VP of Quality

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members' unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective:

The Vice President of Quality is a senior executive responsible for shaping, leading, and executing the organization's quality strategy. This role ensures products, services, and processes consistently meet or exceed customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and industry standards. The VP oversees enterprise-wide quality systems, continuous improvement efforts, audits, compliance, and quality culture development.

Essential Functions:

Strategic Leadership

1. Develop and execute the organization's long-term quality vision, strategy, and roadmap.
2. Align quality initiatives with business objectives, customer needs, and market expectations.
3. Provide thought leadership on quality management, innovation, and operational excellence.

Quality Management Systems (QMS)

1. Oversee the implementation, maintenance, and improvement of the QMS across all sites.
2. Ensure compliance with relevant standards (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949, FDA, AS9100).
3. Lead internal and external audit programs and manage corrective and preventive actions.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

1. Champion Lean, Six Sigma, and other CI methodologies to drive process optimization.
2. Reduce defects, scrap, warranty claims, and cost of poor quality (COPQ).
3. Implement standard work, process controls, and best practices across the enterprise.

Leadership & Team Development

1. Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing quality teams.
2. Build succession plans and elevate talent capabilities across the function.
3. Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous learning.

Customer & Supplier Quality

1. Partner with customers to understand requirements and lead root cause analysis.
2. Oversee supplier quality management.
3. Strengthen relationships through proactive quality communication.

Data, Analytics & Reporting

1. Use data-driven insights to guide quality decisions.
2. Report quality performance to executive leadership.
3. Monitor key quality metrics and trends.

Risk Management & Compliance

1. Ensure compliance with regulatory, safety, and environmental standards.
2. Anticipate risks and maintain strong controls.
3. Oversee documentation and product release processes.

Other Key Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions:

• Primarily working indoors, office environment.
• May sit for several hours at a time.
• Prolonged exposure to computer screens.
• Repetitive use of hands to operate computers, printers, and copiers.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or MBA preferred.
2. Certifications such as ASQ CQE, CSSBB, or CQM strongly preferred.
3. 10-15+ years of progressive leadership in quality, manufacturing, engineering, or operations.
4. Proven experience leading enterprise-level quality programs.

Competencies:

1. Strong executive communication.
2. Deep understanding of quality methodologies and standards.
3. High-level analytical and leadership skills.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has the following positions reporting to it:

• Director of Quality

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The Team Member may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time salary position, and hours/days of work are decided by production schedules and your reporting manager.

Travel:

Travel will be 30% of the role.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Manufacturing/industry experience.
• Management/Leadership experience.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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