Title: Manufacturing Quality Manager
Reports to: General Manager
Location: DMG MORI Manufacturing Inc, USA, Davis California
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM/Core Business Hours
Classification: Exempt
Travel: 0% – 10%
This position has access to equipment and/or technology that is subject to U.S. export control restrictions. Hiring by DMG MORI must be made in compliance with applicable regulations.
The Manufacturing Quality Manager leads Quality Control operations to ensure machines are built, inspected, and shipped to required standards while meeting delivery targets. They are accountable for product quality, parts inspection, compliance, inspection effectiveness, team leadership, training, performance management, and implementation of process improvements and corrective/preventive actions.
Essential Job Functions:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Responsibilities include up to and not limited to:
- Own product quality and shipment readiness
- Lead QC and assembly teams; set priorities and plan resources
- Manage inspection schedules by status, staffing, and priority
- Drive throughput by managing efficiency and inspection productivity
- Set clear expectations for quality, safety, productivity, and performance
- Coach standard work; give timely feedback and close execution gaps
- Develop training plans for inspectors to ensure consistent processes
- Lead CAPA and root-cause actions to prevent issue recurrence
- Partner cross-functionally to drive quality and process improvements
- Maintain procedures, QC equipment, and accurate records/timekeeping
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree with 5 or more years of related experience
- Engineering background preferred, need proven analytical experience
- Prior experience leading production, assembly, or quality teams
- Project scheduling experience
- Strong communication and effective supervisory skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing situations
- Strong understanding measurement systems and international standards for machine tool inspection
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Work Environment:
Exposure to manufacturing/machining environments which may present possible hazards such as noise, electricity, chemicals, heavy equipment, and other automated and manual machinery. General office environment experienced at DMG MORI office.
Physical Demands:
Frequent: Standing, walking, bending, stooping, lifting, pushing, pulling, and repetitive movements
Periodic: Operating power equipment, sitting at desk, utilizing computers and phones.
Occasional: Lifting or moving up to 50lbs.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- Five or more years of related experience
- Engineering background
- Proven analytical experience
- Experience leading production, assembly, or quality teams
- Project scheduling experience
- Strong communication skills
- Effective supervisory skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing situations
- Strong understanding of measurement systems and international standards for machine tool inspection
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
What We Do
DMG MORI is a worldwide leading manufacturer of high-precision machine tools and sustainable technologies that are at the beginning of global value chains. Integrated automation and end-to-end digitization solutions extend our core business with turning and milling machines, Advanced Technologies and Additive Manufacturing. Our technology excellence is bundled within the main sectors of Aerospace, Automotive, Die & Mold as well as Medical and Semiconductor. In the “Global One Company”, more than 12,000 employees are in direct contact with our 150,000 customer factories. DMG MORI is present in 43 countries worldwide – with 16 production plants, 113 sales and service locations – and is actively advancing the future fields of automation, digitization and sustainability.
