Enviro Safety Qual Manager

The Role You'll Play

As an Quality & Environmental Safety Manager, you are responsible for leading environmental, quality (quality assurance and quality control) and safety programs (IIPP & SHP) for the organization, including, but not limited to: developing and maintaining environmental, safety and quality management systems; serving as a key focal point for internal and external audits; leading the internal corrective action/material review board process; collaborating with department leadership to develop and update standard operating procedures (SOPs); integrating and collaborating with key operations and support stakeholders to ensure procedures are being followed; conducting training and tracking for continuous improvement projects as required; generating, sending and filing compliance certifications as required; and other duties as assigned.

This role is based out of our City of Industry, CA location reporting into the General Manager.

Essential Functions

• Develop and maintain the environmental, safety and quality management systems based on ISO 9001, Cal/EPA, Cal/OSHA, FSC/SFI and other pertinent regulations.
• Develop policies and procedures to meet regulatory compliance with regulatory agencies and industry certification. Integrate and collaborate with key operations stakeholders to support the implementation and conduct training as needed to ensure the performance of company procedures.
• Lead the internal corrective action processes to resolve production issues by collaborating with department leaders to investigate issues, identifying and documenting root cause and corrective actions.
• Serve as a key focal point for internal and external audits, including areas such as coordinating pre/post-audit leadership meetings for preparation/lesson learned, to leading presentations and discussions with internal/external customers and documenting key findings.
• Data entry and tracking for continuous improvement projects as needed.
• Sending and filing compliance certifications as needed.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science preferred. Equivalent work experience in environmental safety, quality assurance, quality control, or safety and quality management systems will also be considered.
• 3+ years of leading environmental, safety, and quality systems in a manufacturing setting with the ability to quickly learn new systems, processes, and concepts easily (paper printing or corrugated manufacturing is a plus.)
• Strong working knowledge of supervising manufacturing operations with a large employee base, in a fast-paced, high-volume custom fabrication or relevant industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience and knowledge in California regulatory standards in environmental, health & safety.
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to collaborate effectively with teams, management, and all levels of people across multiple departments.
• Lean mentality, a focus on quality, and a proven track record of identifying and contributing to the implementation of continuous safety, quality, and process improvements. Experience with Six Sigma is a plus.
• Strong aptitude in diagnosing and taking corrective action to drive safety, quality, machine efficiency, and production processes.
• Strong written/verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate as a coach and conduct training presentations to all levels of employees.
• Ability to drive operational performance through data-driven decision-making and KPI's.
• Ability and flexibility to think, react, and adapt quickly to changing demands, challenges, and requirements.
• Highly organized, self-starter
• Computer literacy with proficiency in the use of production planning/management systems, as well as MS Office platform.
• Strong mathematical skills with the ability to calculate figures, measurements, percentages, and totals.
• Ability to work on the production floor and travel to various locations as needed.
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to influence and work with all levels of people.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus