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 92 Manufacturing Quality Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1128 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 $99,263.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $80,941.
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 $68,155.
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 | 69.24% |
| Master's Degree | 11.26% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.8% |
| Other | 8.24% |
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 | 12.71% |
| 3 to 5 years | 51.08% |
| 6 to 8 years | 23.51% |
| 9+ years | 12.71% |
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 (49.29%)
- Quality Assurance (44.77%)
- Leadership (44.41%)
- Communication (40.96%)
- Quality Control (39.45%)
- Problem Solving (37.85%)
- Operations (31.65%)
- Detail Oriented (22.16%)
- Planning (20.3%)
- Customer Service (19.77%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Quality Management Systems (47.32%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (41.79%)
- ISO 9000 Series (25.65%)
- Manufacturing Processes (21.13%)
- Auditing (58.76%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (26.75%)
- Quality Management (72.32%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Product Inspection (3.41%)
- Medical Devices (4.8%)
- Business Metrics (3.6%)
- Food Science (7.1%)
- Supply Chain (11.72%)
- Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D) (5.26%)
- Data Analysis (7.75%)
- Food Manufacturing (8.95%)
- Six Sigma Methodology (11.62%)
- Supplier Quality Management (9.32%)
- Biology (8.95%)
- Chemical Engineering (3.87%)
- Finished Good (10.52%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (9.5%)
- Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Points (HACCP) (8.67%)
- Manufacturing Engineering (4.34%)
- Regulatory Compliance (6.92%)
- Aerospace Basic Quality System Standards (9.41%)
- Industrial Engineering (7.47%)
- Internal Auditing (15.59%)
- Lean Six Sigma (8.76%)
- Chemistry (8.3%)
- Quality Improvement (13.01%)
- Manufacturing Operations (8.12%)
- Change Control (10.33%)
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (5.81%)
- Risk Analysis (6.18%)
- Performance Metric (3.87%)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (21.59%)
- Production Part Approval Process (8.3%)
- Statistics (9.5%)
- Pharmaceuticals (14.85%)
- External Auditing (8.95%)
- Failure Mode And Effects Analysis (4.43%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (5.9%)
- Product Quality (QA/QC) (22.97%)
- Food Safety And Sanitation (10.79%)
- Project Management (11.99%)
- Lean Manufacturing (14.67%)
- Microbiology (5.17%)
- SAP Applications (4.8%)
- Production Process (6.73%)
- New Product Development (14.3%)
- Statistical Process Controls (12.73%)
- Process Improvement (11.72%)
- Root Cause Analysis (15.68%)
- Industry Standards (6.46%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- TL 9000 Standard (4.7%)
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 (55.52%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (49.03%)
- Quality Management (84.85%)
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
- Manufacturing Quality Assurance Manager
- Quality Specialist
- Manufacturing Quality Technician
- Supplier Quality Manager
- Quality Assurance Inspector
- Production Quality Manager
- Quality Assurance Intern
- Automotive Parts 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 Assurance Manager
- Quality Control 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 (65)
- Zt Systems (48)
- Revered (23)
- GPAC (18)
- Randstad (17)
- Tesla (14)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (13)
- Adecco (12)
- PageGroup (11)
- Schneider Electric (10)
North Carolina
- Actalent (44)
- Quality Chemical Laboratories (6)
- GPAC (3)
- Stanadyne (2)
- Randstad (2)
- Atticus (1)
- GlaxoSmithKline (1)
- Ecolab (1)
- Lenovo (1)
- Catalent (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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