Quality Manager

QUALITY MANAGER – TALLASSEE, AL Position Summary: Responsible for promoting the achievement of quality and performance improvement culture and standards company wide, ensuring that managers, process owners and supervisors deliver their contribution to the quality management system. Accountable for accurate identification of customer product specifications and quality requirements are understood, met and, where feasible, exceeded. Management of the quality system, undertaking data analysis and producing statistics against which company performance is measured in relation to customer expectation. Duties: Work closely with supply chain and purchasing staff to establish supplier quality requirements, assess specifications and meet customer expectations. Coordinate with cross functional business teams to develop the best quality strategy to meet customer requirements collaborating with Engineering, Operations and Materials departments to determine and achieve quality targets. Lead, manage, and develop a high performing quality assurance team, and provide functional leadership to the Production Quality Engineering personnel deployed in to the business operation. Establish and manage controls and control documentation by bringing together staff of different disciplines and driving the group to formulate and agree comprehensive quality procedures and in-house standards. Work methodically to establish a clearly defined quality management system that all staff can apply ensuring quality standards are properly understood, carried out and fit for compliance with national and international standards. Collate and analyse performance data against defined parameters to enable quality decisions to be made that are backed up with strong data. Produce technical and management system reports as required for Exec and Management meetings. Supervise a programme of internal auditing highlighting relevant quality related training needs, non-conformances, and agreed corrective actions. Work within terms of reference and budgetary constraints to ensure any materials and /or business reputation linked risks are identified, evaluated, managed and costed. Actively manage your own professional development, updating skills and networking with industry and sector contacts as appropriate to maintain a current understanding of industry best practices and technology trends. Key Skills and Requirements: Proven experience of working as a Quality Manager at senior level in a multi-site manufacturing business. Demonstrable evidence of the ability to work under own initiative to achieve functional and departmental tasks whilst also liaising effectively with other management colleagues. Good team management experience, and a proven track record to developing a high-performance team. Good analytical, numerical, problem solving, planning, documentation and record keeping skills. Excellent time management with proven ability to consistently meet deadlines by planning workload accordingly. Proven oral, written, and presentational communication skills, evidencing an ability to influence stake holders and communicate confidently with external customers and senior managers. Educated to degree level in in a business, management or other related discipline or career qualified and able to evidence demonstrable experience. CQI qualification preferred. Competent and confident user of MS Windows and Office packages with an emphasis on Excel spreadsheet proficiency. Ability to manage the ambiguity associated with rapid business growth and organizational change in a fluid manufacturing business environment. Able to obtain security clearance in accordance with customer requirements. #J-18808-Ljbffr