Quality Assurance Manager
Current Lightinga day ago
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OnsiteFull-timeSenior
Summary
Current Lighting is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to join their team at the Christiansburg, VA facility. The role is responsible for the overall effectiveness of plant quality systems, ensuring that all lighting products meet customer, regulatory, and company standards for performance, reliability, and safety.
About the Role
As a Quality Assurance Manager, you will lead the site quality team, partner with operations and engineering, and drive continuous improvement in product and process quality. Your responsibilities will include managing the plant quality management system, developing quality procedures, leading quality control activities, establishing quality metrics, conducting root cause analysis, managing supplier quality, and ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Industrial Technology, or a related technical field; equivalent experience in a manufacturing quality leadership role may be considered.
- 5+ years of quality experience in a discrete manufacturing environment (preferably electrical, electronics, or lighting products), including at least 2 years in a supervisory or management role.
- Demonstrated experience managing plant-level quality systems, audits, and customer/supplier quality issues.
- Strong knowledge of quality tools and methodologies (SPC, control plans, PFMEA, MSA, capability studies, 8D, problem solving methods).
- Proven track record leading root cause analysis and implementing effective corrective and preventive actions in manufacturing operations.
- Proficiency with data analysis and reporting using common business and quality software (e.g., Excel, quality modules in ERP/MES, or dedicated QMS tools).
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across functions and at all levels of the plant.
Preferred:
- Experience in lighting, electrical components, or similar durable goods supporting commercial and industrial customers.
- Familiarity with relevant industry standards and customer requirements for lighting and electronic assemblies (for example, ISO 9001, applicable UL or IEC standards).
- Certification such as ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Manager/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE), or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.
- Experience with new product introduction processes in a multi-site manufacturing company.
Current Lighting
At Current, we are Always On and working to improve lives with the industry’s most expansive portfolio of sustainable advanced lighting and intelligent controls that reliably meet our customers’ needs. Learn more about our HLI Brand Portfolio at CurrentLighting.com and our GLI Brand Portfolio at LED.com.
Christiansburg, VA