Job Description

Quality Manager – Precision Gear Manufacturing

This hands-on leadership role ensures compliance with customer specifications, AGMA standards, ISO 9001, and industry quality requirements.

The ideal candidate has deep experience in gearing (spur, helical, bevel, worm, spiral bevel) and understands gear inspection, process control, and precision manufacturing requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Quality Department, including inspectors and technicians

• Oversee gear inspection processes, including in-process and final inspection

• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 (AS9100 a plus) and AGMA standards

• Interpret and apply customer specifications

• Manage Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) and lead root cause analysis

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce scrap and improve process capability

• Oversee calibration systems and maintenance of inspection equipment

• Interface with customers regarding audits, quality concerns, and performance reviews

• Partner with Engineering and Production to support new product launches and process improvements

• Monitor key quality metrics including PPM, scrap, rework, and on-time delivery impact

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of quality leadership experience in gear manufacturing

• Hands-on experience with gear inspection equipment (gear analyzers, CMM, lead/profile measurement, runout testing)

• Strong knowledge of AGMA standards

• Experience with heat treat, grinding, hobbing, shaping, and finishing operations preferred

• Proficiency reading engineering drawings

• Experience with ISO 9001 quality systems (AS9100 a plus)

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field

• Experience in high-precision, tight-tolerance manufacturing

• Customer-facing quality leadership experience

This is a career opportunity for a quality professional experienced in precision gearing who wants a key leadership role in a stable, growing manufacturing organization.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.