Quality Manager - 1st Shift

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a Quality Manager to join a growing team and facility in Whitehall, MI! This position contributes to the overall quality of the product produced and shipped to the customer including work instruction accuracy, customer satisfaction and overall employee knowledge of quality issues.

Responsibilities:

• Promotes the quality policy and associated objectives.
• Ensure the established quality policy is implemented culturally within the plant; comply with regulatory and customer requirements.
• Foster continuous improvement.
• Establishes measurable quality objectives consistent with business unit and corporate objectives; aligns those objectives with organizational purpose and priorities.
• Provides framework for reviewing quality objectives and quality management systems.
• Conducts management reviews of quality management systems per business operating procedures.
• Maintains and achieves customer satisfaction goals.
• Plans and executes continuous improvement activities to improve effectiveness and suitability of quality management systems.
• Aligns resources to meet quality management system objectives and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintains quality management system integrity during planned system changes.
• Establishes and enforces quality management processes as part of an overall system.
• Understands and drives compliance to customer quality requirements, and assists in resolution of quality issues.
• Functions as primary source of information and communication regarding the effectiveness of the quality management system; regularly solicits input for informal audits and continuous improvement.
• Communicates the importance of meeting customer, legal, statutory, regulatory, and internal quality requirements to all levels of the organization.
• Informs customers of any significant organizational changes.
• Promotes customer awareness throughout the organization.
• Recognizes and cultivates the potential in others.
• Synthesizes and explains data to influence and lead.
• Maintains high attendance record.

Basic Requirements:

• B.S. Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience working in manufacturing companies; 5 years working in Engineering and/or Quality
• Minimum of five years leadership experience
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering
• Demonstrated Project Management skills.
• Strong negotiation skills
• Experience with querying databases.
• Excellent analytical skills