
Quality Manager
Dover · Antigo, WI
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Quality
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A management quality role at Dover (industrial) in Antigo, WI. Lead, coach, and develop the quality team by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and holding team members accountable.
- They ask for
- Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Six Sigma, Root cause, Supplier quality
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How this role compares
Against 36 other live quality postings in Wisconsin.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $77k–$120k, from 12 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 65%
- ✓ Supplier quality 46%
- SPC 43%
- FMEA 43%
- ✓ Team leadership 38%
- Control plans 38%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Dover
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 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?
- The posting mentions a Black Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
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.
This plant: Dover in Antigo
1 other open role at this site.
- CNC Programmer · Manufacturing · Technician
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Responsibilities
Quality Leadership
Lead and maintain the site’s Quality Management System and ensure compliance with ISO certification requirements, customer standards, and applicable regulations.
Establish and execute site quality goals aligned with corporate objectives and business needs.
Manage internal and external quality issues, customer complaints, and quality-related customer communications.
Lead, coach, and develop the quality team by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and holding team members accountable.
Promote teamwork, employee engagement, and shared responsibility for quality throughout the organization.
Maintain a visible presence on the production floor and support employees across all shifts.
Continuous Improvement and Problem Solving
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve product quality, customer satisfaction, and manufacturing performance while reducing scrap, rework, and the cost of poor quality.
Identify recurring issues, lead root-cause investigations, and implement effective corrective actions to prevent future problems.
Use structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, PDCA, Kepner-Tregoe, and Six Sigma.
Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve processes, reduce variation, and prevent defects.
Promote Built-in Quality practices, including mistake-proofing, quality gates, and process controls.
Monitor results to ensure improvements are effective and sustained.
Quality Systems and Compliance
Develop and maintain quality standards, inspection methods, testing procedures, and process controls.
Ensure materials, components, and finished products meet established specifications and customer requirements.
Coordinate internal and external audits, ISO certification activities, and corrective actions.
Ensure production and testing equipment is properly calibrated and measurement systems are reliable.
Coordinate customer and government inspections, audits, and product acceptance activities.
Maintain accurate quality records and required documentation.
Customer and Supplier Quality
Serve as the primary site contact for customer quality concerns, complaints, and corrective actions.
Work directly with customers to investigate issues, communicate findings, and resolve concerns.
Audit, evaluate, and qualify suppliers as required.
Partner with suppliers and internal departments to resolve supplier quality issues and prevent recurrence.
Investigate returned products and warranty claims to determine root causes and appropriate corrective actions.
Communicate changes in customer quality
requirements
to the appropriate internal stakeholders.
Team Development and Cross-Functional Collaboration
Develop and deliver training on quality standards, inspection procedures, and problem-solving techniques.
Work closely with Team Leaders, supervisors, and production employees across all shifts to strengthen quality awareness and ownership.
Build strong working relationships across departments and encourage open communication and shared accountability.
Lead quality improvement projects and ensure actions are assigned, completed, and communicated effectively.
Support a culture where employees are encouraged to identify problems, raise concerns, and participate in solutions.
Performance Management
Track and report quality metrics, including customer complaints, scrap, rework, audit findings, and corrective action effectiveness.
Analyze quality trends and use data to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
Communicate performance, priorities, and significant quality concerns to site leadership.
Take initiative to address problems, prioritize competing demands, and ensure commitments are met.
- ✓Perform other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
Strong leadership and team management skills, including the ability to motivate, coach, and develop employees.
Demonstrated initiative, drive, accountability, and follow-through.
Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships across departments.
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making abilities.
Ability to manage competing priorities and drive projects to completion.
Strong customer service mindset and ability to handle difficult technical discussions professionally.
Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives and implementing sustainable process improvements.
Ability to inf
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