Site Quality Leader (Quality Manager)

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Irwindale, CA, USA
In-Office
123K-154K Annually
Expert/Leader
Industrial
The Role
Leads all site quality functions across assurance, control, supplier and customer quality, NPI, and compliance. Drives corrective actions, root-cause investigations, audits, process validation, SPC, quality metrics, and continuous improvement. Partners with operations, engineering, product management, supply chain, and customer service to resolve quality issues and support new products. Develops the quality team and ensures compliance with ISO standards, regulatory requirements, customer specifications, and corporate standards.
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Essential Duties & Responsibilities:  

▪ Lead all site quality functions including Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supplier

Quality, Customer Quality, NPI/NPD Quality and Compliance activities, serving as the

primary point of contact for all quality matters at the site.

▪ Drive quality performance improvements by analyzing key metrics, leading root cause

investigations, implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and reducing

customer complaints, nonconformances, scrap, and cost of poor quality. 

▪ Ensure ongoing compliance with ISO 9/14/45001, environmental requirements,

customer specifications, corporate standards, and applicable regulatory requirements

through audits, management reviews, and quality system effectiveness. 

▪ Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Product Management, Supply

Chain, and Customer Service to improve processes, support new product introductions,

qualify suppliers, and resolve quality issues quickly and effectively. 

▪ Develop and lead the quality team through coaching, training, performance

management, and continuous improvement initiatives, fostering a culture of

accountability, operational excellence, and customer focus.

▪ Complete Role Standard Work and deliver all other duties as assigned. 


Required Skills/Abilities:

▪ Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

▪ Working knowledge of GD&T standards

▪ Excellent computer skills and data analysis/data mining capability.

▪ Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems (ISO 9/14/45001) and manufacturing

quality principles. 

▪ Expertise in Root Cause Analysis methodologies such as 8D, A3, 5 Why, Fishbone, and

CAPA. 

▪ Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC), process validation, risk management,

and quality metrics. 

▪ Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability

to influence across all levels of the organization.                                                      

▪ Strong problem-solving and project management capabilities with a data-driven

approach to decision-making. 

▪ Proficiency in quality tools, ERP systems, and Microsoft Office applications. 

▪ Ability to lead customer audits, supplier audits, and regulatory inspections


Education and Experience:

▪ Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality, manufacturing, or a related technical

discipline.

▪ Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive quality leadership experience within a

manufacturing environment.

▪ Proven experience managing customer complaints, supplier quality programs, corrective

actions, and quality audits.

▪ Demonstrated success leading quality improvement initiatives that deliver measurable

business results.

▪ Experience working in regulated manufacturing environments (UL, NSF, LR) and

supporting cross-functional operational excellence initiatives.

▪ ASQ certifications (CQE, CMQ/OE, CQA, 6-sigma black belt) preferred.

▪ Experience with sensors, instrumentation, valves, flow measurement devices, or

industrial manufacturing industries is highly desirable.


Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

▪ While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands

to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.

▪ The employee is frequently required to sit.

▪ The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and drive

▪ The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or

move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  

▪ Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color

vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

▪ While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes

or airborne particles. 

▪ The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 


Pay:  

  • $123k - 154K (depending on experience) + Bonus

Benefits of Working for Georg Fischer:
  • Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, and vision)
  • 120 hours of paid time off annually (combined PTO and sick leave accruals)
  • Generous 401(k) match: Company matches 50% of employee contributions up to 15% of eligible pay; fully vested upon enrollment
  • Profit Sharing up to 2%
  • Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Safe and team-oriented work environment
  • Climate-controlled facility
  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Employee Recognition Programs, Carpool Reimbursement Program, Gym Reimbursement Program

Please submit your application via the ‘Apply’ button.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality, manufacturing, or a related technical discipline
  • 8–10 years of progressive quality leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience managing customer complaints, supplier quality programs, corrective actions, and quality audits
  • Demonstrated success leading quality improvement initiatives with measurable business results
  • Experience in regulated manufacturing environments, including UL, NSF, or LR
  • Working knowledge of GD&T standards
  • Strong knowledge of quality management systems and manufacturing quality principles
  • Expertise in root-cause analysis methods including 8D, A3, 5 Why, Fishbone, and CAPA
  • Experience with SPC, process validation, risk management, and quality metrics
  • Ability to lead customer audits, supplier audits, and regulatory inspections
  • Excellent communication, leadership, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and project management skills
  • Proficiency in quality tools, ERP systems, and Microsoft Office applications
  • ASQ certification such as CQE, CMQ/OE, CQA, or Six Sigma Black Belt
  • Experience with sensors, instrumentation, valves, flow measurement devices, or industrial manufacturing
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The Company
HQ: Schaffhausen
6,384 Employees
Year Founded: 1802

What We Do

GF – with its three divisions GF Piping Systems, GF Casting Solutions, and GF Machining Solutions – offers products and solutions that enable the safe transport of liquids and gases, as well as lightweight casting components and high-precision manufacturing technologies. As a sustainability and innovation leader, GF strives to achieve profitable growth while offering superior value to its customers for more than 200 years. Founded in 1802, the Corporation is headquartered in Switzerland and present in 34 countries with 138 companies, 60 of which are production companies with 83 facilities. GF’s 15’207 employees worldwide generated sales of CHF 3’998 million in 2022.

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