47,573 Senior Quality Manager Jobs Nationwide
Quality managers are responsible for a company's system of ensuring only high quality products reach customers. Daily quality assurance tasks involve analyzing company performance for evidence that conditions are conducive to creating quality products. Daily quality control tasks involve analysis of an organization's product testing and inspections.
Skillset: A quality manager must possess excellent leadership skills, have a working familiarity with common quality management systems, and must be adept with statistical analysis of production data. Six Sigma and Total Quality Management are two common areas of expertise for a quality manager. Additionally, a demonstration of strong supervisory skills is frequently required.
Education: Typical educational requirements include a minimum of a bachelor's degree in an applicable scientific field or in engineering. Ongoing training in one of the quality management methodologies is sometimes required by an organization.
Career Path: Quality managers are usually experienced in their industries and with the application of quality metrics. They usually enter their management positions with experience in a subordinate position in quality assurance or quality control. Some organizations require as much as ten years of quality-related experience to consider a candidate for a quality manager position.
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