Quality Manager, Americas

Overview

At WD-40 Company, quality is a strategic enabler that protects our brand, drives growth, and builds trust with consumers and partners. As Quality Manager, Americas, you will shape how we design, assess, and continuously improve quality across our supplier and filler network — translating global principles into practical execution across diverse and evolving markets, with a strong focus on Latin America. 

 

This role goes beyond program execution. You will bring a risk-based, data-driven mindset to ensure products, processes, and external partners consistently meet company, regulatory, and consumer expectations. As a people leader, you will coach and influence across both mature and developing markets, scaling quality impact through others. 

 

This is a remote role offering the flexibility to work from home, with 20-40% domestic and international travel to Latin America. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. and should not require sponsorship now or in the future to legally work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

Lead Supplier and Filler Quality Engineering Oversee qualification, performance monitoring, and ongoing oversight of fillers and suppliers to ensure consistent adherence to quality standards. Drive capability development across supplier networks to deliver a compliant, reliable product at scale. 

 

Enable Quality Readiness for Growth Lead quality readiness and supplier capability development to support expansion across LATAM markets. Anticipate risks early and embed quality considerations into new market entry and product lifecycle activities. 

 

Apply Risk-Based Quality Decision Making Drive risk-based evaluation and management of changes across product, process, supplier, and equipment using quality engineering tools and methodologies. 

 

Own Issue Preparedness and Response Ensure readiness for quality issues through established processes and clear escalation pathways. Lead investigations, root cause analysis, containment, and corrective actions to prevent recurrence. 

 

Translate Regulatory Requirements into Practice Interpret and apply regulatory requirements across the Americas to maintain compliant quality systems and practices. 

 

Serve as a Cross-Functional Quality Partner Act as a trusted quality advisor to Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, and Commercial teams. Embed quality principles and risk considerations into regional business decisions. 

 

Coach and Develop the Quality Engineering Team Lead, coach, and develop a Quality Engineering team, fostering professional growth and sustained engagement. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Sciences, or related technical discipline required. 
• Master’s degree in a technical or business field preferred. 
• 7+ years of progressive experience in quality engineering, manufacturing, or regulated CPG environments. 
• Professional fluency in Spanish and/or Portuguese required, with the ability to communicate technical quality concepts effectively. 
• Experience leading and developing technical Quality teams, with a focus on coaching and capability building. Understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS) frameworks and principles. 
• Experience managing supplier and filler quality, regulatory considerations, and complex regional supply chains. 
• Experience supporting or leading quality issue response events and recalls preferred. 

About Us

Our “Why”

At WD-40 Company, we believe that purpose-driven, passionate people guided by our values create amazing outcomes.  Our "why" is refreshingly simple - we exist to create positive lasting memories in everything we do. 

 

Why You Should Apply

• A strong values-aligned organization where contributions are acknowledged and rewarded, and where 91% of our employees experience a sense of belonging.
• A learning-based culture where 77% of our team believe they can achieve their career objectives.
• Over 95% employee engagement as of our most recent global employee survey.
• 91% of our people actively recommend WD-40 Company as a great place to work.

Do You Align With Our Values?

Please, only consider employment with WD-40 Company if you feel as strongly about our values as we do:  We live, breathe, and play by our values every day.

Thank you for considering WD-40 Company in your career search! 

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 At WD-40 Company we foster a culture of inclusion where all individuals are recognized, valued, respected, and experience a sense of belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to individual characteristics that make us unique such as our backgrounds, experiences, qualities, talents, traits, beliefs, and preferences. #LI-CM1