Top 23 Manufacturing quality manager Jobs in Fort Wayne, In

Quality Manager
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions US Inc —Fort Wayne, IN
- 5 years
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Quality Systems Manager
C&A Tool Engineering, Inc. —Churubusco, IN
- From $85,000 a year
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- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Mid-level
- Health savings account
- Paid holidays
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Manufacturing Quality Manager II
BAE Systems Inc. —Fort Wayne, IN
- $122,400 - $208,080 a year
- Full-time
- Recruiting
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- Senior level
- Health savings account
- Paid holidays
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Accutech Mold & Machine, Inc —Fort Wayne, IN
- Up to $40 an hour
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Bachelor's degree
- In-person
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Aftermarket Repair Quality Manager
BAE Systems Inc. —Fort Wayne, IN
- $108,787 - $184,937 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- 5 years
- Engineering
- Health savings account
- Paid holidays
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ICQA Area Manager II
Amazon.com Services LLC —Fort Wayne, IN
- $70,000 - $90,900 a year
- Weekends as needed
- English
- Analysis skills
- Math
- AD&D insurance
- Health insurance
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Quality Manager
Valbruna —Fort Wayne, IN
- Engineering
- Analysis skills
- Mentoring
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Quality Manager
Specialized Component Parts Limited Inc —Auburn, IN
- Full-time
- Engineering
- ERP systems
- 3 years
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Quality Supervisor
Kraft Heinz Company —Kendallville, IN
- $68,900 - $86,100 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Management
- Mid-level
- Mentoring
- AD&D insurance
- Paid holidays
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Quality Systems Manager
Precision Products Group, Inc —Fort Wayne, IN
- Engineering
- Office
- Travel
- Health savings account
- Paid holidays
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Quality Manager
Multimatic —Fort Wayne, IN
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Inventory management
Product Quality Leader
SANKO GOSEI TECH —Fort Wayne, IN
- $22.70 - $22.95 an hour
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- English
- Mid-level
- On-the-job training
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Quality Control Manager
TEKTREE SOFTWARE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED —Hicksville, OH
- $60,414.03 - $80,000.00 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Outlook
- Management
- Analysis skills
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
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Site Manager in Training (MIT)
Team Quality Services Inc —Auburn, IN
- $65,000 a year
- Overtime
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- Engineering
- High school diploma or GED
7h
Quality Manager - Manufacturing
Rhinehart Finishing, LLC. —Spencerville, IN
- From $70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Analysis skills
- US work authorization
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Manager of Accreditation
ANSI National Accreditation Board —Fort Wayne, IN
- $76,800 - $95,900 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- 5 years
- 403(b) matching
- Health insurance
1d
Project Supervisor
STRATOSPHERE QUALITY LLC —Auburn, IN
- $21.27 an hour
- Full-time
- Management
- Mid-level
- Warehouse
- Paid training
- Health insurance
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Quality Manager
Dexter —Albion, IN
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Senior level
- Leadership
- Profit sharing
- Health savings account
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Quality Manager

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions US Inc -
Fort Wayne, IN

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Job Details

8 days ago

Qualifications

Statistics
Customer communication
Staff supervision
Content creation for technical audiences
Production data analysis
Defect resolution root cause analysis
Data analysis reporting
Coaching
Presentations for conferences or internal meetings
Statistical Process Control
Technical writing experience within manufacturing
Six Sigma methodology implementation
Engineering process optimization
Corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
Metrics Reporting
Talent development
Trend analysis
Quality reports
Change management
Manufacturing facility experience
Team development
Pareto charts
Quality control experience within aerospace industry
Mentoring
Regulatory/legal compliance standards in production
Management reporting
Quality control communication
Quality improvement programs in engineering
Cross-functional team management
Production process auditing

Full Job Description

What Success Looks Like

Maintains a daily presence on the production floor.
Understands the largest sources of scrap, rework, waste, and process variation within the facility.
Can explain current quality performance, quality trends, major corrective actions, customer concerns, and improvement priorities.
Knows where quality losses are occurring and develops action plans to eliminate them.
Uses data to prioritize resources and focus improvement efforts where they generate the greatest business impact.
Builds systems that prevent defects rather than relying on inspection to catch defects.
Partners directly with Production Managers and Supervisors to improve process capability and first-pass yield.
Leads root cause investigations that address systemic causes rather than individual blame.
Ensures corrective actions are implemented, sustained, and verified for effectiveness.
Maintains visible quality performance metrics throughout the facility.
Develops and executes plans to reduce Cost of Poor Quality.
Establishes accountability for quality performance across all departments.
Ensures customer requirements, industry standards, and regulatory requirements are consistently achieved.
Develops Quality personnel into knowledgeable and effective business partners.
Uses Qualtrax as a management system, not simply a document storage system.
Creates a culture where quality is understood to be everyone's responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Management System Leadership

Serve as owner and administrator of the facility's Quality Management System within Qualtrax.
Maintain all controlled procedures, work instructions, forms, standards, and quality records.
Ensure document control processes remain effective and compliant.
Lead Management Review processes and ensure actions are completed.
Maintain compliance with AS9100, customer requirements, and internal standards.
Continuously improve the effectiveness of the Quality Management System.

