Senior Manager, Quality Management

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.•Pooler, GA

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About The Position

Mitsubishi Power is hiring a Senior Manager, Quality Management at its Savannah Machinery Works location. This role is the senior site quality leader and is accountable for quality assurance, quality control, inspection, metrology, non-destructive examination (NDE), customer quality, and Quality Management System activities. The position ensures products and services meet applicable customer, contractual, regulatory, and Mitsubishi Power requirements. The Senior Manager partners with Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, and Commercial teams to strengthen customer confidence, improve first-time quality, reduce quality escapes and quality-related disruption, and support safe, reliable growth. The role advances a prevention-focused quality culture by applying technology, data, technical expertise, and cross-functional resources to identify, control, and mitigate quality risks before defects occur. The leader develops a high-performing quality team and aligns quality objectives with business priorities while maintaining independent technical judgment and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related technical field.
At least 8 years of progressive quality experience in a complex manufacturing, repair, power generation, aerospace, energy, or comparable industrial environment.
At least 5 years of experience leading quality professionals, technical specialists, or multidisciplinary teams.
Demonstrated experience with customer-facing quality leadership, quality systems, audits, nonconformance management, root cause analysis, and corrective action.
Demonstrated ability to use quality data, digital tools, and structured risk methods to prevent defects and improve process performance.
Experience leading cross-functional change and sustaining measurable improvements.
ASQ certification, such as Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, or Certified Quality Auditor.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
Lean or Six Sigma certification.
Experience with NDE, metrology, heavy machining, rotating equipment, turbine component manufacturing, assembly, or repair operations.
Experience implementing digital quality management, analytics, automated inspection, or predictive quality solutions.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate the core competencies of being action oriented, a change champion, customer-focused, committed to developing self and others, and accountable for ownership.
Champion a culture where quality is built into every process and owned at all levels of the organization.
Provide strategic leadership to prevent defects, reduce quality risks, and enhance customer satisfaction through disciplined execution and data-driven decision-making.
Drive improvement in customer and internal quality escapes, First-Time Quality (FTQ), process capability, Cost of Quality (COQ), scrap, rework, inspection and hold-point completion, First Article Inspections (FAIs), corrective action closure and effectiveness, audit performance, schedule adherence, preventive controls, digital quality systems, technical competency, cross-training, workforce development, and succession planning.
Use people, processes, technology, and analytics to improve quality performance, strengthen customer confidence, and support safe, reliable business growth.
Lead the development of a high-performing quality team through coaching, accountability, and continuous learning.
Ensure quality objectives align with business priorities while maintaining independent technical judgment and regulatory compliance.