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Director of Quality Control

United States, Lowell 180000.00 - 220000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted February 13, 2026
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Job Description

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can both set strategy and drive execution on the shop floor. The role is with an industry-leading industrial manufacturing company.

Job Responsibility

  • Own and lead the Quality Assurance function end-to-end, including team leadership and third-party inspection oversight
  • Implement, execute, and continuously improve a robust Quality Management System (QMS)
  • Drive corrective and preventive action, root-cause analysis, and non-conformance resolution
  • Ensure compliance with applicable industry codes, standards, and customer requirements
  • Partner closely with operations and production leadership to proactively support complex, engineered-to-order projects
  • Maintain strong shop-floor presence while collaborating with senior leadership
  • Lead audits, inspections, and quality reviews with customers and external parties
  • Build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and quality ownership across the organization

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (preferred)
  • 10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance within industrial or heavy manufacturing environments
  • Proven experience leading and developing Quality teams (manager-of-managers or senior leadership level)
  • Hands-on experience implementing or rebuilding a QMS, not just maintaining documentation
  • Strong background in welded fabrication, engineered-to-order manufacturing, or highly regulated industrial production
  • Demonstrated success driving corrective action and preventing repeat quality failures
  • Comfortable operating in a hands-on, shop-floor-focused environment
  • Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills

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