Vice President, Quality

ASC Engineered Solutions

VP of Quality responsible for scaling and improving the Quality Management System across manufacturing operations. Ensuring compliance and leading quality initiatives for product line expansion.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeOak Brook • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $230,000 - $330,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

The base salary range for this position is $230,00.00 - $330,000.00 USD annually*****. ****
*****The salary range for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of compensation for this role. ASC Engineered Solutions’ philosophy on compensation is based on careful consideration of additional factors such as (but not limited to) an individual’s education, training, work experience, job-related skill set, location, and industry knowledge, as well as the scope and responsibilities of the position and market considerations.

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Hard Skills & Tools

ISO 9001Quality Management Systemcorrective actionroot cause analysisSPCPFMEAPPAPrisk managementcontrol plansquality KPIs

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationmentoringstrategic thinkingcross-functional teamworkaccountabilitycontinuous improvementproblem-solvingtrusted advisor