Manager, Quality - CECO Environmental

CECO is a leading, environmentally focused diversified industrial company, delivering innovative solutions that protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment worldwide. With more than 150 years of history and deep application expertise, CECO serves a broad range of industries, including air, water, and energy transition markets. Our legacy began in 1869 with the founding of the Dean Brothers Pump Company, addressing high-temperature pumping challenges. A century later, Claremont Engineering was established, evolving into CECO Environmental. Today, CECO proudly encompasses over 20 trusted brands, each committed to providing solutions that safeguard people, the environment, and industrial operations.  

As part of the CECO Environmental family of brands, Peerless Separation & Filtration plays a critical role in delivering specialized water solutions that protect both people and the environment. By joining our team, you’ll contribute to our shared mission of protecting global industrial operations and shaping the future of environmental stewardship.  

The Quality Manager has an excellent attention to detail and is responsible for monitoring and evaluating internal and external production processes, examining products to determine their quality, ensuring a company-wide commitment to Quality, and engaging with customers and gathering product feedback. Manages a small team across internal and external production that assures compliance with applicable quality standards, specifications, company policies, and regulations.  

The Quality Manager plans, promotes, and organizes training activities related to product quality and reliability while reporting out quality issues, metrics, and trends. Works collaboratively across multiple functions to ensure products are compliant to applicable customer quality standards, safety specifications, company policies, and regulations. May manage others and/or a small team as required. 

Your Responsibilities Will Be:  

• Maintain and manage the Peerless quality programs, including activities, procedures & work instructions, for the company’s ASME “U”; ASME “R”; ISO-9001; 10CFR50, Appendix B; and US Navy programs. 

• Perform internal audits to support all quality programs. 

• Serve as the Company’s primary interface with outside agencies for quality program audits and re-qualifications. 
• Manage documentation and processes related to welder qualifications to assure welders maintain requirements according to ASME processes.  Support the development of new processes and qualifications, as needed. 
• Manage our Non-Conformance Reporting (NCR) program and maintain visibility to the cost of quality. 
• Assesses the product specifications of the company and its suppliers and compares with customer requirements. 
• Writes quality procedures and provides training to the organization on the use of the quality procedures. 
• Liaises with our customers’ quality team and internal and external auditors, representing our Company.  
• Works with Purchasing and the supply chain to establish, implement and audit quality requirements for external suppliers. 
• Experience with the setup and management of formal quality documentation according to all relevant quality programs.  Ability to develop, maintain and revise quality manuals and procedures. 
• Manage supplier qualification, maintenance, and audits. 
• Manage workflow related to 3rd party inspectors that visit the Denton plant on behalf of our customers. 
• Works directly with Operations, Engineering, Customer Service, Purchasing and Sales team to develop and validate processes designed to exceed customer requirements and on time delivery.  
• Leads continual improvement projects to achieve quality objectives and metrics targets using LEAN principles. 
• Ensures the execution of corrective action and compliance with customers’ specifications. 
• Able to maintain digital information in an organized manner on a shared network with visibility to revision controls. 
• Prepares monthly Quality reports: issues, metrics, and improvements. 
• Assesses the impact of regulatory changes that affect operations, raises awareness, and ensures compliance. 
• Incumbents are expected to travel 15-20% of the time; site visits to suppliers and customer operations facilities are expected.    
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.  

Required Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering. 
• 7+ years of experience as a Quality Engineering for industrial equipment manufacturer. 
• Experience with ISO 9001 required.  
• Experience with ASME codes for fabrication; required. 
• MS Office Suite; required. 
• Willing to travel 15-20% of the time.    

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred. 
• Six Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing experience. 
• Experience with 8Ds, corrective action, and preventive action programs. 
• CWI or ASQ Certification (Quality Auditor, Quality Engineer, Quality Improvement Associate) 
• Oil & Gas, Energy equipment industry-specific experience; preferred. 
• Structural Steel and Piping equipment industry-specific experience.  

ADA Requirements:   

Positions in this function typically require typing, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions. 

• Concentrated mental and/or visual attention. The work involves performing complex tasks to very close accuracy and quality specifications, or a high degree of hand and eye coordination for sustained periods. 
• The job is typically performed under comfortable working conditions; any disagreeable elements are generally absent during normal performance of job. 
• Compliance with company attendance standards.   

We Offer:  

We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and much more.   

At CECO, we are committed to a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their unique experiences and perspectives. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that inspires innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.   

ABOUT US  

CECO’s Commitment to Our People  

At CECO, our people are at the center of everything we do. Whether you’re a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring opportunities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with CECO.  

ABOUT CECO  

CECO Environmental is a leading environmentally focused, diversified industrial company whose solutions protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment across the globe, serving a broad landscape of industrial air, industrial water and energy transition markets.  

We serve these markets and our global customers through our key business segments: Engineered Systems and Industrial Process Solutions. Learn more about CECO by visiting About Us.  

Equal Opportunity Employer  

CECO is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.  

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