Quality Manager

About this role

Quality Manager – Rotary Drilling Division Location: Alachua, Florida, USA

Own the quality of a global product line — built in Alachua   At Sandvik, the surface drill rigs we assemble in Alachua work on mine sites across the globe — massive, complex, engineered-to-order machines where quality is the difference between reliability and costly downtime for our customers. We’re looking for a hands-on Quality Manager to lead and elevate the quality function for our rotary blasthole drill assembly operation.  

This is a high-visibility leadership role with real influence over product reliability, supplier partnerships, and customer satisfaction — at a site small enough that your decisions get made and implemented.  At the same time, you can leverage the benefits a Fortune 100 Global Employer, with 41,000 employees worldwide.

What you’ll do  

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of quality professionals — building capability, ownership, and engagement  

• Drive quality performance across incoming, in-process, and final inspection  

• Strengthen supplier quality through qualification, performance management, and corrective action  

• Lead structured problem-solving (8D, root cause analysis) to cut defects and cost of poor quality  

• Own compliance with ISO 9001 and Sandvik’s Quality Management System  

• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to improve process capability and product performance  

• Monitor and act on key metrics — FPY, COPQ, supplier PPM, rework, and warranty trends  

• Uphold and advance quality standards across fabrication, welding, machining, and final assembly  

The environment you’ll thrive in  

This is heavy, capital-equipment manufacturing — low-volume, high-complexity machines built around large structural weldments, heavy fabrication, machining, hydraulics, and electrical systems. The right person has run quality in a B2B industrial or heavy-equipment setting (mining, construction, off-highway, agricultural, rail, defense, or similar). If large weldments and build-to-order complexity are your comfort zone, you’ll feel right at home.  

What you’ll bring  

Must-haves  

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or similar)  

• Quality leadership experience in heavy or capital equipment manufacturing — where fabrication, welding, and large structural weldments are core to the product (typically 8+ years in manufacturing quality, including 5+ years leading quality teams)  

• Hands-on knowledge of complex mechanical assemblies, structural weldments, hydraulics, and electrical systems  

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional problem-solving and deliver measurable improvements  

• Authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship, now and in the future  

Nice-to-haves  

• Master’s degree in Engineering or Business  

• ASQ certification (CQE, CQM/OE)  

• Six Sigma certification (Green/Black Belt)  

• Working knowledge of welding standards (AWS/ASME)  

Key skills  

• Data-driven decision-making (Excel, Power BI, or similar) 

• Root cause methodologies (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone) 

• Metrology and inspection systems 

• Welding-standards fluency (AWS/ASME)  

Why join us  

• Visible impact — direct influence on the quality of a global product line  

• Build something — shape and grow a quality organization, your way  

• Real ownership — a site where decisions are made and executed, without corporate distance  

• Collaborative culture — cross-functional partners who want quality to win  

• Grow with us — development paths within a global engineering leader  

How to apply  

Apply online at sandvik.com/careers .  

Sandvik is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive environment. We provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities — for assistance , contact hrsupport.us@sandvik.com.

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