Plant Quality Manager

Quality Management System Specialist

Ensures compliance and effectiveness of the quality management system, while continuously improving products and processes to drive towards zero defects, customer satisfaction, and cost of non-quality.

Essential Job Duties

• Owns & executes the site's quality management system.
• Develops and implements quality standards, practices, and procedures.
• Leads the sites internal auditing initiatives and provides leadership and direction for continuous improvement.
• Works directly with the managers, supervisors and operations team to develop effective employee training programs, develop and confirm competence, and drive implementation and compliance of quality standards.
• Manages the quality inspection program, ensuring completion and compliance.
• Supervises the daily activity of QC Inspectors by providing training, problem resolution, guidance, mentorship.
• Responsible for incoming supplier quality of raw materials and outsourced products
• Manages the CAPA process, works with the team to determine root cause and implement effective corrective actions.
• Maintains quality reports and data analysis as required.
• Analyzes data sources from internal quality reporting and customer feedback for improvement activities to improve defect rates and continuously reduce the cost of non-quality.
• Interfaces, communicates and collaborates with other functions in the company as needed.
• Adhere to and uphold all Fairbanks Scales policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• This position requires a bachelor's degree in industrial, manufacturing, mechanical, engineering or equivalent.
• Must have five years of experience in quality process management role in a piece part production operation.
• Experience in managing per ISO 9001:2015.
• Six Sigma certification a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledgeable in welding quality standards, including AWS D1.1
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint.)
• Critical thinker with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work as well as concentrate on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Able to effectively drive change on the shop floor by engaging others.

Work Environment

• General Manufacturing environment including regular exposure to loud and distracting noises, outdoor climate and weather fluctuations including, temperature, humidity, rain, etc., dust, uneven ground, exposure to hazardous equipment, and contaminants.

Physical Abilities

• Required to use close vision and be able to focus and visually determine shapes and colors, inspect products including color variation, read small gauges and displays.
• Regularly required to talk and hear audible signals and warnings from machines, equipment, and plant warning systems.
• Must be able to have repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement, dexterity, and hand-eye coordination to type on computers, telephones, office equipment regularly, and work with hand tools and machine controls occasionally.
• Ability to lift heavy equipment and loads up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to bend, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, climb stairs and ladders, sit, stand or walk frequently and for prolonged periods of time (up to 10 hours per shift).
• Ability to don personal protective equipment in posted areas as required, including safety boots with metatarsal guards, safety glasses, hearing protection, welding goggles and hoods, fall prevention equipment, gloves based on tasks, and more as posted.
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function.

Fairbanks Scales Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets