Quality Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Quanex is looking for a Quality Manager to join our team located onsite in St. Cloud, MN or Mounds View, MN.

Lead quality. Drive improvement. Make a lasting impact.

As our Quality Manager, you'll be at the center of ensuring every product meets the highest standards of quality and customer satisfaction. You'll partner with production and manufacturing engineering teams to launch new products, solve complex quality challenges, and lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance performance, reduce costs, and support on-time delivery. Your ability to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and build a culture of quality will directly influence our success.

Salary: $105,000-$120,000 annually, with bonus potential. Starting salary varies based on your experience.

Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, hours may vary depending on business needs.

We Offer You!

• Medical, dental & vision start the 1st of the month after hire
• Medical coverage featuring wellness incentives that may significantly reduce employee premiums
• PTO, ESST, paid holidays & paid training — starts right away
• 401(k) with company match & vesting
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Life insurance provided
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness resources & onsite physical therapist
• Safety-toe shoes at no cost
• Free fountain drinks and coffee during shifts

What’s attractive about the Quality Manager role?

• You will have an impact on the success of the company.
• Visibility and access to senior leaders within the company.
• Growth Potential.
• Collaborative and Team-Oriented environment.
• World Class Safety records.
• Hands-on, on-site, physical therapy.

What Success Looks Like:

• Assist in the development and execution of streamlined business systems that effectively identify and resolve quality issues.
• Establish key measurable baseline standards and use them as a tool for raw materials, process, and product audits.
• Communicate and assist production management with external and internal quality issues.
• Conduct analyses or special studies of new operations, techniques, machines, tools, or products and recommend any changes or improvements.
• Facilitate prompt feedback to all customer concerns including prompt communications to operations management.
• Record all data relating to quality issues, i.e., audit reports, shortage reports, failure rates, timesheets, etc.
• Travel to customer sites or other Quanex locations may be required as needed.

Your Credentials:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering or Quality
• 3+ years of Quality experience
• 2+ years of supervisory or leadership experience

About Quanex, A Part of Something Bigger
Quanex (NYSE: NX) is a global, publicly traded manufacturing company primarily serving OEMs in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We are A Part of Something Bigger by improving the performance and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation, helping customers achieve greater production efficiencies, dedication to giving back to communities where we operate, producing shareholder value and helping our employees learn, grow, and thrive. Learn more at Quanex.com.