Quality Manager

Company: DeltaHawk Engines, Inc.
Location: Racine
Posted on: January 27, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Quality Manager Job Summary:Under the direction of the President, The Quality Manager is a hands-on leadership role responsible for directing and maintaining the organization's quality-management system, with a particular emphasis on the oversight, execution, and continual improvement of incoming material inspection processes. Key duties include establishing and enforcing inspection criteria, monitoring supplier quality performance, managing nonconforming material, and ensuring adherence to applicable standards and regulatory requirements. The role requires effective leadership of the quality team, rigorous documentation control, and proactive engagement in corrective and preventive actions to uphold product integrity and support operational excellence. This leader drives continuous improvement by analyzing non-conformances and collaborating cross functionally to resolve issues. This role blends hands-on inspection with leadership, focusing on procedural development, audits, use and management of calibrated equipment, and maintaining high customer satisfaction through rigorous quality control. This leader will effectively hire, train, and lead people, communicate clearly, set expectations, provide feedback, and resolve conflicts when they arise. They also need to be able to lead by example—their own performance needs to be consistent with the standards they're setting for their team members and be consistent with DeltaHawk's Corporate Culture statement and values. Essential Duties & Responsibilities:An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Other duties may be assigned. - Ensure product compliance through dimensional, incoming, and outgoing inspections by defining efficient and accurate inspection methods. - Establish training programs to continually upgrade employees' technical capabilities and knowledge of governing procedures, regulations, and requirements. - Create accurate, efficient, and timely quality work instructions and procedures consistent with the DeltaHawk Quality Manual. - Participate in design and development projects to represent quality and customer interests. - Oversee and manage Internal Corrective Action Requests (CARs), ensuring timely and effective root cause analysis and resolution. - Report on and establish systems for collecting and analyzing statistical data to identify trends and drive product quality improvements. QualificationsRequired: - Bachelor's degree in quality management, engineering, business administration or related field AND 7 years of experience OR 15-years of relevant quality management experience. - Proficient in GD&T, inspection methods and equipment. - Experience with tight tolerance machine part inspection. - Strong Leadership and communication skills. Preferred: - Experience working in a regulated industry. - Experience with Infor Syteline/CSI or similar ERP system. - Experience with Solidworks or similar CAD software. - Passion for aviation. Working ConditionsWork will be performed in an office environment. Periodically assignments may require work be performed in a production area or at a supplier, requiring the use of PPEs determined appropriate for the environment by the resident authority. Some travel will be required. DeltaHawk Engines, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. PI55e36b6a0bf7-25405-39525762

Keywords: DeltaHawk Engines, Inc., Chicago , Quality Manager, Engineering , Racine, Illinois