e're Hiring: Manufacturing Quality ManagerLocation: United Arab Emirates (Remote)Employment Type: Full-TimeExperience Level: Mid-Level to SeniorWork Arrangement: Fully RemoteAbout UsWe are a globally focused organization committed to delivering high-quality products through robust manufacturing processes, engineering excellence, supplier quality, operational discipline, and continuous improvement.Our teams collaborate across Manufacturing, Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Maintenance, Product Development, Logistics, Suppliers, Customers, and Regulatory functions to ensure products consistently meet defined specifications, performance requirements, safety standards, and customer expectations.The RoleWe are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Quality Manager to lead manufacturing quality strategy, quality assurance, process control, inspection, testing, non-conformance management, corrective and preventive actions, supplier quality, customer quality, audits, quality systems, and continuous improvement.The successful candidate will establish and maintain robust quality-management processes across manufacturing operations, reduce defects and variation, improve first-pass yield, strengthen process capability, ensure compliance with applicable standards, and drive a culture of prevention and continuous improvement.Key ResponsibilitiesQuality StrategyDevelop and implement manufacturing quality strategies aligned with business, product, customer, and operational objectives.
Establish quality policies, standards, procedures, controls, and governance frameworks.
Translate customer and product requirements into practical manufacturing quality requirements.
Establish measurable quality objectives and performance targets.
Promote prevention-based quality management throughout manufacturing operations.
Quality Management SystemMaintain and continuously improve the manufacturing Quality Management System.
Establish documented procedures, work instructions, inspection standards, quality records, and control plans.
Ensure effective document and record control.
Monitor QMS effectiveness through audits, performance reviews, and management reporting.
Manufacturing Quality AssuranceLead quality-assurance activities throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.
Establish controls covering incoming materials, production processes, assembly, testing, packaging, and final release.
Ensure quality requirements are incorporated into production processes.
Prevent defects rather than relying solely on final inspection.
Process QualityMonitor manufacturing processes for consistency, stability, and compliance.
Identify sources of process variation.
Establish appropriate process controls.
Develop corrective actions for recurring process problems.
Process ControlEstablish and maintain process-control plans.
Define critical process parameters and control limits.
Monitor critical characteristics during production.
Ensure timely detection and containment of defects.
Reduce downstream quality failures.
Final InspectionEstablish final inspection and product-release criteria.
Ensure products meet specifications before shipment.
Maintain appropriate release documentation.
Prevent non-conforming products from reaching customers.
Key Performance IndicatorsPerformance may be measured through:First-pass yield
Rolled throughput yield
Defect rate
Defects per million opportunities
Scrap rate
Rework rate
Cost of poor quality
Customer complaint rate
Customer return rate
Warranty claim rate
Supplier defect rate
Supplier PPM
Process capability
Cp/Cpk
Pp/Ppk
Audit performance
CAPA closure rate
CAPA effectiveness
Non-conformance closure time
Inspection accuracy
Calibration compliance
Product-release accuracy
Process compliance
Right-first-time performance
Quality-related downtime
Quality cost reduction
Manufacturing quality improvement
Customer satisfaction
On-time corrective-action completion
Critical-quality incident frequency
Ideal CandidateThe successful candidate should have experience in Manufacturing Quality, Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, Production Quality, Industrial Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, or related fields.The candidate should demonstrate:Proven experience managing manufacturing-quality operations in an industrial, engineering, automotive, electronics, machinery, construction-products, consumer-products, or other production environment.
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, quality-control methods, inspection, testing, measurement, process capability, and defect prevention.
Experience developing and implementing Quality Management Systems.
Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and applicable quality-management standards.
Experience with Process FMEA, Control Plans, APQP, PPAP, CAPA, root-cause analysis, SPC, and structured problem-solving methodologies where relevant.
Experience managing non-conformance, defect containment, corrective actions, and continuous-improvement programs.
Strong understanding of measurement systems, calibration, inspection equipment, and quality-data management.
Experience managing supplier quality and supplier corrective actions.
Experience with customer complaints, returns, warranty issues, and field-quality investigations.
Strong knowledge of manufacturing audits, process audits, product audits, and quality-system audits.
Experience implementing Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or other continuous-improvement methodologies.
Strong analytical and statistical capabilities.
Experience using ERP, QMS, MES, SPC, inspection, or other manufacturing-quality systems.
Experience with digital inspection, automated quality control, machine vision, or AI-assisted inspection is advantageous.
Strong understanding of product safety, critical characteristics, traceability, and regulatory compliance.
Experience managing quality teams across production environments.
Strong financial awareness, including Cost of Poor Quality, scrap, rework, warranty, and quality-improvement economics.
Experience supporting new-product introduction, process validation, engineering changes, and production launches.
Knowledge of UAE and GCC manufacturing, industrial, regulatory, and quality environments is advantageous.
Relevant degree in Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline.
Professional quality certification such as ASQ, CQE, Six Sigma, or equivalent is advantageous.
Strong written and verbal English communication skills; additional languages are advantageous.
Excellent leadership, analytical, technical, problem-solving, project-management, stakeholder-management, and decision-making skills.
Ability to balance production requirements with quality, safety, customer, regulatory, and commercial objectives.
Ability to manage high-impact quality incidents and make timely decisions under pressure.
Ability to work independently in a fully remote and internationally distributed environment.
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