Description

If you are a Quality Manager professional looking for an opportunity to grow your career, this role offers the chance to serve as the technical and systems authority for quality, metallurgy, and process control within a ductile iron foundry environment. The Quality Manager is accountable for the effectiveness of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and leads quality, laboratory, and metallurgical activities to ensure consistent product integrity, customer satisfaction, and ongoing reduction of Cost of Quality (COPQ). This position partners closely with Operations and Engineering while maintaining independent authority to safeguard quality standards and outcomes.
 

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Own, maintain, and continuously improve the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, embedding audit readiness into daily operations. 
• Lead internal and external audits, corrective action processes, and management reviews to drive compliance and continuous improvement. 
• Ensure effective control of process, material, and supplier changes to protect product integrity. 
• Serve as the foundry authority on ductile iron metallurgy, including chemistry, nodularity, microstructure, and mechanical properties. 
• Direct laboratory activities such as spectrographic analysis, tensile and hardness testing, metallography, and sand system testing. 
• Ensure sand systems, melt practices, and molding processes are stable, capable, and well controlled. Act as the primary technical quality interface for customers, leading PPAP, FAI, and quality planning for new product launches. 
• Own the quality, timeliness, and effectiveness of nonconformance and corrective action responses. 
• Lead structured root cause analysis using proven problem-solving methods to reduce scrap, rework, repeat defects, and COPQ. 
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve yield, process stability, and casting consistency. 
• Lead, coach, and develop quality and laboratory team members while maintaining the authority to stop or challenge production when quality standards are at risk. 
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of business objectives.

Who You Are:
You hold yourself and others accountable for delivering on commitments while acting with integrity and sound judgment. You build strong partnerships across teams, valuing collaboration and diverse perspectives to achieve shared goals. You approach complex technical and quality challenges with curiosity, discipline, and a continuous improvement mindset, translating analysis into sustainable solutions. You communicate clearly and confidently with both internal teams and customers, even in challenging situations, while keeping quality, safety, and customer satisfaction at the forefront of decisions.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Metallurgy, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant foundry experience. 
• Five or more years of progressive quality or technical leadership experience in a foundry or heavy manufacturing environment, with hands on expertise in ductile iron metallurgy, sand systems, and laboratory operations. 
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 quality systems, PPAP and FAI processes, statistical process control, structured root cause methodologies, and blueprint interpretation. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead customer facing and internal quality discussions, corrective actions, and new product quality planning. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to drive sustainable corrective actions, improve process capability, and reduce scrap and Cost of Poor Quality. 
• Experience leading and developing people while collaborating effectively across operations, engineering, and maintenance.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, product integrity, customer satisfaction, and employee safety and engagement.
• Ability to work in both office and foundry environments, including the use of personal protective equipment and occasional lifting or movement of materials.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, ERP (Odyssey preferred) and the ability to interface with other employees and outside visitors by telephone, mail, electronic mail, and/or in person. 

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Advanced experience leading ISO 9001 audit activities with minimal findings. 
• Demonstrated success driving measurable reductions in scrap, rework, and customer returns. 
• Deep technical expertise in stabilizing metallurgical performance and sand system capability in a ductile iron foundry environment. 
• Experience balancing strong partnership with Operations while maintaining independent quality authority.
   

Our Culture and Commitment To You:
At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

 
 
 
ABOUT US

WHY EMERSON 

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

Work Authorization

Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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ABOUT EMERSON 

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!

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Requirements

For This Role, You Will Need:

• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Metallurgy, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant foundry experience. 
• Five or more years of progressive quality or technical leadership experience in a foundry or heavy manufacturing environment, with hands on expertise in ductile iron metallurgy, sand systems, and laboratory operations. 
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 quality systems, PPAP and FAI processes, statistical process control, structured root cause methodologies, and blueprint interpretation. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead customer facing and internal quality discussions, corrective actions, and new product quality planning. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to drive sustainable corrective actions, improve process capability, and reduce scrap and Cost of Poor Quality. 
• Experience leading and developing people while collaborating effectively across operations, engineering, and maintenance.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, product integrity, customer satisfaction, and employee safety and engagement.
• Ability to work in both office and foundry environments, including the use of personal protective equipment and occasional lifting or movement of materials.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, ERP (Odyssey preferred) and the ability to interface with other employees and outside visitors by telephone, mail, electronic mail, and/or in person. 

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Advanced experience leading ISO 9001 audit activities with minimal findings. 
• Demonstrated success driving measurable reductions in scrap, rework, and customer returns. 
• Deep technical expertise in stabilizing metallurgical performance and sand system capability in a ductile iron foundry environment. 
• Experience balancing strong partnership with Operations while maintaining independent quality authority.