Drake Plastics Ltd. Co · 10 hours ago
Quality Manager
Cypress, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expDrake Plastics Ltd. Co is a high-tech manufacturing company based in Cypress, TX, serving various industries including aircraft, space, and medical. The Quality Manager is responsible for leading the Quality Management System, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement while managing customer and supplier quality interfaces.
Industrial EngineeringManufacturingPlastics and Rubber ManufacturingSales
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Own, maintain, and continuously improve the AS9100 and ISO 9001 Quality Management System
Ensure consistent and effective execution of inspection processes and result interpretation across manufacturing operations
Establish, govern, and monitor CAPA effectiveness, risk management, and FMEA processes
Lead Management Review and report quality performance, risks, and trends to executive leadership
Define and monitor quality KPIs and cost-of-quality metrics using SAP, High QA, QT9, or similar systems
Serve as the primary quality interface with customers
Manage customer complaints, escapes, concessions, and corrective actions
Review and approve AS9102 FAI experience
Lead systemic root cause analysis and corrective action responses
Support customer audits, scorecards, and quality performance reviews
Oversee supplier qualification, inspection requirements, and performance management
Ensure supplier understanding and compliance with inspection, and risk-based requirements
Lead supplier corrective actions and containment
Support supplier audits and risk-based supplier controls
Lead and mentor Quality Engineers and Quality Specialists
Ensure inspection strategies, process controls, and risk mitigations are effective for injection molding, machining, and extrusion
Drive continuous improvement, defect reduction, and scrap reduction initiatives
Promote a culture of quality ownership, inspection integrity, and risk awareness
Act as the primary interface for certification, customer, and regulatory audits
Ensure audit readiness and timely closure of findings
Oversee internal audits and corrective action follow-up
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizenship required due to ITAR/EAR-controlled technical data
7+ years of progressive quality experience in manufacturing
3+ years in a quality leadership or management role
Deep expertise in: Inspection process governance and interpretation
CAPA systems and effectiveness verification
Risk Management and FMEA
Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and ISO 9001
Proficiency with SAP, High QA, QT9, or similar QMS/ERP platforms
Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field preferred
ASQ certification is a plus
Company
Drake Plastics Ltd. Co
Drake Plastics Ltd. Co. is a dedicated, lean manufacturer of Torlon® & PEEK products.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
2025-06-04
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2025-04-09
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