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Saige Partners

Quality Manager

Saige Partners, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States

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The Quality Manager serves as a cross-functional team leader, working closely with internal departments and external customers to ensure compliance with quality, reliability, and safety standards. This position plays a key role in maintaining and enhancing the company’s Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring alignment with

AS9100/ISO 9001

and other regulatory requirements.

What you will be doing… (include but are not limited to)

Establish and maintain procedures for high standards of

quality, reliability, and safety .

Enforce quality and safety requirements in accordance with company needs and regulatory standards.

Organize and promote

companywide quality improvement initiatives .

Develop improved techniques for controlling quality, reliability, and safety processes.

Lead implementation and continuous improvement of the company’s

QMS ; report system performance to senior leadership.

Act as the primary

liaison with external parties

on quality-related matters.

Oversee

APQP activities , including the development and documentation of Process Flow, PFMEA, Control Plans, and PPAP submissions.

Direct preparation and maintenance of Quality Control work instructions, statistical programs, and training for plant personnel in the use of statistical methods.

Manage

corrective action processes , RMA material reporting/disposal procedures, and control charting to improve product quality.

Supervise the

Quality Control Technicians, Lab operations, and AS/ISO Administrator

to ensure product compliance with customer standards.

Monitor and review internal processes to maintain alignment with

customer, internal, and regulatory requirements .

Ensure timely

inspection and calibration

of measuring devices and oversee customer corrective action requests.

Collaborate with sales, engineering, programming, and manufacturing teams to develop and meet product requirements.

Lead quality improvement efforts by identifying opportunities, implementing new methods, and fostering growth and succession planning within the quality department.

What Qualifications you bring…

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

or a related technical field (or equivalent years of experience).

4–5 years of senior-level Quality Engineering

experience, including 5 years in management or leadership roles.

Proficiency in

SPC, APQP, PPAP

(Process Flow, FMEA, Control Plans, Gage R&R, Capability Analysis).

Experience with

Lean Manufacturing tools

in an automotive or similar manufacturing setting.

Demonstrated ability to

define problems, collect data, analyze results, and implement solutions .

Skilled in building credibility and trust, influencing leaders, and collaborating across all organizational levels.

Proficient in

Microsoft Office Suite

(Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and

Minitab statistical analysis software .

What will put you ahead…

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to inspire and guide teams.

Comfortable leading

cross-functional teams

without direct authority.

Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Detail-oriented with a passion for continuous improvement and innovation.

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