POSITION Director of Quality and Safety

JOB TYPE: Full-time

JOB LOCATION: Penrose, CO

SALARY: $85,000 - $100,000 (Exempt) depending on experience

SUPERVISOR Vice President/GM

Summary/Objective

The Director of Quality and Safety is responsible for the implementation and maintenance of Estes's ISO-9001 certification, oversight of permitting and licensing, and promotion of a strong safety culture. The Director will collaborate with other members of senior staff to develop and maintain processes and procedures, with a focus on manufacturing; and ensure product quality, personnel training, and implementing new quality assurance (QA) activities and procedures.

Essential Functions

Quality
• Work closely with the leadership team to define, implement, and manage Estes's quality strategy for optimal performance.
• Provide management reporting and data analytics around quality escapes
• Coordinate response for internal and external process audits
• Collaborate with senior staff to develop and maintain processes and procedures
• Lead company effort to maintain ISO-9001 certification
• Oversight of maintenance of company licenses, permits, and certifications.

Safety
• Develop, coordinate, and implement occupational health policies and procedures to promote and ensure effective safety operations in the organization.
• Collaborates with management to develop, prepare, and implement safety policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local safety laws, regulations, codes, and rules.
• Ensures completion of required OSHA recordkeeping and reporting.
• Provides technical and administrative support to the safety committee.
• Identifies opportunities to minimize workplace injuries, accidents, and health problems.
• Conducts employee training on applicable safety standards.
• Reviews safety training and recommends revisions, improvements, and updates.
• Conducts safety inspections and audits to assess employee compliance with safety regulations.

Competencies
• Supervising and leading
• Maintaining and sharing a vision for safety and delegating effectively
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to conduct training.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Extensive knowledge of current company safety policies and applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.

Supervisory Responsibility

The Director of Quality and Safety will have two direct reports
• Compliance Specialist: responsible for assessing company operations to identify compliance risk.
• Quality Assurance Technician: responsible for performing regular inspections on product.

Work Environment

Work in an office environment, may work with users who are not comfortable or knowledgeable with the system or who are experiencing difficulties. May require long hours of work over a short period of time. Work may include alternating between routine task such as installing and updating programs to troubleshooting and fixing network programs.

Physical Demands
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times.
• Ability to travel throughout facility as required to conduct safety and quality inspections.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position; typical work hours and days are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Some flexibility in hours is allowed, but the employee must be available during the "core" work hours of 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and must work 40 hours each week to maintain full-time status. Should an emergency arise outside of business hours, the Director of Quality & Safety is expected to be on the Emergency Contact List and to respond as needed.

Travel

Travel may include driving to product storage areas.

Required Education and Experience
• Associate degree or two years of vocational school required
• At least two years of related experience highly preferred.
• Proven time management, budgeting, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with extensive experience presenting information to audiences at all levels

Preferred Education and Experience
• Bachelor's degree in health and Safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Health, or related field preferred