Senior Manager - Quality

Title: Senior Manager - Quality
Location: Independence, MO

Salary: $ 162,300- $ 234,000
Schedule: 980 schedule

Focus: The Senior Manager - Quality is responsible for leading the Quality organization at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP), ensuring that all products meet rigorous Department of Defense, regulatory, and Winchester quality standards. This position provides strategic leadership, technical direction, and operational oversight for quality assurance, quality control, ballistics, continuous improvement, and compliance functions in a high-volume, defense manufacturing environment.

The Senior Manager - Quality partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Government representatives to ensure defect-free ammunition is produced, delivered on time, and in full compliance with contractual obligations.

Senior Manager - Quality Essential Job Functions:

• Quality Leadership & Strategy - Develop and implement quality systems and policies aligned with Winchester, U.S. Military, and NATO requirements; lead a diverse team of managers, engineers, technicians, and inspectors; foster a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.

• Compliance & Assurance - Ensure adherence to Military technical data packages, ISO, ATF/OSHA, and defense regulations; act as the primary interface with Army CORs, JMC, ARDEC, and other stakeholders; oversee audits, inspections, and surveillance activities.

• Operations Support - Collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Maintenance to resolve product/process quality issues; lead root cause analysis and CAPA; manage statistical process control, calibration, and metrology programs.

• Continuous Improvement - Deploy Lean Six Sigma and advanced problem-solving methods to reduce defects, scrap, and rework; enhance testing, inspection, and measurement technologies; benchmark and share best practices across Winchester and industry peers.

• People & Organizational Development - Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing Quality team; drive accountability, technical excellence, and career growth; partner with HR to recruit, train, and retain top talent.

Senior Manager - Quality Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree* in Engineering, Quality Management, Business Management, Science, or closely related field; Master's preferred.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Quality within manufacturing, with at least 5 years in a leadership role. Defense or ammunition manufacturing experience strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated expertise in ISO 9001, or higher-level quality management systems.

• Strong knowledge of Army/DoD contracts, MIL-STDs, and defense industry compliance standards.

• Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma preferred.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Some travel will be required - less than 10%.

Location-Specific Requirements:

• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government security clearance if required.

• Must possess a valid US driver's license.

• This position requires successful vetting as an Employee Possessor in accordance with U.S. Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

• This position requires access to ITAR controlled technical data, and as such, employment will be contingent upon the candidate's ability to access ITAR controlled technical data pursuant to an export license approved by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, if required.

• This position requires successful vetting for unescorted access in accordance with U.S. Army and Department of Defense access policies. The US Government does not allow non-US citizens on-site at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. Therefore, to be considered in the hiring process, the candidate must be a US citizen.

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*Degree must be from a school that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education of the U.S. Department of Education or equivalent program from an international university.

Olin does not provide any form of sponsorship. We will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J or TN or who need sponsorship now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

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