Quality Manager
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Job Location:
Torrance, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
As a Quality Manager at JR286 youll take end-to-end ownership of building and maintaining the processes and quality initiatives to ensure our products meet the highest standards of performance safety reliability and compliance. This is a hands-on high-visibility role where youll partner across engineering operations and supply chain to embed quality throughout our manufacturing process. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in quality systems supplier management and cross-functional collaboration within the sporting goods industry.
What Youll Do:
- Product Quality Management
- Define and implement quality standards and testing protocols across all product categories (apparel gear footwear accessories)
- Lead product inspections testing and quality audits throughout the product development and production lifecycle
- Work closely with design development and sourcing teams to ensure product quality is built in from concept through final production
- Monitor and resolve customer complaints and product returns related to quality issues
- Process Quality & Continuous Improvement
- Develop and maintain robust quality systems and SOPs to improve operational consistency
- Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions
- Use tools such as FMEA Six Sigma and Lean methodologies to optimize quality processes
- Track and report on KPIs related to quality performance and improvement initiatives
- Supplier Quality Assurance
- Audit qualify and manage suppliers and manufacturers to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory standards
- Train and support suppliers on quality expectations product specifications and continuous improvement
- Conduct supplier site visits and evaluations as needed including international travel
- Compliance & Certification
- Ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g. ISO 9001 CPSIA REACH) and product safety regulations
- Collaborate with third-party testing labs to verify compliance and performance standards
- Other duties as assigned
What to Bring:
- Bachelors degree in engineering (or Quality Supply Chain or related field)
- 5 years of experience in Quality Manufacturing or Supplier Quality Engineering within ideally in sporting goods consumer products or apparel/footwear
- Proven expertise in both product quality (fit function performance) and process quality (manufacturing supply chain systems)
- Experience with global sourcing and manufacturing particularly in Asia and Latin America
- Strong analytical organizational and leadership skills
- Proficient in quality tools and systems (e.g. Six Sigma ISO ERP PLM)
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Certifications such as CQE CQA Six Sigma Black/Green Belt (strongly preferred)
- Experience with sustainability and ethical manufacturing standards (strongly preferred)
- Familiarity with testing protocols for apparel footwear and sporting goods (e.g. ASTM AATCC ISO) (strongly preferred)
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary (we leverage market data) benefits (medical dental vision 401k match life insurance pet insurance)
- Company gym with access to personal trainer
- On-site Kitchen
- Paid Parental Leave
- Summer hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
- Responsible Time Off (aka Unlimited Vacation)
- 13 company holidays
- Professional development workshops
- Employee product discounts on selected brand
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- APQP
- Quality Assurance
- ISO 9001
- Lean Six Sigma
- PPAP
- Root cause Analysis
- ISO 13485
- Quality Systems
- Quality Control
- Quality Management
- As9100
- Manufacturing