Quality Performance Management

Monitor and report facility quality performance metrics.
Develop and maintain quality dashboards, scorecards, and KPI reporting.
Analyze scrap, rework, first-pass yield, customer complaints, and nonconformance trends.
Establish measurable improvement plans for quality performance gaps.
Track and communicate progress against quality objectives.
Provide leadership with accurate assessment of quality risks and opportunities.

Scrap, Waste & Cost Reduction

Identify and prioritize the largest drivers of scrap, rework, and Cost of Poor Quality.
Lead initiatives focused on waste elimination and defect reduction.
Partner with Operations and Engineering to reduce process variation.
Develop action plans to achieve annual scrap reduction objectives.
Track effectiveness of quality improvement initiatives and validate results.
Drive measurable reductions in Cost of Poor Quality.

Corrective & Preventive Action Leadership

Own the Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) process.
Facilitate structured root cause analysis investigations.
Lead cross-functional corrective action teams.
Ensure corrective actions address root causes rather than symptoms.
Verify effectiveness of corrective actions.
Maintain accountability for closure of corrective actions.

Customer Quality Management

Serve as primary contact for customer quality concerns.
Lead investigations involving customer complaints, returns, escapes, and corrective actions.
Coordinate customer audits and quality reviews.
Monitor customer quality scorecards and performance indicators.
Ensure customer requirements are effectively communicated and implemented.
Develop action plans to improve customer satisfaction and quality performance.

Supplier Quality Management

Develop and maintain supplier quality programs.
Monitor supplier quality performance and incoming quality trends.
Coordinate supplier corrective actions.
Conduct supplier evaluations and audits as required.
Partner with Purchasing to improve supplier performance.
Ensure suppliers consistently meet quality requirements.

Manufacturing Quality Support

Conduct routine process audits, layered audits, and shop floor reviews.
Verify adherence to established procedures, process controls, and quality standards.
Support first-piece inspections, process validations, and quality planning activities.
Work directly with production personnel to identify and eliminate sources of variation.
Promote quality-at-the-source principles.
Ensure quality requirements are consistently applied across all departments and shifts.

Continuous Improvement

Lead quality-focused continuous improvement initiatives.
Utilize Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, SPC, Pareto Analysis, and statistical tools to improve process performance.
Reduce variation, improve process capability, and increase first-pass yield.
Participate in Kaizen events and improvement projects.
Drive sustainable process improvements through data-driven decision making.

Quality Team Leadership

Lead, coach, and develop Quality Engineers, Inspectors, and Technicians.
Establish departmental goals, expectations, and performance standards.
Conduct regular performance reviews and development discussions.
Build technical capability within the Quality organization.
Develop succession plans for key quality positions.
Promote accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement within the department.

Key Performance Measures

The Quality Manager is accountable for achieving improvements in the following areas:

Quality Performance

Scrap Percentage
Rework Percentage
First Pass Yield (FPY)
Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
Internal Defect Rate
Non-Conforming Material Reports (NCMR)

Customer Quality

Customer Complaints
Customer Escapes
Customer PPM
Corrective Action Closure
Customer Scorecard Performance

Quality System Performance

AS9100 Audit Results
Internal Audit Performance
External Audit Performance
CAPA Effectiveness
Document Control Accuracy
Management Review Completion
Qualtrax System Effectiveness

Supplier Quality

Supplier Defect Rate
Supplier Corrective Action Closure
Incoming Material Quality Performance

Continuous Improvement

Scrap Reduction
Rework Reduction
Cost Reduction Through Quality Improvements
Repeat Defect Elimination
Process Capability Improvements

Required Competencies

Leadership

Team Development
Coaching and Mentoring
Accountability Management
Change Leadership
Cross-Functional Collaboration

Quality Management

AS9100
Auditing
Corrective Action Systems
Root Cause Analysis
Quality Management Systems
Document Control

Data Analysis

Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Pareto Analysis
Process Capability Analysis
KPI Management
Trend Analysis

Continuous Improvement

Lean Manufacturing
Six Sigma
Waste Elimination
Process Improvement
Standardization

Communication

Customer Communication
Technical Writing
Audit Leadership
Presentation Skills
Executive Reporting

Required Education & Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Business, or related field preferred.
Minimum 5 years of quality leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience leading quality improvement initiatives that produced measurable business results.
Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and Quality Management Systems.
Experience leading corrective action programs and root cause investigations.
Experience utilizing quality data to improve operational performance.
Strong knowledge of SPC, process capability, statistical analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Experience with ERP systems and Qualtrax or similar QMS platforms preferred.
Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience is preferred.

Supervisory Responsibility

Directly responsible for the leadership, development, performance, and accountability of Quality Engineers, Quality Technicians, Inspectors, and assigned Quality personnel.

Responsible for creating a quality organization that proactively improves process performance, reduces waste, strengthens customer satisfaction, and drives measurable business results.

The Quality Manager owns the Quality Management System and quality performance of the facility. This role is expected to actively identify, measure, and eliminate sources of waste, variation, scrap, and customer risk while building systems that prevent defects and improve operational performance.

Application

Last Application Date 09/30/2026

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