, performance metrics, and best practices across all locations.
• Establish and maintain quality standards, compliance programs, and audit readiness in alignment with customer, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Drive customer, supplier, and internal quality performance through root cause analysis, corrective actions, supplier quality initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain leaders to improve process capability, reduce defects, increase product reliability, and drive operational excellence utilizing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Monitor and communicate quality performance metrics, trends, risks, and improvement opportunities to support strategic decision-making and accountability.
• Support integration, harmonization, and best-practice sharing across multiple manufacturing locations to ensure consistent execution and continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and training to foster a culture of quality ownership and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Perform other duties and special projects as required.
• Actively participate in providing a safe and harmonious working environment for all employees.
• Comply with and enforce all Company policies, applicable state and federal regulations, and the ASSA ABLOY Code of Conduct.

The Skills and Experience You Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing, or a related technical field required.
• ASQ Certified Quality Manager (CMQ/OE), Six Sigma Black Belt, or similar quality certification strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive quality experience within a manufacturing environment, including a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role.
• Experience leading quality initiatives across multiple manufacturing locations strongly preferred.
• Experience within metal fabrication, metalworking, powder coating, metal finishing, or related manufacturing environments is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated success implementing and leading Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Quality Management Systems, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Root Cause Analysis, and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of supplier quality, customer quality, regulatory compliance, audit management, and corrective action processes.
• Proven ability to analyze quality metrics, identify trends, solve complex problems, and drive sustainable improvements.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and change management skills with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including advanced Excel skills and quality reporting tools.
• Ability to travel as needed to support regional operations.

Our Benefits:

We believe in creating opportunities and providing benefits that empower you to grow, thrive, and build a rewarding lifelong career with us. Here is just a sample of what you can look forward to as a member of our team:

• Competitive Salary
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Company Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Short and Long-term Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement, Learning and Career Development opportunities
• Flexible Spending Employee Assistance Program
• Discount portal
• Recognition, well-being, and employee experience programs designed to support and celebrate you throughout your career

We review applications regularly, so don't wait! We are building diverse, inclusive teams, and encourage applications from everyone who can see themselves working with us. To make sure your personal data is safe, we don't look at any applications sent by email or post. If you have any questions about the role or the process, email Stephanie Mandato, Senior Talent Acquisition Manager.