Quality Control Manager

About the role

This position is responsible for leading the facility’s quality control activities and supervising quality control personnel. The Quality Control Manager works closely with stakeholders in key manufacturing and business processes to ensure that the facility’s operations comply with Quality Management System requirements and demonstrate continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the facility’s Management Representative for Quality
• Select, onboard, train, supervise, evaluate, and develop quality control employees to be successful in their roles
• Conduct process audits of key manufacturing and business processes to ensure conformance with QMS requirements, and to identify opportunities for improvement
• Maintain and communicate the Quality Policy throughout the facility
• Monitor production processes, and intervene when appropriate to support process control
• Contain, evaluate, and disposition nonconforming product; investigate root cause of nonconformances; and develop, implement, and evaluate corrective actions
• Support the timely and effective resolution of customer complaints, including performing field work when assigned
• Collect, analyze, and report data related to quality, such as costs of poor quality
• Review, validate, and retain quality records and associated reports, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Aid team members with interpretation of shop drawings and specifications, QMS requirements, and customer specifications, including obtaining clarification from other functions to ensure that quality requirements are understood and met
• Aid with the development, delivery, and evaluation of employee training and development
• Aid with the development, review, and implementation of QMS documents
• Perform inspection and testing duties assigned, which may include visual/dimensional inspection, welding inspection, coating inspection, and non-destructive testing
• Serve on cross-functional teams to support improvements in organizational performance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years of quality control experience, OR
• Associates degree with at least 6 years of quality control experience, OR
• At least 9 years of quality control experience
• Excellent leadership, problem solving, planning, customer service, and written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs
• Knowledgeable about welding inspection, coating inspection, and non-destructive testing
• Knowledgeable about basic quality tools, such as a pareto chart, a fishbone diagram, and root cause analysis
• Knowledgeable about statistical process control and process capability
• Knowledgeable about steel fabrication operations, such as thermal cutting, forming, welding, painting, galvanizing, and non-destructive testing
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Able to make informed, rational, data-driven decisions
• Able to persuade and motivate others
• Able to interpret codes and standards, shop drawings, and specifications

Qualifications

• Previous quality control management experience in an AISC-certified heavy fabrication environment
• NST-TC-1A VT Level II, MT Level II, and UT Level II certifications
• AWS CWI certification
• NACE CIP Level I certification
• Certification as a quality manager or quality engineer (e.g. ASQ CMQ/OE or ASQ CQE)
• Formal Lean Six Sigma training or experience leading Lean Six Sigma projects

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more