SUMMARY:

The Quality Manager reports to the General Manager and is directly responsible for planning, directing, or coordinating quality assurance programs, formulating quality control policies, and controlling the quality of laboratory and production efforts in a manufacturing environment.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

· Collect and analyze production samples to evaluate the quality

· Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff

· Monitor the performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency

· Communicate quality control information to all relevant organizational departments, outside vendors, or contractors

· Train others in quality control and analytical procedures

· Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve manufacturing processes or products or to reduce costs, using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials, and parts

· Produce reports regarding nonconformance of products or processes, daily production quality, quality trends

· Oversee investigations of quality incidents to solve for root causes.

· Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing.

· Participate in the development of product specifications.

· Review statistical studies, technological advances, or regulatory standards and trends to stay abreast of issues in the field of quality control

· Identify critical points in the manufacturing process and specify sampling procedures to be used at these points

· Create and implement inspection and testing criteria or procedures

· Document testing procedures, methodologies, or criteria

· Review and update standard operating procedures or quality assurance manuals

· Verify that raw materials purchased parts or components, in-process samples, and finished products meet established testing and inspection standards

· Evaluate new testing and sampling methodologies or technologies to determine their usefulness

· Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles

· Instruct vendors or contractors on quality guidelines, testing procedures, or ways to eliminate deficiencies

· Coordinate the selection and implementation of quality control equipment, such as inspection gauges

· Monitor the development of new products to help identify possible problems for mass production

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

· Bachelor's degree in a relevant field preferred and/or 5+ years of manufacturing experience

· Must be able to manage multiple priorities and make sound business decisions

· Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services

· Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo

Salary: $80,000-$95,000 (Depending on experience)

Relocation: Yes (amount is open to discussion)