Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager

ComSonics•Weyers Cave, VA

16d

About The Position

ComSonics is an employee-owned company driven by precision, innovation, and a deep commitment to the customers and industries we support. We have an opportunity for an experienced Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager to lead our quality assurance and quality control programs across multiple locations and help strengthen the processes that make our customers' products reliable and successful. What You'll Do In this role, you'll be the steward of our Quality Management System-guiding, evolving, and safeguarding the standards that ensure we deliver consistent, high-quality manufacturing outcomes for our customers. You'll oversee ISO 9001 and AS9100 programs, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and collaborate with teams across production, engineering, procurement, and leadership. You'll be hands-on with internal and external audits, root cause analysis, quality metrics, and corrective action planning. You'll support compliance with ITAR, CUI, and CMMC/NIST 800-171 requirements. You'll mentor and guide quality teams across multiple facilities while directly supervising our Quality Engineer and inspection team at CMS. This role suits someone energized by problem-solving, cross-functional partnership, and strengthening manufacturing operations through both technical depth and leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Management and 10+ years of manufacturing and quality management experience, including proven leadership responsibility or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Strong proficiency in interpreting technical regulations, standards, and procedures
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop reports, lead presentations, and communicate effectively with internal and external partners
Solid understanding of statistics, probability, and related mathematical concepts used in quality analysis
Strong problem-solving skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, databases, manufacturing software, and the ability to learn our ERP system

Responsibilities

Lead and maintain the Quality Management System across all ComSonics locations which includes both AS9100 and ISO 9001 components
Ensure compliance with ITAR, CUI handling, and related regulatory requirements
Conduct internal and external audits for quality systems and cybersecurity compliance
Use quality data and metrics to identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives
Oversee product inspection, testing, and adherence to customer specifications and requirements
Lead root cause analysis and corrective action processes
Partner with production, engineering, and procurement to address quality challenges
Train and mentor teams on quality standards and best practices
Track, report, and improve key quality performance indicators
Maintain and administer certifications such as ISO, AS, IPC, and others
Supervise Quality Engineer and inspection staff and support quality teams at additional sites
Perform additional duties as needed to support operational success