Product Quality Control Manager

About the role

Lead all aspects of a quality initiative and its associated systems throughout the Baker organization to improve quality performance. This position is responsible for the development, implementation, management, and administration of all aspects of the initiative.

Responsibilities

• Business responsibility
  • Develop and lead corporate and individual plant quality programs, including policies, objectives, plans, procedures, and systems.
  • Assure documentation of programs and their distribution to promote quality program concepts, goals, and objectives.
  • Lead development, formulation, and documentation of company policies and quality system needs.
  • Initial focus areas include cost of quality, returns, incoming material inspection, supplier quality assurance, process excellence, quality inspection, tracking and reporting, and development of corrective actions.
• Systems responsibility
  • Establish, develop, and maintain quality systems.
  • Ensure regular collection and analysis of quality information to measure the effectiveness of Baker's quality program.
  • Optimize investment in prevention, appraisal, and failure costs and measure return on quality investment on a quantifiable basis.
• Technical responsibility
  • Provide guidance on selecting and implementing statistical design approaches to study effects of significant factors at different quality levels.
  • Ensure management understanding of quality business process principles.
  • Apply engineering and statistical technologies of quality control to quality planning, process capability and control, and information systems.
  • Assure effectiveness of the quality improvement program by conducting systems, procedure, process, and product audits on an ongoing basis.
  • Maintain awareness of current and emerging global quality philosophies and competitive business practices.
• Direct periodic audits of quality program procedures to ensure compliance with quality system requirements and appropriate specifications.
• Communicate audit findings and ensure follow-up to achieve necessary corrective action.

Requirements

• College degree in engineering or physical sciences, or equivalent experience.
• Good understanding of quality systems, statistics, management, and quality technologies.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of related experience, including at least two (2) years in supervisory positions.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• ASQC certified quality engineer preferred.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance