Quality Control Manager — Precision Machining
Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited
United States, Pennsylvania, West Chester
On-site · Full-time
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a hands-on Quality Control Manager to lead inspection activities, support quality-system compliance, and partner closely with manufacturing teams in a precision-focused, regulated manufacturing environment serving the medical-device industry.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily quality operations for precision-machined medical-device components and assemblies
- Review scheduled jobs and verify revisions, specifications, and customer requirements
- Develop and maintain inspection plans, processing sheets, and quality documentation
- Perform and oversee First Article Inspections (FAIs), in-process inspections, and final inspections
- Provide technical quality guidance to machinists and production personnel
- Lead Material Review Board (MRB) activities and disposition decisions
- Investigate nonconformances (NCRs), customer complaints, and quality-performance issues
- Support corrective and preventive action (CAPA) initiatives
- Maintain calibration records, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and quality documentation
- Support ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 compliance through audits and documentation reviews
- Train, mentor, and develop inspectors and manufacturing personnel
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of quality experience in precision machining, CNC manufacturing, medical-device manufacturing, or a related environment
- Strong blueprint-reading and GD&T interpretation skills
- Experience performing First Article Inspections (FAIs)
- Experience using precision inspection equipment, including micrometers, calipers, height gauges, thread gauges, pin gauges, and optical inspection tools
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and/or ISO 13485 quality systems
- Supervisory, training, or mentoring experience preferred
Preferred Qualifications
- CNC or Swiss machining experience
- Medical-device manufacturing experience
- ISO 13485 experience
- Experience leading quality teams
- ASQ certification, such as CQI, CQT, or CQE
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality
Work Details
- Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380 — 100% onsite; local candidates only; relocation is not available
- Shift: 1st shift; premium pay applies. Weekend availability may be required.