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Quality Manager

Location: Greenville, Michigan

Reports to: Director of Operation

U-Line and Marvel Refrigeration, renowned leaders in premium undercounter refrigeration and ice products, are seeking a results-driven Quality Manager who is passionate about maintaining and enhancing product quality. This role requires a strong focus on implementing quality control processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and fostering a culture of excellence. As a key leader, you will drive initiatives to uphold product quality, reduce defects, and ensure the ongoing success of our innovative product lines.

As a Quality Manager, you will lead efforts to ensure the highest product and process quality standards across the organization. Your focus will be on managing quality control systems, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing best practices to ensure compliance with industry standards. You will foster a culture of quality excellence, drive initiatives to reduce defects, and ensure continuous improvement in all quality-related processes. If you're ready to join a team that values innovation, operational excellence, and collaboration, this role is for you!

About us: Marvel Refrigeration has been crafting premium undercounter refrigeration and ice products for the home and outdoor spaces since 1892, combining innovation with timeless craftsmanship. U-Line Corporation creates beautiful and functional refrigeration and ice solutions designed to elevate the modern lifestyle, with a focus on proper preservation of food, beverages, and wine, since 1962.

Perks you can expect from us:

* A competitive benefits package including 401(k) matching

* Company provided life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance

* Paid time off at start

* Paid holidays

* Tuition reimbursement

* Employee referral program.

Expected Hours of Work:

This position is full-time. The general scheduled workdays are Monday through Friday, plus overtime when required.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a motivated and innovative Quality Manager to join our refrigeration manufacturing team. This individual will be responsible for overseeing and improving the quality management systems across the plant to ensure product excellence and compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in quality control, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies, with proven experience in driving product quality enhancements and reducing defects in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities:

* Develop and maintain quality standards for all product lines and models.

* Supervise the full-time Quality Auditor on staff.

* Process Audits - Develop and maintain audit procedure for key manufacturing processes to assure adherence to the quality control standards.

* Implement on-going continuous improvement program for internal and external quality control procedures and processes to improve product first-time quality.

* Warehouse Audits - Randomly audit a sampling of product from production daily, identifying performance, safety, service, and agency compliance issues. Results to be documented and distributed to all cross-functional departments for implementation of corrective action.

* Create and maintain a quality metrics database to provide documentation and reporting for, but not limited to, first time quality, repair and scrap tracking, warehouse containment, re-work activities, and critical component field tracking/traceability.

* Responsible for maintenance of h/w, s/w, and pass/fail criteria for EOL quality testing.

* Perform 1st piece sample part inspection, (PPAP), for all new sourced components.

* Incoming Inspection - Maintain a listing of targeted parts, (based on ECN's, problem vendors, etc), and conduct random audits of the respective incoming parts.

* Develop and implement a supplier Certificate-Of-Compliance procedure for all incoming shipments verifying critical specifications, agency compliance, etc.

* Develop and maintain equipment set-up and 1st pc part verification processes for all in-house fabrication equipment.

* Develop and maintain quality audit standards and test/audit procedures to verify quality of all in-house painted and metal finished components.

* Responsible for review and maintenance of all work instructions to assure quality standards are achieved and identify critical processes as appropriate.

* First Piece Audits - Thorough review of all first article production with each new shop order.

* Supplier qualification and audits.

* Overnight production approvals.

* Perform hands-on troubleshooting as required to identify problem resolution.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in quality management, Engineering, or related field.

* 5+ years of experience in quality management within a manufacturing environment, ideally in refrigeration or similar industries.

* Proven leadership skills with experience managing a quality assurance team.

* In-depth knowledge of ISO 9001 or other relevant quality management systems and standards.

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using quality tools such as Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, FMEA, etc.

* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present data and findings clearly.

* Proficiency in quality control software and familiarity with manufacturing operations.

* Ability to work collaboratively across teams and departments to foster a continuous improvement mindset.

* Pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Working Conditions:

* Office based and production based

* 8-hour shifts

* Monday- Friday

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