Quality Manager

Position: Quality Manager - MTD

About Alinabal

Alinabal is a precision manufacturing company specializing in engineered components and solutions for a diverse range of industries. With a strong commitment to quality, innovation, and continuous improvement, we deliver high-performance products that meet demanding customer specifications.

Position Overview

Alinabal is seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead quality operations within our Motion Transfer Devices (MTD) division in Milford, CT.

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for maintaining quality management systems, ensuring product conformity, and driving continuous improvement throughout manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to lead a team while collaborating effectively across departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily quality assurance and quality control operations, including inspection, testing, calibration, and product release.

• Maintain and continuously improve the Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with ISO 9001 and applicable customer requirements.

• Manage internal, customer, and third-party audits, ensuring timely resolution of findings and corrective actions.

• Investigate product nonconformities, customer complaints, and recurring quality issues through root cause analysis and corrective action.

• Monitor quality performance, identify trends, and implement improvements to reduce scrap, defects, and rework.

• Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to improve manufacturing processes, product reliability, and supplier performance.

• Lead, develop, and manage Quality Department personnel, establishing clear performance expectations and accountability.

• Serve as a key resource for customer quality concerns and communicate quality performance and improvement initiatives to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical field, or equivalent education and experience.

• Minimum of five years of quality assurance or quality control experience in manufacturing, including leadership experience.

• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, quality management systems, and audit processes.

• Proficiency in blueprint reading, GD&T, statistical process control (SPC), and root cause analysis.

• Experience with corrective actions, supplier quality, and continuous improvement.

• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience in precision manufacturing or mechanical components preferred.

• ASQ certification or Lean Six Sigma experience preferred.

Additional Information

This is a full-time, on-site position involving work in both office and manufacturing environments, with regular presence on the production floor. Occasional travel and schedule flexibility may be required based on operational needs.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. Due to federal export control regulations (ITAR), candidates must qualify as a U.S. Person as defined under applicable law. Candidates must reside within 50 miles of the job location.

Alinabal, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law.