Quality Control Lead

Quality Control Lead

Regal Brands has an opportunity available for a Quality Control (QC) Lead to join our team in Denver, Colorado! This position has an anticipated hiring range of $23.50 - $24.25 per hour and is eligible for our full Benefits Package, including health, dental, life, and 401k. The workweek for this position is Full-Time, (40 hours per week) Monday Friday, from 7:00AM 3:30PM. This position will work on-site at our facility near I-70 and Monaco.

What you'll enjoy:

Competitive starting pay

$23.50 - $24.25 per hour to start.

Stable, full-time, and reliable 40-hour shift

Monday Friday, 7:00am 3:30pm, keep your weekends and evenings free!

Flexible payment options

Access your pay when you need it with the ability to withdraw earned pay same day.

Comprehensive benefits package

Medical, dental, vision, short term and long-term disability plans, 401(k), paid holidays, and vacation.

Great work environment

We are a safety-first company with a comprehensive and personalized training program, a climate-controlled warehouse, and a stable business that isn't going anywhere!

Job duties and responsibilities:

The QC Lead oversees daily inbound inspection operations, ensures execution of Regal's quality standards, supports QC inspectors, and manages first-level issue resolution. This role maintains inspection flow, enforces documentation accuracy, supports retroactive inspections, and escalates significant quality or engineering concerns to the Quality Manager. This is a physical position, requiring frequent lifting and unpackaging of boxes up to 75lbs. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Daily Operations

• Assign inspection tasks and balance workload based on inbound receiving schedule.
• Monitor inspection throughput and ensure daily priorities are met.
• Maintain organization and 5S of the QC area.
• Perform daily inspections

Inspection Standards & Documentation

• Enforce proper use of sampling plans, defect codes, inspection tools, and photo evidence.
• Review QC inspectors' worksheets entries for accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure compliance with current SOPs and inspection criteria.

Issue Escalation

• Serve as first-level reviewer for unclear or borderline defects.
• Distinguish between visual, cosmetic, dimensional, functional, and packaging issues.
• Escalate recurring issues, fit/function failures, engineering tolerance deviations, and supplier-related concerns to the Quality Manager.

Data & Reporting

• Prepare weekly summaries of inspection output and key issues for the Quality Manager.
• Warehouse & Operations Coordination
• Coordinate staging, quarantines, scrap handling, and rework with receiving and warehouse staff.
• Lead containment activities for suspect or defective inventory.
• Execute retroactive inspection plans and document results.

Who we are seeking in an applicant:

The ideal candidate for this position will be a person who is able to work quickly and independently. 2 or more years of quality control experience is required. Other qualifications include:

• Experience supervising and training to new employees.
• Strong documentation discipline and attention to detail.
• Able to make decisions under defined QC criteria and escalate appropriately.
• Bi-lingual (English Spanish) is a huge plus!

Who we are:

Regal Brands is home to four premium hardware brands, representing a wide range of styles and dcor. Our brands include our flagship, Nostalgic Warehouse, in the Vintage Hardware space, Grandeur Hardware, in the premium Transitional genre, Ageless Iron, a Rustic Farmhouse style, and Viaggio Hardware, our newest entry into the Contemporary design arena. Products from our companies are made with quality and durability in mind and our business model nurtures relationships with e-commerce channel partners, as well as offering our own ecommerce purchasing experience through our individual brand web sites. We also serve a select number of brick-and-mortar showrooms that represent our products. As a premier door hardware manufacturer, every aspect of growth has been tempered with consideration for the business and consumer communities we serve, based on practices that are fair and sustainable.