Quality Manager

Quality Manager | Nox Metals | Detroit, MI

American factories deserve a supply chain that moves as fast as they do. The next generation of American manufacturing is being built right now. Nox Metals is the supply chain behind it.

Nox Metals is a technology company in Detroit supplying aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible.

We need a Quality Manager to own quality end to end. Every cert, every dimension, every label, every shipment. Aerospace and defense customers do not give second chances on quality, and we do not plan to give them a reason to. Nox Metals is an employer with real opportunity for long term career growth, this is a place to build a career, not just hold a job.

You will:

• Own AS9100 end to end, build the QMS, run it, audit it, certify it, defend it

• Own DFARS, AMS, ASTM, and customer-specific quality compliance, every cert, every shipment

• Review and verify every mill cert, every heat number, every traceability record before it leaves the dock

• Own the cert package process, every shipment goes out with complete, accurate, customer-ready documentation

• Own dimensional inspection, tolerances, flatness, length, width, thickness, every cut measured against spec

• Own cleanliness, packaging, labeling, and presentation, what the customer opens reflects who we are

• Build and maintain SOPs, work instructions, inspection procedures, and quality records

• Run incoming inspection on mill material, in-process inspection on the floor, and final inspection at the dock

• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action when something goes wrong, fix it once and fix it for good

• Own customer quality complaints, RMAs, and supplier quality issues from open to close

• Run internal audits, prepare for and host customer and certification audits

• Partner with engineering and software to build quality checks into NOX NEST, WAYNE, and our internal tools

• Always ask questions, never guess when something is unclear

• Look at every process and figure out how to make it better

• Work safely every shift and hold your teammates to the same standard

You should be:

• Deep experience owning an AS9100 quality management system, you have built it, run it, and passed audits on it

• Fluent in DFARS, AMS, ASTM, and aerospace and defense quality requirements

• Skilled with dimensional inspection tools, calipers, micrometers, gauges, CMM, optical comparators, whatever the job needs

• Strong in cert package documentation and traceability, every heat, every lot, every shipment tied together

• Experienced with cleanliness, packaging, and labeling standards for aerospace and defense customers

• Cracked with software and data, you build quality records that are searchable, reportable, and audit-ready

• An operator at heart, you walk the floor, you inspect parts yourself, you do not run quality from a desk

• Comfortable as a solo IC for now, you own the function end to end and will build the team as we grow

• High attention to quality, this is the job

• Always thinking about how to make processes better, you do not accept "this is how we have always done it"

• Absolutely customer obsessed, every cert, every dimension, every package is how the customer experiences Nox

• A team player with a good attitude, you make the floor better for everyone around you

• Someone who takes ownership, if it ships, it ships because you signed off

• Precise under pressure and reliable, quality does not bend for a deadline

• Organized and detail oriented, audit-ready every day, not just on audit day

• Committed to safety, you follow every protocol, wear your PPE, and never cut corners that put people at risk

• High agency, you handle big items alone and ask for help when needed

• Low ego, you do the unglamorous work because it needs to get done

• Able to lift up to 50 lbs and operate heavy equipment on your feet when the floor needs you

• Not afraid to work outside normal hours when America demands it

• Never says "that's not my job"

Nice to have:

• Experience in metals, aluminum, or aerospace/defense supply chains

• ASQ certifications (CQE, CQA, CMQ/OE) or comparable credentials

• Lead auditor training for AS9100 or ISO 9001

• Forklift and/or overhead crane certification

• Comfortable using AI tools to work faster and smarter

This role is full time, in person in Detroit.