Quality Manager

Waldom Electronics•Rockford, IL

23d•$90,000 - $102,000

About The Position

The Quality Manager is responsible for leading the Quality Management System (QMS), driving quality performance, and ensuring organizational readiness and compliance across all processes, documentation, training, and customer requirements. This role provides quality systems leadership, people leadership, and cross‑functional accountability, ensuring that quality standards are clearly defined, communicated, measured, and continuously improved. The Quality Manager partners cross functionally to ensure consistent adherence to documented standards, accurate quality reporting, and effective audit readiness. This includes leadership of Quality objectives, continuous improvement, internal audit programs, training standardization, and customer quality escalations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field required.
3–5+ years in Quality leadership, Quality Systems, or related roles.
Demonstrated experience leading QMS, audits, CI projects, and training programs.
Strong understanding of ISO-based QMS and internal audit practices.
Skilled in document control, process mapping, and systemic problem-solving.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive accountability, and influence without authority.
Strong communication, documentation, and change management skills.
Ability to interpret data, lead metrics reporting, and drive performance improvements.
High degree of ownership, structure, and organizational discipline.

Nice To Haves

Experience in electronics, distribution, or regulated industries preferred.
Experience with ISO 9001.
Experience leading continuous improvement frameworks (8D, PDCA, Lean).
Experience managing training programs or competency systems.
Prior experience in Quality Manager, Quality Supervisor, or QMS Lead roles.

Responsibilities

Quality Management System (QMS) Adherence
Ensure processes, procedures, standards, and controls defined within the company’s Quality Management System are adhered to.
Ensure metric owners understand responsibilities, data inputs, and corrective action expectations.
Document & Record Control Governance
Maps and maintains the current-state documentation ecosystem (procedures, work instructions, forms, records).
Leads cleanup, harmonization, and standardization of legacy documents.
Ensures documentation supports audit readiness, compliance, and operational clarity.
Internal Audit Program & Audit Readiness
Owns the internal audit program: annual schedule, checklists, auditor assignments, and reporting.
Leads audit preparation and coordination, including readiness checklists, evidence collection, and team communication.
Partners cross functionally to close audit findings and strengthen systemic controls.
Serves as primary leader for external customer or certification audits.
Training Standardization & Competency Assurance
Leads creation and governance of training matrices, standardized training content, certification processes, and documentation.
Ensures training is aligned to documented procedures, QMS expectations, and audit/compliance needs.
Tracks training completion and ensures ongoing compliance.
Customer Quality Leadership
Leads customer quality activities, including complaint investigations, corrective action responses, reporting, and escalations.
Develops and maintains customer-facing quality dashboards and performance metrics.
Ensures timely, accurate customer communication and documentation.
Continuous Improvement (CI) Leadership
Leads quality-related continuous improvement initiatives, including FLIP or equivalent frameworks.
Establishes cadence for tracking and reporting.
People Leadership & Team Development
Supervises, coaches, and develops Quality team members.
Oversees Quality staffing: job description creation, requisitions, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding.
Handles performance management, coaching, and accountability as needed.
Operational Quality & Compliance
Partners with Operations, Warehouse, and Supply Chain to address quality issues and implement process improvements.
Maintains calibration and equipment quality programs.

Benefits

Competitive base salary plus performance-based incentives.
Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, and 401(k).
Opportunities for career growth in a global organization.
A collaborative culture committed to innovation, partnership, and continuous improvement.
Top quality medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans Waldom pays the majority of the medical plan cost
Fourteen (14) days of paid time off (PTO) annually (accrued at 2.15 hours per week for the first four (4) years of employment)
8 Paid holidays plus 1 floating holiday
8 hours of paid volunteer time off annually
Corporate Discount Program
Employee Assistance Program 100% Waldom Paid!
Generous Paid Maternity & Paternity Leaves
Tuition Assistance Program
Scholarship Program: for your eligible children, grandchildren & legal dependents, up to $8k a year