Quality Manager

Quality Manager

The Quality & EHS Manager is responsible for leading and evolving quality assurance, environmental health & safety, and compliance programs. This position ensures that products meet the highest standards throughout design, development, production, and delivery. The manager will oversee a growing team, manage compliance frameworks, and collaborate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and Project Management to ensure traceability, audit readiness, and performance across the entire product lifecycle. This is a senior management role with significant strategic impact and growth potential.

Responsibilities :

• Maintain and improve compliance with AS9100D and other industry, customer, and regulatory standards.
• Oversee the Quality Management System (QMS), including audits, non-conformance processes, and supplier quality.
• Manage all inspection stages (incoming, in-process, final) and lead First Article Inspections (FAI) and customer source inspections.
• Track quality metrics, drive root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and contract-driven quality deliverables.
• Lead configuration management and document control, ensuring product baseline integrity and audit readiness.
• Own site-level EHS compliance, develop risk mitigation strategies, and foster a safety-conscious culture.
• Build and lead the supplier quality function, manage supplier performance, and act as a key customer interface for quality-related matters.
• Lead and develop the quality team, set performance objectives, and drive a culture of continuous improvement.

Essential Skills :

Additional Skills & Qualifications :

Work Environment :

This role involves working closely with various departments such as Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and Project Management. The environment is fast-paced, requiring collaboration and strategic thinking. The position includes overseeing a team and managing compliance frameworks. A focus on safety and a culture of continuous improvement is emphasized, with opportunities for professional growth and development.

Job Type & Location :

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Chatsworth, CA.

Pay and Benefits :

The pay range for this position is $76.92 - $88.94 / hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following :

Workplace Type :

This is a fully onsite position in Chatsworth, CA.

Application Deadline :

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 17, 2025.

About Actalent :

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation, and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.