Quality Manager - Off-Site Manufacturing
Atkore · Phoenix, AZ
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $104k–$143k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 22 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management quality role at Atkore (industrial) in Phoenix, AZ. Establish a sustainable, data-driven Quality Management System that supports safety, delivery, cost, and customer satisfaction.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, SPC, FMEA, MSA / Gage R&R
- Base pay
- $104k–$143k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Arizona: typical posted base $118k–$165k. This one lists $104k–$143k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 29 quality engineer openings in Arizona, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arizona plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 28 other live quality postings in Arizona.
- Base pay
- About 13% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $118k–$165k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 69%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 66%
- Supplier quality 59%
- New product launch 48%
- ✓ FMEA 48%
- ✓ SPC 38%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Cost reduction, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Atkore
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from AtkoreAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What you'll do
- ◆Be a leader in the Quality department by being accountable for the site’s quality, safety, delivery, and cost.
- ◆Leads team of quality technicians and work cross-functionally with production management to drive quality improvements.
- ◆Performs and documents customer complaint root cause investigations.
- ◆Performs and documents root cause investigations related to product and component rejections.
- ◆Generates and maintains Quality System documentation and ensures customer compliance.
- ◆Create, manage, and maintain quality specification processes for all projects.
- ◆Presents quality data with analysis to the management team.
- ◆Supports Production personnel by communicating and resolving process and material related quality issues.
- ◆Supports Facility cost reductions and process improvement projects utilizing various Quality tools such as FMEA, process capability, Gage R&R, SPC, pareto analysis and other six sigma/lean tools.
- ◆Performs periodic internal audits of the Quality System to ensure that it is effectively established and maintained in compliance with customer requirements.
- ◆Coordinates with the supervisors to develop and conduct training on quality standards, measurement devices, quality alerts, procedure changes, etc.
- ◆Assists in process improvement efforts by working with supervisors to identify, implement and validate process changes.
- ◆Review and adhere to job specification,
requirements
and ensure all builds comply accordingly.
- ✓Reviews Certificates of Conformance as needed.
- ✓Writes protocols and performs validations of new/improved build and processes.
- ✓Has the ability to read blueprints and fly 3D Design Model.
- ✓Participates in Lean Manufacturing and as well as facility initiatives.
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Quality Manager – Off-Site Manufacturing Prefab Facility
Who we are
Atkore is forging a future where our employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders, and communities are building better together – a future focused on serving the customer and powering and protecting the world.
With a global network of manufacturing and distribution facilities, Atkore is a leading provider of electrical, safety and infrastructure solutions.
Who we are looking for
Atkore/Unistrut Construction is currently searching for a Quality Manager at our Phoenix, AZ prefab facility. The Quality Manager reports to the site Operations Manager. This role is responsible for identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, formulating corrective and preventive measures, and working to implement those actions to improve quality levels and customer compliance. The individual will serve as a change agent and represent the Quality function on assigned project teams.
What you’ll bring
- •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction or equivalent along with a minimum of five (3) years of quality management experience in a manufacturing environment required.
- •Knowledge of manufacturing processes, inspection methods, gauging and measuring techniques.
- •Excellent communication skills within all levels of the organizations.
- •Experience managing teams which support and drive company values and initiatives from a leadership level.
- •Working knowledge of quality systems and software.
- •Proficiency in Navisworks Manage, Revit, Inventor preferred.
- •Advanced proficiency in MS Office Packages.
Within 3 Months, You’ll
- •Build relationships with Operations, Production, Engineering, project teams, and the quality technicians.
- •Learn facility processes, project specifications, customer requirements, and the existing Quality Management System.
- •Establish baseline metrics for complaints, rejections, nonconformances, rework, and corrective actions.
- •Present a prioritized quality improvement plan addressing immediate compliance, process, and training gaps.
Within 6 Months, You’ll
- •Assume ownership of the quality function and establish clear expectations for inspections, documentation, and issue escalation.
- •Standardize project quality plans, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and customer compliance records.
- •Implement regular quality performance reviews, internal audits, and employee training.
- •Lead and validate measurable process improvements using appropriate Lean, Six Sigma, and quality tools.
Within 12 Months, You’ll
- •Establish a sustainable, data-driven Quality Management System that supports safety, delivery, cost, and customer satisfaction.
- •Demonstrate measurable improvement in complaints, rework, rejections, nonconformances, corrective-action closure, and audit findings.
- •Develop a proactive quality culture through team coaching, cross-training, preventive controls, and lessons learned.
- •Deliver an annual quality review summarizing performance, completed improvements, remaining risks, and priorities for the following year.
Atkore is a seven-time Great Place to Work© certified company and a four-time Top Workplaces USA award winner! We’re committed to creating an engaged and aligned workforce driven by a collaborative culture. We consistently live the Atkore mission, strategic priorities, and behaviors, consistent with our core values.
Join our team and align yourself with an industry leader!
Benefits available include
- •Medical, vision, and dental insurance
- •Life insurance
- •Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- •401k
- •Paid Time Off
- •Paid holidays
- •Any leave required under
