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Quality Assurance Manager

# Quality Assurance Manager

DECKED LLC

## Job Description

### Description

DECKED is currently seeking an experienced Quality Assurance (QA) Manager. This position is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and enforcing quality standards across structural assembly, coating/finish, and final fitment operations. Must be highly skilled in building a culture of zero defects through rigorous process control, robust validation, and team leadership.

### Essential Job Functions:

- Establishes and maintains line-specific Control Plans, inspection standards, and quality procedures; partners with engineering to provide shop-floor inputs into PFMEAs and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)

- Validates specialized manufacturing processes including composite curing, bonding, welding, and paint/coating applications and leads 100% water-leak and seal integrity testing to ensure compliance with dimensional, functional, and aesthetic specifications

- Drives rapid containment and 8D/5-Why root cause investigations for line rejections, scrap spikes, and customer fitment returns to improve First-Pass Yield (FPY) and eliminate waste

- Conducts daily Layered Process Audits (LPAs), line-side product checks, and first-piece/last-piece inspections; tracks localized quality metrics (scrap, rework, defect Pareto charts) for plant leadership

- Enforces QMS document compliance on the shop floor by ensuring current work instructions, quality alerts, and temporary process deviations are posted, trained on, and strictly followed

- Coordinates with Quality, Core Operations to ensure all line specific inspection fixtures, gauges, and testing equipment are properly maintained, verified daily, and kept within scheduled calibration intervals

- Recruits, trains, coaches, and manages the plant QA/QC inspection team; establishes shift expectations, enforces safety standards, and maintains a zero-defect culture across all manufacturing shifts

- Partners with Quality, Core Operations and engineering to immediately log, contain, and elevate incoming raw material defects (e.g., resins, glass, hardware, coatings) to suppliers

- Meets QA financial objectives by estimating requirements; preparing budgets; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions

- Updates job knowledge by studying trends in and developments in quality management; participating in educational opportunities; maintains personal networks; participates in professional organizations.

- Accepts ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; explores opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

### Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

- BS/BA degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical field.

- 5+ years of QA leadership experience in automotive, composite, fiberglass, or heavy manufacturing environments

- Deep understanding of quality core tools (APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC).

- Professional quality certification (e.g., ASQ CQM/OE, CQE, or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt) strongly preferred.

- Experience with Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001 or IATF 16949 standards).

- Proficiency with statistical software (e.g., Minitab, JMP) to perform Gage R&R, process capability, and data analysis.

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint), Google Workspace, and workflow platforms (e.g., Asana).

- Excellent leadership, communication, and conflict-resolution skills with a hands-on presence on the factory floor.

- Able to travel to meet with suppliers as necessary

- Strong interpersonal skills with exceptional conflict resolution attribute

- Work history that demonstrates a strong work ethic

- Adaptability & stress tolerance

- Team-oriented with a positive attitude and willingness to work hard

### Compensation and Benefits:

- Compensation DOE

- Health, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance

- 401k with match

- Paid parental leave

- Wellness

- Free water, decent coffee, nice people

- Vacation

Posted October 4, 2026

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