Quality Manager

Quality Assurance Manager

Alkegen brings together two of the world's leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we're delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.

With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry's most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we're always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for management and continuous improvement of Plant Quality Systems including customer and internal corrective / preventive actions and effectiveness, customer specification management, internal audit, the testing and inspections processes, the evaluation of inventory for order fulfillment. The Quality Manager must ensure that the Plant complies with ISO and customer requirements while meeting operational performance targets for Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. The Quality Assurance Manager is directly responsible and accountable for the quality of the products shipped to the customer.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the being the "voice of the customer" by establishing quality acceptance standards for all processes. Must be willing to take unpopular stands when necessary to protect our customers while supporting achievement of operational targets for safety, quality, delivery and cost. The Quality Assurance Manager is accountable for the quality of the product shipped to our customers.
• Responsible for maintaining the ISO 9001: Quality Management System.
• Primary champion for effective root cause analysis by supporting teams in documentation of corrective and preventive actions needed to improve performance in safety, quality, delivery and cost. Monitors all corrective and preventive actions and error proofing solutions for effectiveness.
• Primary Customer and Supplier contact for Quality Issue resolution and quality data / audit requests.
• Responsible for all testing and inspection processes including customer specification management, acceptance standards, methods training, calibration, GR&R, data management and use of statistical capability to establish process control limits
• Lead a Material Review Board (MRB) to establish control and disposition of non-conforming material. At the time of order validation, the QC manager oversees the process for selecting inventory to ensure customer requirements are met, and inventory is utilized effectively.
• Serve as "Gate Keeper" for the new product validation process to ensure new or modified products meet customer requirements and demonstrate acceptable manufacturing capabilities for repeatability.
• Must ensure control of Quality System documentation and procedure compliance through an effective internal audit process.
• Responsible for the development and training of the quality team as well as verification of training effectiveness of our hourly associates for quality acceptance guidelines.
• Recruit qualified individuals as need. Train, coach, evaluate and develop staff. This includes conducting annual performance appraisals
• Maintains standards of work performance and attitude to insure a safe and productive environment
• Will actively engage in Lean Management by encouraging, teaching, participating in, and supporting the Lean Six Sigma culture and tools.

Qualifications/ Experience:

• Bachelors degree
• LSS Green Belt Certification
• Strong understanding of statistical methods
• High level of business acumen, with a strong foundation in finance.
• 5-10 years of experience in Quality System management in manufacturing operation
• Certification for ISO9001/TS16949 auditing or equivalent experience in regulatory compliance

Preferred

• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt
• Structured root cause analysis skills
• B.S Degree in Technical discipline or B.S. Degree in Business Administration

This position is based onsite at our North Augusta, SC manufacturing facility, Monday through Friday. In addition to supporting the North Augusta plant, this role will provide quality oversight for our Bethune, SC location and is expected to be onsite at the Bethune facility approximately one day per week to support operations, collaborate with the local team, and ensure consistent quality standards across both sites.

If you are interested in being part of a world class quality function here at Alkegen then we would love to hear from you.

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran's status, or any other protected class.