Senior Director of Manufacturing Quality (QA and QC)

Job overview

The Senior Director of Manufacturing Quality (QA and QC) role is onsite in Houston, TX. Compensation is not specified. Panelmatic designs and builds custom electrical, instrument, and pneumatic control panels for manufacturing industries. The director establishes manufacturing quality strategy and consistent standards across sites, leading both quality assurance and quality control. The role develops the quality organization and partners across operations, engineering, compliance, testing, suppliers, and customer care to prevent defects, verify conformance, and improve manufacturing processes.

What you'll do

• Own manufacturing quality strategy and standards across sites
• lead quality planning, risk identification, control plans, PFMEA, process capability, and measurement system analysis
• establish first-article inspection and production-readiness requirements
• drive corrective action and problem solving
• lead audits and quality reviews
• standardize inspection and testing controls
• oversee nonconformance containment, disposition, traceability, calibration, and release controls
• lead and develop quality teams
• maintain ISO 9001 and QMS practices
• partner with suppliers and customer care
• represent quality in audits and leadership reviews.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior director

manufacturing quality

qa

qc

houston tx

multi-site quality

iso 9001

quality engineering

quality control

corrective action

lean six sigma

25% travel

electrical control panels

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, term life, AD&D, short- and long-term disability
• employee-only medical coverage fully paid
• 401(k) match up to 4%
• scholarships, educational reimbursement, paid volunteerism, paid personal and professional development, PTO, and paid holidays.

Why this role

Requires 10+ years of progressive manufacturing quality experience and significant QA/QE and QC leadership; approximately 25% travel; Lean Six Sigma and ASQ certifications are preferred.

About the employer

Panelmatic is hiring for this role. Industry: Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables. Sector: 33.