Quality Control Manager

Job Description

Job Description

**Quality Control Manager

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Wenatchee, WA

Are you ready to take on a quality leadership role within a specialized manufacturing environment? This opportunity as a Quality Control Manager offers the chance to lead quality operations across casting, machining, heat treat, and finishing processes while driving improvements in inspection, compliance, corrective actions, and customer quality. Does this position align with your future career goals? Then this could be the right fit for you.

**Summary

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The Quality Control Manager will oversee inspection, testing, corrective actions, internal audits, supplier quality, and customer quality activities within a manufacturing and foundry environment. This role requires a hands-on, data-driven quality leader with aerospace and/or automotive manufacturing experience who can lead teams, interact with customers and auditors, and drive measurable quality improvements.

**As a Quality Control Manager you will:

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• Oversee incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities.

• Ensure proper use of inspection equipment including CMMs, gauges, hardness testers, and related measurement equipment.

• Monitor and improve SPC, process capability, and defect reduction.

• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions utilizing 8D and 5-Why methodologies.

• Review and approve NCRs, MRB dispositions, and customer returns.

• Ensure timely and effective closure of corrective actions.

• Plan and conduct internal quality audits.

• Serve as the primary quality interface for customer audits, registrar audits, and Nadcap audits when applicable.

• Coordinate audit responses and follow-up actions.

• Oversee supplier quality requirements and performance.

• Review supplier corrective actions and conduct supplier audits as needed.

• Act as the primary quality contact for customers.

• Support contract reviews, PPAP/FAI submissions, and customer quality issues.

• Participate in customer meetings and technical reviews.

• Work cross-functionally with production, engineering, and sales.

• Maintain a hands-on presence on the manufacturing floor.

**Qualifications

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• 5+ years of quality leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Aerospace and/or automotive manufacturing experience.

• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and/or IATF 16949.

• Experience with inspection methods and GD&T.

• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action systems, including 8D and RCCA.

• Experience managing audits and interacting with customers and registrars.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.

• Experience with aluminum casting, machining, or heat-treat operations.

• Experience with PPAP, FAI/AS9102, SPC, and MSA.

• Familiarity with ERP and quality data systems.

• Lean or Six Sigma experience.

• Strong leadership and team development skills.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work cross-functionally with production, engineering, and sales.

**Education

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• Relevant education or technical training in quality, engineering, manufacturing, or a related discipline preferred.

**Salary Range:

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Pay: $50K–$80K

**Ask for: Hersha Dwyer

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