Quality Manager

Quality Manager

Location: Columbus Grove, OH

Salary: $75,000–$80,000

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:00 PM

Reports to: COO

Company Overview

The company specializes in industrial surface preparation and finishing, including powder coating, liquid painting, and abrasive blasting. They work with customers across a variety of industries, with quality requirements that can vary depending on the customer and application.

Position Overview

They're looking for a Quality Manager to help develop and grow their quality management system. This role is focused heavily on the administrative, procedural, and continuous-improvement side of quality, rather than just performing inspections.

The goal is to strengthen their ISO 9001 system, develop procedures around customer-specific requirements, and ensure quality checks are consistently integrated throughout the production process.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and improve quality procedures, work instructions, and inspection processes.
• Maintain and strengthen the ISO 9001 quality management system and lead internal audits.
• Work directly with customers to address quality concerns and implement their specific requirements.
• Integrate quality checks into the production process so employees throughout the facility are responsible for quality.
• Use the company's production software and employee tablets to track inspections, production records, and nonconformances.
• Analyze defects, rework, and customer complaints to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Oversee corrective actions, documentation, and quality performance metrics.
• Work with production employees to ensure coating, paint, and surface-preparation standards are consistently met.

What They're Looking For

• Strong understanding of ISO 9001 and experience maintaining or improving a quality management system.
• Experience creating and implementing quality procedures or checks based on customer requirements.
• Background working with customers on quality issues, audits, and corrective actions.
• Experience integrating quality checks directly into production processes and helping employees take ownership of quality.
• 3–5 years of quality experience; supervisory or management experience preferred.

Additional advantages:

• Experience working with military contractors.
• AS9100 or ITAR experience.
• Lean or Six Sigma knowledge.
• Experience with manufacturing software, ERP systems, or digital quality-tracking platforms.

Team & Work Environment

You'll report directly to the COO and initially oversee one direct report, with the opportunity for the team to grow as the company expands. This is a hands-on manufacturing environment, so you'll spend time working with production employees as well as managing procedures, documentation, audits, and customer requirements.

Schedule & Travel

• Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:00 PM.
• Occasional travel for customer or business needs, generally limited to day trips.
• No regular overnight travel.

Why Consider the Opportunity?

This is a good opportunity for someone who enjoys building and improving a quality system, establishing better processes, and having a direct impact on quality throughout a manufacturing operation. The role offers the ability to work closely with company leadership and help shape the quality function as the business grows.