Manufacturing Quality Lead

MITER Brands • Tacoma, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Milgard Windows & Doors is seeking a Quality Lead to support and drive day-to-day quality operations for our vinyl extrusion and pultrusion manufacturing processes. This role plays a critical part in ensuring products meet specifications, supporting process control and troubleshooting, and helping build a strong, collaborative quality team on grave shift. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on quality professional who wants to make an impact, support production partners, and contribute to continuous improvement in a manufacturing-driven environment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required
• 3–5+ years of quality experience in extrusion, pultrusion, plastics, or composites manufacturing
• Strong understanding of dimensional inspection, process controls, and manufacturing specifications
• Experience with SPC, root cause analysis, corrective action systems, and quality documentation
• Ability to read engineering drawings and use inspection tools (calipers, gauges, micrometers, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• Technical degree or certification preferred
• Prior leadership, lead, or shift-lead experience
• Six Sigma, Lean, or continuous improvement training
• ISO 9001 audit experience

Responsibilities

• Lead in-process and final product inspections to ensure conformance to specifications
• Monitor critical extrusion and pultrusion parameters, including temperatures, pressures, cure cycles, and dimensions
• Identify, document, and resolve quality issues using root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Drive reduction of scrap and rework through preventive and continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintain accurate quality records, inspection results, and non-conformance documentation
• Support ISO 9001 requirements and participate in internal and customer audits
• Train, coach, and guide operators and quality technicians on standards, procedures, and defect recognition
• Serve as the quality liaison between production, engineering, suppliers, and customers
• Actively contribute to building and strengthening a high-performing quality culture on shift

Benefits

• Three comprehensive Medical plan options
• Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Supplemental Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance
• Company-paid Short-Term Disability
• Company-paid Long-Term Disability
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid Holidays
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Teladoc
• Legal Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Team Member Discount Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Yearly Wellness Clinic

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED