Overview
Director of Quality Jobs in Nappanee, IN at Hire Road, Inc.
Our client is a premier manufacturer of high-end recreational vehicles, delivering highly engineered, customized motorhomes through a strong focus on quality, craftsmanship, and innovation who is looking to add a Director of Quality to the team. The Director of Quality will drive continuous improvement, ensure compliance with applicable regulations and codes—including NHTSA and RVIA—and foster a culture where quality is embedded into every stage of the product lifecycle
Director of Quality must have 10+ years of progressive quality experience.
Director of Quality Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, Manufacturing Management, or a related technical field required
- Master’s degree or MBA preferred
- 10+ years of progressive quality experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role
- Proven experience managing a Quality Management System and leading certification or customer audits
- Deep understanding of quality methodologies (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, CAPA, Lean, Six Sigma)
- Certifications such as ASQ CQE, CQM, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt strongly preferred
- Experience leading quality in manufacturing, engineering, or regulated industries (e.g., automotive, aerospace, medical devices, consumer goods) is a plus
Director of Quality Responsibilities:
- Set the strategic direction for the company’s quality function, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer expectations
- Establish strong governance and accountability across all quality disciplines, with clear standards and measurable performance expectations. Define and track quality KPIs, driving accountability and progress toward strategic targets
- Lead the development and continuous improvement of the QMS, ensuring it reflects industry best practices and supports the unique needs of the RV industry
- Promote practical and effective quality methodologies that drive consistency in design, sourcing, manufacturing, and service
- Ensure processes and standards are well defined, easy to follow, and consistently applied across the organization
- Ensure compliance with federal regulations and industry codes, including NHTSA, FMVSS, and RVIA requirements
- Oversee internal, supplier, and regulatory audits, ensuring systemic closure of findings and effective risk escalation and communication
- Maintain audit and inspection readiness and lead corrective actions that address issues at the root cause and ensure long term effectiveness
- Oversee customer complaints, field issues, and warranty performance, ensuring strong investigation, timely resolution, and meaningful improvements to reduce recurrence and cost. Translate field and customer insights into product and process improvements through effective cross functional collaboration
- Lead supplier qualification and performance management, strengthening capability, accountability, and timely issue resolution, including cost recovery when appropriate
- Set clear expectations for manufacturing quality, including incoming, in process, and final inspection standards
- Support Operations with strong controls and issue containment practices that protect customers while supporting efficient production
- Lead Management Reviews focused on performance, risk, and continuous improvement
- Partner with Engineering and Operations in new product development, ensuring designs are robust, manufacturable, and launched with first time right quality
- Serve as senior escalation point for complex or high visibility quality issues
- Drive continuous improvement efforts using lean and data driven methods to eliminate waste, reduce defects, and improve reliability
- Build and develop a high performing quality team, fostering capability, engagement, and strong leadership at all levels
- Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, prevention, and continuous learning across the company and supply base
WHO WE ARE
Choosing the Hire Road is about shared success, active and committed partnerships and relationships that last. Hire Road is solely focused on connecting highly skilled professionals with leading organizations. We are a solutions-based, results-oriented staffing company specializing in a wide range of industry specific practices. To put it simply, we recruit, screen and hire talented people for temporary and full-time positions.
This classification description is intended to indicate the general kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that are required of positions given this title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of the employees under her/his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Title: Director of Quality
Company: Hire Road, Inc.
Location: Nappanee, IN
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