Quality Manager - REQ Solutions : Job Details

Job Title: Quality Manager

Location: Rushville, IN

Duration: Direct Hire Opportunity

Shift: General Day-Shift Hours

Role Responsibilities:

• Promoting quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization.
• Develop, implement, communicate and maintain a quality plan to bring the Company's Quality Systems and Policies into compliance with quality system requirements.
• Effectively interact with Production and Development teams to maintain product supply and help introduce new products.
• Working with purchasing staff to establish quality requirements from external suppliers.
• Ensuring compliance with national and international standards and legislation.
• Ensuring tests and procedures are properly understood, carried out and evaluated and that product modifications are investigated if necessary.
• Supervising technical staff in carrying out tests and checks.
• Writing technical and management systems reports.
• Bringing together staff of different disciplines and driving the group to plan, formulate and agree comprehensive quality procedures.
• Persuading reluctant staff to change their way of working to incorporate quality methods.
• Manage and maintain the Company's quality inspection and product release programs for incoming and in-process materials and components, processes and finished goods.
• Formulate and manage the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and systems pertaining to the QA/QC.
• Setting QA compliance objectives and ensuring that targets are achieved.
• Maintaining awareness of the business context and company profitability, including budgetary control issues.
• Assessing the product specifications of the company and its suppliers and comparing with customer requirements.
• Considering the application of environmental and health and safety standards.
• Agreeing standards and establishing clearly defined quality methods for staff to apply.
• Defining quality procedures in conjunction with operating staff.
• Setting up and maintaining controls and documentation procedures.
• Liaising with customers' auditors and ensuring the execution of corrective action and compliance with customers' specifications.
• Establishing standards of service for customers or clients.
• Preparing clear explanatory documents such as customers' charters.
• Monitoring performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports.
• Organize and manage quality assurance function in close co-operation with the customers and with the Company's Management team (Member of Management Team).
• Identifying relevant quality-related training needs and delivering training.
• Collating and analyzing performance data and charts against defined parameters.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in an applied science or engineering field.
• 5 years prior experience in Quality Assurance for consumer product manufacturer.
• Demonstrated experience working with contract manufacturers, suppliers, or distributors.
• Demonstrated exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Passion and alignment with our mission, vision, values & operating principles.
• Passion for working in a values based company in alignment with a learning organization.
• Experience in quality management systems.
• Experience in quality system audits.
• Demonstrates a passion and a responsibility for consumer.
• Exhibit a passion for the company's Essence, Global Imperatives, Corporate Direction.
• Desire to own decisions and take responsibility for outcomes.
• Willingness to travel when required.
• A willingness to continually embrace personal and professional development.