Quality Manager I

Baldwin Filters, a brand of Parker Engine Mobile Aftermarket Division (EMAM), is a global provider of heavy-duty filtration products for engine-powered equipment. Our mission is to protect customers’ engines and mobile equipment through innovative filtration solutions and outstanding service. Baldwin offers superb product quality, an extensive distribution network, and the industry’s broadest product line, serving on-highway, construction, agricultural, oil & gas, mining, power generation, and marine industries worldwide.

About the role

Provide leadership and management for the quality function and sustain the quality philosophy and lean culture at the plant level. Establish, maintain, and optimize an effective quality management system. Implement the division’s quality plan to achieve overall quality objectives and enhance products and services through ISO 9001, problem-solving tools, prevention methods, quality-at-the-source, and continual improvement techniques.

Responsibilities

• Communicate customer, regulatory, and organizational requirements to assure product quality, contract compliance, and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee the effective documentation and implementation of the quality management system to assure compliance with customer, regulatory, and corporate/division standards.
• Ensure individuals performing quality-affecting functions are trained and demonstrate appropriate skills and performance.
• Coordinate plant personnel for internal, customer, and third-party quality system audits.
• Maintain a corrective action system to analyze and correct nonconforming conditions and complaints.
• Implement performance measurements to evaluate organizational performance, product quality, services, customer satisfaction, and the cost of poor quality.
• Use performance evaluation results to target improvement efforts.
• Assess and monitor supplier capabilities and quality to ensure desired performance levels.

Requirements

• B.S. Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• 3–5 years of experience in Quality, Engineering, or a related field.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems (QS-9000 as applicable for the automotive sector).
• Certification by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB), or Certified Quality Manager (CQMgr) is preferred.
• Experience with quality improvement tools and techniques (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control, Failure Mode & Effects Analysis).
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with competitive premiums.
• Voluntary optional life, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance.
• 401(k) Plan with 100% company matching on the first 5% of pay.
• Company-provided defined-contribution retirement plan with an annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.
• Career development and tuition reimbursement.
• Paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, adoption assistance, and financial planning assistance at no cost.
• Care.com membership and supplemental benefits (e.g., identity protection, legal protection, pet wellness) at competitive rates.
• Paid Time Off and 13 company-paid holidays.
• Participation in the Annual Incentive Plan.