Manufacturing Quality Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Manufacturing Quality Manager ensures that the quality of the manufacturing output is consistent and meets government and industry standards as well as customer expectations. Verifies compliance with health and safety regulations. Coordinates all activities related to quality assurance and monitoring and revises existing process in order to increase efficiency of manufacturing process.
Job Outlook
There were 89 Manufacturing Quality Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1096 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Quality Control Systems Manager industry, which includes the Manufacturing Quality Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Manufacturing Quality Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $96,373.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $84,430.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Manufacturing Quality Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $76,237.
Education and Experience
Posted Manufacturing Quality Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 68.07% |
| Master's Degree | 10.95% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.82% |
| Other | 8.21% |
Posted Manufacturing Quality Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 13.17% |
| 3 to 5 years | 51.08% |
| 6 to 8 years | 23.52% |
| 9+ years | 12.23% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Manufacturing Quality Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Management (47.72%)
- Quality Assurance (43.34%)
- Leadership (43.25%)
- Communication (40.42%)
- Quality Control (38.87%)
- Problem Solving (37.23%)
- Operations (33.12%)
- Detail Oriented (22.72%)
- Planning (20.99%)
- Customer Service (19.25%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Continuous Improvement Process (41.38%)
- Quality Management Systems (45.02%)
- Auditing (56.8%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (27.2%)
- ISO 9000 Series (24.52%)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (21.36%)
- Quality Management (71.55%)
- Lean Manufacturing (15.23%)
- Manufacturing Processes (20.59%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Supply Chain (11.11%)
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (5.94%)
- Food Manufacturing (8.05%)
- Six Sigma Methodology (11.3%)
- Document Control (5.27%)
- Quality Improvement (12.93%)
- Medical Devices (4.31%)
- Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D) (5.27%)
- Automotive Industry (3.26%)
- Change Management (3.35%)
- Regulatory Compliance (7.28%)
- Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Points (HACCP) (7.66%)
- Change Control (11.4%)
- Biology (8.33%)
- Aerospace Basic Quality System Standards (8.91%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (8.33%)
- Food Safety And Sanitation (10.73%)
- Manufacturing Operations (8.43%)
- External Auditing (8.43%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (5.56%)
- Finished Good (10.63%)
- Supplier Quality Management (8.52%)
- ISO 13485 Standard (3.26%)
- Data Analysis (8.24%)
- Internal Auditing (14.75%)
- Manufacturing Engineering (4.69%)
- Purchasing (4.5%)
- Lean Six Sigma (8.14%)
- Industrial Engineering (7.66%)
- Failure Mode And Effects Analysis (4.21%)
- Project Management (12.55%)
- Machining (5.75%)
- Production Part Approval Process (7.85%)
- New Product Development (13.79%)
- Process Improvement (11.02%)
- Root Cause Analysis (15.23%)
- SAP Applications (4.79%)
- Pharmaceuticals (15.8%)
- Production Process (6.8%)
- Performance Metric (3.93%)
- Product Quality (QA/QC) (23.85%)
- Statistical Process Controls (12.64%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- TL 9000 Standard (4.98%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Quality Management Systems (53.11%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (48.81%)
- Quality Management (84.41%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Manufacturing Quality Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Quality Manager
- Quality Specialist
- Manufacturing Quality Assurance Manager
- Manufacturing Quality Technician
- Supplier Quality Manager
- Quality Lead
- Quality Assurance Inspector
- Quality Auditor
- Analytical Manager
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Quality Manager (General)
- Director of Quality Assurance
- Quality Control Manager
- Quality Assurance Manager
- Quality Assurance Supervisor
- Product Quality Engineer
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Manufacturing Quality Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Actalent (60)
- Zt Systems (48)
- Revered (22)
- GPAC (16)
- Tesla (15)
- Randstad (15)
- Adecco (13)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (13)
- GlaxoSmithKline (9)
- The Coca-Cola Company (9)
North Carolina
- Actalent (43)
- Quality Chemical Laboratories (7)
- GPAC (3)
- Summit Aviation (2)
- Randstad (2)
- Pfizer (1)
- GlaxoSmithKline (1)
- Stanadyne (1)
- Marmon Holdings (1)
- Lenovo (1)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Forest Biomaterials Master's Degrees
- Regulatory Science in Agriculture Graduate Certificates
- Regulatory Science in Agriculture Undergraduate Certificates
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