Pioneer Metal Finishing is seeking a Quality Manager to oversee the Quality and Chemistry Departments, ensuring quality performance and process efficiency throughout the facility. The successful candidate will have a strong background in quality management, chemistry, and leadership.
Requirements
- Define and develop quality procedures and specifications, testing, and inspection methods in alignment with customer and certification requirements.
- Directly interacts with Customers to discuss and resolve issues.
- Assists Sales and Customer Service with technical questions or concerns, tours of the facility and technical seminars.
- Responsible for managing customer, certification, internal and supplier audits.
- Evaluates and performs reviews of quality and chemistry department personnel and creates development plans for direct reports.
- Creates and maintains annual training plans for all departmental personnel.
- Partners with Technologies to develop and implement “Best Practices” to meet the program requirements.
- Lead risk reviews and collaborate with Technology and Operations to develop robust control plans that ensure the quality and manufacturability of new products or process designs.
- Engage in product onboarding and/or development activities and provide project direction to ensure continued compliance with all applicable regulatory, statutory and customer requirements.
- Responsible for change/configuration management process and the effective implementation of changes to the Quality Management System.
- Measures Cost of Quality and identifies actions to improve business performance and customer satisfaction.
- Responsible for maintaining the performance of site chemistry and associated processes (tank management, testing, waste-water treatment).
- Maintains a partner relationship with vendors and manages the procurement of all process chemicals.
- Works collaboratively with supply chain to qualify new vendors and monitor their performance.
- Strives to ensure that PMF is taking advantage of the latest technology.
- Evaluates new process technology or chemistry as they relate to quality, cost reductions, safety, impact on regulatory and environmental requirements.
- Works collaboratively with production team on product quality and safety.
- Supports the continuous improvement process through development and training of the work force.
- On-call for process related problems and resolution.
- Manages the Quality and Chemistry department to ensure analytical equipment is working efficiently and a preventative maintenance schedule is followed.
- Is responsible for developing financial analysis to justify payback on investments in analytical equipment.
- Manages the company’s compliance with governmental and environmental regulations, in conjunction with the EH&S Leader, with all regulatory agencies.
- On-call for chemical-related emergencies.
- Assists in the completion of all environmental reports.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company Funded Health Reimbursement or Health Savings Account
- 401(k) plan with a company match
- Annual Incentive Program
- Company-paid life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Career Growth, and Advancement Opportunities
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short & Long-Term Disability
- Additional benefits for employee purchase: life insurance, critical illness, voluntary accident, and accidental death & dismemberment
- LiveHealth Online, virtual doctor visits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid company holidays
- Competitive Paid Time Off program
- Next-Day Pay
- Employee Recognition and Rewards program
- Fun Recognition Events
