Vice President of Quality

Shreveport, LA, 71101


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Type: Permanent

Reference ID: 4650bae9-773e-422c-8fec-54de08030ffe

Date Posted: 01/21/2026

Shortcut: http://management-recruiters-of-tallahassee.jobs.mrinetwork.com/CV5zD1


Vice President of Quality

A privately held manufacturing company is seeking a Vice President of Quality to lead a comprehensive rebuild and modernization of its Quality Management System (QMS). This senior role is responsible for transforming quality from a reactive, inspection-driven function into a proactive, data-driven capability embedded across products, processes, suppliers, and culture.

Reporting to executive leadership, the VP of Quality will act as a strategic change agent, partnering closely with operations, engineering, supply chain, and customers to establish quality as a core competitive advantage.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute an enterprise quality strategy aligned with business objectives

  • Design, rebuild, and deploy a scalable, sustainable Quality Management System

  • Lead ISO 140001 and customer-driven certification and compliance efforts

  • Drive defect reduction, scrap elimination, CAPA, and root cause analysis initiatives

  • Embed quality upstream in manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain processes

  • Build and lead supplier and customer quality programs

  • Establish KPIs, dashboards, and governance routines to drive accountability and results

  • Build, develop, and lead a high-performing quality organization

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or related technical field. 

  • 12+ years of progressive quality leadership in metal or industrial manufacturing

  • Proven success in building or rebuilding a Quality Management System

  • Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 or 140001 and advanced quality methodologies (RCA, CAPA, SPC, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Lean/Six Sigma)

  • Demonstrated hands-on ability to lead enterprise-level systems and cultural change

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