Vice President of Quality

Department: Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Oak Brook, IL

Reporting To: Ron Rabe

Compensation: $230,000 - $330,000 / year

Description

How You Will Help:

• Develop, deploy, and continuously improve a scalable, standardized Quality Management System aligned with ISO 9001 requirements and business objectives. 
• Ensure consistent interpretation and application of QMS requirements across all manufacturing sites and supporting functions. 
• Own global quality policies, procedures, standards, and governance models. 
• Lead management review processes and ensure actionable outcomes tied to business performance. 
• Ensure the QMS effectively supports new product introduction, product line expansion, and integration of external manufacturing partners. 

• Provide functional leadership and accountability for plant Quality leaders across all manufacturing locations. 
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, customer requirements, and internal standards at each site. 
• Drive disciplined use of core quality tools (e.g., corrective action, root cause analysis, SPC, PFMEA, PPAP, risk management, control plans). 
• Establish and track key quality KPIs including internal and external PPM, FPY, COPQ, audit findings, and customer complaints. 
• Lead enterprise response to significant quality events, customer escalations, and containment actions. 
• Partner with Engineering and R&D to ensure quality is embedded in product design, validation, and launch readiness. 

• Establish and execute a robust Supplier Quality Management framework across a global and increasingly outsourced/partnered supply base. 
• Ensure supplier compliance to quality, regulatory, and contractual requirements through audits, scorecards, and development plans. 
• Partner with Supply Chain to drive supplier qualification, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives. 
• Lead supplier corrective action processes and escalation management when quality performance is at risk. 
• Support sourcing decisions with supplier quality assessments and due diligence. 
• Lead quality integration and oversight for third-party manufacturing partners, including qualification, performance management, and ongoing governance. 

• Serve as the executive owner for external and internal audits, including ISO 9001 certification bodies, key customers, and regulatory agencies as applicable. 
• Ensure timely closure and effectiveness of corrective actions resulting from audits and assessments. 
• Proactively identify quality and compliance risks across manufacturing and the supply chain and implement mitigation strategies. 

• Champion a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organization. 
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and R&D to integrate quality into process design, new product introduction, and change management. 
• Drive standardization and best practice sharing across sites to improve performance and reduce variability. 
• Develop and mentor quality leaders and build a strong succession pipeline within the Quality organization. 

• Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on quality risks, opportunities, and strategic initiatives. 
• Collaborate cross-functionally to balance quality, cost, delivery, and growth objectives. 
• Clearly communicate quality performance, trends, and risks at an executive level. 

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline (advanced degree preferred). 
• 15+ years of progressive quality leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, including multi-site responsibility. 
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-level ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems. 
• Strong background in supplier quality management and global supply chain oversight. 
• Proven ability to lead audits, corrective actions, and enterprise quality transformations. 
• Demonstrated experience building and scaling quality systems to support new product introduction and/or external manufacturing partnerships. 
• Experience working with global suppliers and cross-cultural teams preferred. 

Compensation: