Manufacturing Standards Manager

Dandy

11d

About The Position

Dandy is transforming the massive and antiquated dental industry—an industry worth over $200B. Backed by some of the world’s leading venture capital firms, we’re on an ambitious mission to simplify and modernize every function of the dental practice through technology. As we expand our reach globally, Dandy is building the operating system for dental offices around the world—empowering clinicians and their teams with technology, innovation, and world-class support to achieve more for their practices, their people, and their patients. Role Overview Dandy is seeking a Manager of Manufacturing Quality to lead and scale manufacturing quality across multiple production sites. You will manage a team of Principal Manufacturing Technicians—experts in Crown & Bridge, Implants, and Removables—and establish objective, repeatable quality standards that scale across people, processes, and automation. You will partner closely with the Manager of Design Quality to align quality end-to-end, from doctor feedback and design intent through manufacturing execution and inspection. A key focus of this role is ensuring inspection systems—particularly end-of-line 3DQC—measure the right attributes, to the right specifications, as defined by principal experts and informed by clinician feedback.

Requirements

8+ years in manufacturing quality, quality engineering, or technical operations (regulated manufacturing preferred).
Experience leading senior technical experts across multiple sites.
Strong applied statistics experience (AAA, SPC, DOE).
Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt (or equivalent experience).
Proven ability to translate qualitative feedback into measurable standards.
Willingness to travel ~30%.

Nice To Haves

Dental manufacturing or adjacent custom medical manufacturing experience.
Experience in ISO-aligned quality systems (ISO 13485 or similar).
Experience scaling standards across manual and automated manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop Principal Manufacturing Technicians across distributed sites.
Drive consistent interpretation and application of manufacturing quality standards across locations.
Define and maintain manufacturing quality rubrics that translate expert judgment into objective, auditable criteria.
Convert clinician feedback (returns, remakes, qualitative notes) into quantitative specifications and CTQs (Critical to Quality)
Align manufacturing rubrics with design rubrics in partnership with the Manager of Design Quality.
Lead Attribute Agreement Analysis (AAA) and calibration programs for inspection consistency.
Establish SPC/control charts and action thresholds for key CTQs.
Apply Lean Six Sigma methods to reduce variation and improve FPY.
Partner with the Automation team to ensure end-of-line 3DQC measures the correct attributes and thresholds defined by Principal Technicians.
Validate 3DQC performance (repeatability, drift, coverage) and ensure data is used for upstream improvement, not just sorting.
Build and operate a Red Rabbits (golden cases / known-defect sets) program to verify that human and automated QC reliably detect critical defects.
Use Red Rabbits to detect drift, trigger retraining, and validate changes..
Run DOEs to resolve spec disputes, validate changes, and improve process capability.
Define certification and re-certification requirements for manufacturing and QC roles.
Support audit readiness through clear standards, evidence, and sustained compliance.

Benefits

For full-time positions, Dandy offers a wide range of best-in-class, comprehensive, and inclusive benefits tailored to each country where we operate.
Our local benefits packages typically include healthcare, dental, mental health support, parental planning resources, retirement savings options, and generous paid time off—ensuring our team members are supported no matter where they live and work.

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