Quality Manager Jobs in California

WHY DO WE NEED YOU?

The Role

In the framework of a complex, multi‑business, shared facility, the Senior Quality Manager provides strategic leadership for the Omniseal Solutions & Life Sciences Quality Management System (QMS) and ensures enterprise‑level integration with the broader businesses. The incumbent is accountable for establishing the long‑term Quality vision, driving regulatory compliance, and shaping the strategic direction of quality culture, product stewardship, and customer assurance across the Garden Grove site.

This role acts as the senior strategic Quality authority for both Omniseal & Life Sciences business's and serves as the site's Product Compliance Officer, influencing both operational and executive decision‑making. The Senior Quality Manager ensures that quality systems remain robust, audit‑ready, and fit for the dynamic requirements of regulated global markets. Through leadership of Quality teams, cross‑functional governance, and alignment with global Quality and Regulatory functions, this role safeguards business viability, customer trust, and long‑term growth.

Leads Quality strategy for a multi‑business, highly regulated facility with complex operational interactions and shared infrastructure. Navigates matrix reporting: direct leadership of Quality teams plus dotted‑line influence to Global Quality & Regulatory. Owns the establishment of a distinct Omniseal & Life Sciences QMS within a shared environment. Serves as the highest‑level Quality authority on‑site for Garden Grove, CA site with enterprise‑wide impact, including implications for customer certifications, regulatory standing, and multi million‑dollar contracts. Operates in an environment with 10,000+ SKUs, 350 employees, and $150-$200M revenue influence.

IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or other technical discipline, required
• Master's degree in Technical degree in engineering, quality, or business statistics, preferred
• Six‑Sigma/Lean Manufacturing Green Belt, preferred
• ASQ CQE/CQT/CQA, preferred
• 10+ years in a regulated industry (semiconductor, aerospace, automotive, pharma/biopharm, or medical device), required
• 6+ years experience with Quality Systems design, development, implementation, and site‑level governance, required
• 5-7 years experience in Supervision/management of leaders and technical teams, required
• 3+ years experience leading RCA and operational efficiency initiatives, required
• 3+ years QMS experience
• Know and understand quality and safety policies
• Understand the role and responsibilities within the applicable Quality Management System (ISO 9001/AS9100)

TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS FORGOTTEN

Certain states require pay information be provided in job postings. Saint-Gobain aims to deliver a comprehensive Total Rewards package to support our employees’ wellbeing and help improve daily life for themselves and their families. We believe in the importance of pay transparency in what we offer prospective candidates and provide the national pay range for this position which is $111,000 to $177,000 per year; however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus. The targeted bonus amount is 15% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures. The Total Target Cash range (base pay and annual bonus) for this position is $119,325 to $203,550. Bonus payments are part of variable compensation and by nature can vary based on company and individual performance and is not a guarantee.

At Saint-Gobain, our goal is to deliver a comprehensive Total Rewards package to support your well-being and improve daily life for you and your family. We value your contribution to our purpose, Making the World a Better Home, and your Total Rewards package aims to help you plan for the future you want.

Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs:

• Health and Wellbeing – Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work.
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Healthcare Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• LiveWell Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement and Protection – Helping to make the future life you want a reality.
• 401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP), Cash Balance Pension Plan
• Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance

Additional Benefits – Helping shape the experience and impact you want

• Group Legal
• Identity Theft Protection
• Auto and Home Insurance
• Pet Insurance and Discounts
• Back-up Child & Elder Care
• PerkSpot Employee Discount Program

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT US

Saint-Gobain’s innovations touch almost every major industry around the world, moving us forward, making meaningful connections, and inspiring us to go beyond the impossible. Within Mobility, our teams design and engineer critical, high-performance materials and proven solutions – most in challenging conditions and core systems that play an important part of our daily lives – as we drive to work or with family, fly on an airplane to explore the world, process samples for medical research, build a better rocket to go as far as we can in outer space; and dive deep under the sea to power our world. We are driven to collaborate with our customers and communities to improve and engineer the world of tomorrow!

Our team members recognize that we all create the environment for people to succeed, with a culture built on respect, open and honest communication, and honoring our commitments to our customers and each other. And at the heart of our culture, we’ve learned working together makes good ideas, great ones.

With a legacy dating back more than 360 years, Saint-Gobain offers employees the stability and security of a leading Global 500 corporation while operating like multiple small and agile start-ups, where entrepreneurial spirit, pioneering teamwork, and bold, forward-thinking ideas pave new paths.

Every team member is encouraged to develop and leverage their unique expertise and strengths to make the greatest impact on the company and our end users. At Saint-Gobain, you’re empowered and equipped with countless opportunities and resources for professional development. You will find the support you need to create a vision and roadmap for your career, and make that vision a reality.

LEGAL STATEMENT

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

This position is subject to export controls under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Qualified applicants for the position must meet the ITAR definition of “U.S. Person” at 22 C.F.R. 120.15 as a: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or otherwise a protected individual (including for example refugees and asylees).

Applicants for roles based in Washington state or remote roles that would be worked from Washington state are encouraged to direct any concerns regarding the state’s Pay Transparency laws to the SGNA HR Compliance team at SGNA_HR_Compliance@saint-gobain.com.

Job Reference: USA14680