Plant Quality Manager

Plant Quality Manager

We are searching for a Plant Quality Manager responsible for leading plant quality compliance, product quality improvement and manufacturing process capability. This position leads continuous improvement activities to improve product and process quality and leads root cause and corrective action activities to resolve field and in-plant quality issues. In your role, you will ensure our products maintain the highest level of quality satisfaction our customers expect. We as a family work together and believe excellent results begin with you!

Key Accountabilities:

• Advise, consult, and lead corrective actions, process improvements, and implementation of a "quality culture" in the plant environment
• Improve quality of assigned products, processes, manufacturing areas and outcomes.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions to resolve quality-related issues.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through routine review of field performance data and corrective action.
• Define and lead quality initiatives and engineering projects to improve product quality and process capability.
• Incorporate the use of Lean/Six Sigma tools and methods in team activities and business problem-solving.
• Improve process discipline through the deployment of basic quality tools (ex. Standard work, Layered Process Audits).
• Drive process capability through deployment of quality control tools (CpK analysis, SPC, etc.)
• Locally and across the organization, champion corporate initiatives in quality and operational excellence.
• Expand the quality system infrastructure using ISO/QS/TS principles to ensure robust, repeatable, high-quality manufacturing processes.
• Ensure compliance with all government and industry standards/codes for product and process quality.

Qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical, Chemical, Polymer or Materials Science Engineering. BS in Applied Sciences may be considered depending on experience.
• 5-8 years of quality/process management with a minimum of 5 years experience in which the candidate had responsibility for the development and implementation of product and/or process quality.
• Expertise in ISO/QS/TS type quality systems is required. Proficiency with Excel, Minitab, Access and PowerPoint is expected.
• Physical fitness to include movements, positioning, remaining stationary which include standing, walking, sitting, lifting, carrying, climbing, pushing/pulling, forward bending, reaching, kneeling, crouching, squatting, crawling, postural balancing, manipulating, trunk rotation, handling, gripping, and talking (hearing).
• Able to lift-up to 50 lbs. at any given time.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Work in different temperature-controlled environments

Work Environment:

• The atmosphere is that of a manufacturing plant and office space. The position will primarily work where moving machinery produces noise. Employees must wear Personal Protective Equipment that is issued for that location. Temperature can range from extreme cold to extreme heat.
• Frequent use of company communication devices are required such as a computer, phone, and other office electronics.