Director of Quality-Operations (Manufacturing)

Location: Baltimore, MD, United States

Salary: $155,000–$210,000 annual base salary

Company

hirify.global builds capital equipment and technologies for paper converting, packaging, corrugating, finishing, bookbinding, and related manufacturing industries as part of Barry-Wehmiller.

What you will do

• Develop the overall quality improvement strategy and lead cross-functional adoption and execution.
• Develop and maintain the business and quality management system to improve operating efficiency, productivity, customer satisfaction, and profitability.
• Assess the quality management system, quality plan, and quality organization to establish improvement priorities.
• Identify customer dissatisfaction drivers, internal failures, and systemic root causes of Cost of Poor Quality.
• Execute preventive actions to reduce COPQ, waste, process variability, and operational disruptions.
• Establish KPIs, standard work, training, recurring process audits, and coaching to build organizational quality capability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, quality, continuous improvement, or a related field.
• 10+ years of professional experience leading a quality organization in a capital equipment manufacturing environment.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Operational Excellence, Lean Manufacturing, or Strategy Deployment.
• Ability to independently resolve complex problems and anticipate operational risks and improvement opportunities.
• Ability to manage a skilled and diverse staff, communicate effectively, represent the organization, and influence senior managers and customers.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a safety-focused manufacturing environment centered on quality, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the interview process.
• Pre-employment screening may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verification, background screening, or skills assessments.