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.