Quality Assurance Manager

Are you ready to build a career driving product quality and performance across a national manufacturing company?

The QUIKRETE® Companies is seeking a motivated individual to join our team at our state-of-the-art Engineering & Technical Center in Johns Creek, Georgia. As a Quality Assurance Manager , you will lead efforts ensuring our products consistently meet Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) performance standards - from raw material qualification through finished product development, while supporting our manufacturing facilities, sales teams, and customers.

What You’ll Do As a senior member of our Quality Assurance team, you’ll lead and support initiatives that impact product quality, consistency, and cost across our operations.

• Utilize process and quality data and statistics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate product issues using RCA and CAPA to correct and prevent future issues
• Establish quality specifications and QC protocols
• Evaluate finished product QC & QA test results to ensure compliance with internal and external specifications.
• Design and oversee laboratory experiments to qualify new raw materials and suppliers.
• Optimize plant formulations for performance and cost efficiency.
• Support manufacturing plants through troubleshooting, QC training, and formula management.
• Lead manufacturing quality audits.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science, or a related discipline.
• An advanced degree or commensurate training and experience with six sigma and lean.
• Experience with manufacturing and formulation of cement, concrete, mortars, or other cement-based construction materials, adhesives, or other polymer-based construction materials preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in Quality Assurance or related area.
• 2+ years’ experience managing QA Engineers and Technicians.
• Strong problem-solving ability using logic and reasoning to evaluate solutions.
• Ability to prioritize work based on business impact and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with diverse teams.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Must have soft skills necessary to influence without formal authority.
• Ability to manage longer-term projects alongside routine responsibilities.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure product integrity from raw material sourcing through shipment.
• Champion a culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrates proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Maintains a positive attitude in fast-paced environments and adapts readily to change.
• Exhibits strong initiative and a willingness to support team goals.
• Reliable team player with initiative and a drive to overachieve.
  
  

Benefits

• QUIKRETE® offers attractive salaries and benefits including competitive base pay, medical, dental and vision coverage, basic life and personal loss insurance, supplemental life insurance, and a 401k retirement plan with a generous company match policy.
  
  

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