Quality Manager

Responsibilities

• Directs the Quality Management System at the plant
• Train and educate the organization and implement continuous improvement methodologies such as 6 Sigma, 5S, Lean, OE and others
• Drives Continuous Improvement to quantitatively and qualitatively improve costs, quality and service
• Drives plant accountabilities in the areas of: tracking vendor performance, resolution and disposition of customer complaints, investigating critical quality defects on in-process and finished products, generation and analysis of quality data and reports
• Supports safety as a top priority in training, job design and regulatory compliance
• Ensures product quality. Establishes and manages systems for “right first time” performance and incorporates this philosophy in the continuous improvement teams
• Focuses on plant wide issues and inter-plant initiatives including developing synergies and business opportunities to optimize other manufacturing plants

Essential Functions, Skills And Attributes

• Leadership and Management
• Systemic problem solver, implement solutions to solve root cause problems
• Inspires team spirit and loyalty to organization
• Able to handle multiple, complex priorities and balance the needs of each according to business impact
• Strong business and technical skills and processing, packaging and logistics
• Coaching, Motivating and Mentoring
• Sets expectations, tracks and communicates results, and creates environment for accountability for results and actions
• Understands and uses individual and team development tools
• Confident to give employees space to learn and make mistakes
• Strong written, oral and communication skills
• Excellent listener. Ability to translate operational issues into corrective action procedures
• Creative and change oriented
• Continuous Improvement process skills
• Strong ability to learn
• High energy, assertive, energetic and a self-starter

Requirements

• Computer literacy. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office especially Excel, Access and Powerpoint
• High school graduate or equivalent with related college degree and/or technical courses or associate (two-year) college degree
• Minimum of three years of experience in a related field and knowledge of LEAN manufacturing, ISO, Six Sigma preferred
• Mandatory previous ISO certification

Reasoning Abilities

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud