Job description:

Quality Control Manager Job Title:

Quality Control Manager/SQF Practitioner Salary Status:

DOE FLSA

Exempt Employment Type:

Full-Time Location:

Fontana, CA Reports to:

Operations Manager Job Overview:

The Quality/Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for maintaining and improving the plant-wide quality system that focuses on customer satisfaction, defect prevention, improved defect detection, and continuous improvement utilizing Six Sigma techniques. This role will be intertwined with the Food Safety/ Food Defense Coordinator position. This is a "hands-on" position requiring 50%+ of the work requirements being executed in the manufacturing departments.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Acts as the Management Representative and champions ISO9000 and

ISO13485

certification audits, training, and maintenance within the Plant.

• Manages the Material Review Board, internal/external audits, CAPA, document control, and record review.
• Oversees and manages a staff of Quality Technicians, Specialists, Document Control, and Manufacturing Quality Engineers.
• Improves quality assurance systems plant-wide to achieve zero defects through hands-on training, strong work ethic, and leadership by example.
• Identifies and resolves systemic quality problems at both plant level through a reduction in variation in processes and components (i.e., SPC, SQC, Pareto charts, GEMBA walks, etc.)
• Maintains and enhances plant level quality performance metrics.
• Participates in Quality Forum meetings with other GW plant managers and quality managers.
• Improves profitability through reduced internal scrap and customer returns
• Successfully interfaces with key customers and prospects to improve quality and win new business.
• Effectively works with Engineering Managers and Advanced Quality Engineers to ensure PQ runs are successful and uses early production containment to provide feedback to the Engineering team(s).
• Preform Food Safety/Food Defense duties.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• A minimum of 10 years' experience supervising a Quality Assurance Department preferred. Must also be able to deal effectively and professionally with team members
• Experience with team-based troubleshooting of injection molds and injection molding processes
• Strong statistical background (including the use of Excel, Minitab, etc.), SPC/SQC and various quality based statistical tools
• Able to effectively lead a cross-function/departmental internal team
• Ability to train and coach others in field of expertise and quality systems
• Excellent external/internal customer and presentation skills to all levels of customer's organizations
• Strong multiple project management skills
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment characterized by high growth.

Education and/or

Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferably in a technical discipline) or equivalent related work experience required
• Minimum of 10 years' quality assurance or quality engineering supervisory experience in medical device and/or automotive markets
• Plastic injection molding experience desirable, preferably in a multi-plant environment
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Auditor, Quality Manager and/or Six Sigma green/black belt certification is desirable
• Excellent negotiation, presentation, meeting facilitation, and organizational skills
• Strong customer relationship building skills
• Strong "hands-on" analytical problem solving abilities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Competitive Benefits:

• Employer paid 100% medical (HMO), dental and vision insurance premium.
• 401k plan, Employer contributes 3%, up to 4%.
• Company offers vacation and sick pay.

Holiday Pay:

Eight (8) paid holidays per year.

• Basic Life Insurance Paid (25K policy).

We are an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to veteran status, disability, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or other protected characteristics.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$115,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

Experience:

QA/QC:

10 years (Required) Ability to

Relocate:

Fontana, CA 92337: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location:

In person