QC Manager

VPET USA LLC

$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience managing a Quality Assurance department
  • Strong statistical analysis skills using tools like Excel and Minitab
  • Experience in manufacturing processes, particularly blow molding and injection molding
  • Hands-on training and coaching experience in quality systems
  • Excellent communication and customer relation skills

Responsibilities

  • Champion SQF certification audits and training within the plant
  • Manage internal and external audits, CAPA, and document control
  • Lead and support Quality Supervisor and technical staff
  • Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives to maintain high product quality
  • Identify and resolve quality issues using statistical methods and analysis
  • Maintain quality performance metrics
  • Engage with customers to enhance quality and secure new business opportunities

Benefits

  • Employer paid HMO medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k plan
  • Vacation and sick pay
  • Eight paid holidays annually
  • Basic life insurance policy provided
Full Job Description
Job Title: Quality Control Manager
Salary Status: DOE
FLSA: Exempt
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Fontana, CA
Reports to: TBD

Job Overview:
The Quality Manager is responsible for maintaining and improving the company-wide quality
system that focuses on customer satisfaction, defect prevention, improved defect detection, and
continuous improvement utilizing Six Sigma and LEAN techniques. This is a "hands-on"
position requiring 50%+ of the work requirements being executed in the manufacturing
departments.

Essential Responsibilities:
• Acts as the Management Representative and champions SQF certification audits, training,
and maintenance within the Plant.
• Manages the Material Review Board, internal/external audits, CAPA, document control, and
record review.
• Oversees and manages a staff of Quality Supervisor and Technicians, Specialists and Document Control Specialist.
• Leads Continuous Improvement of processes integral to product quality and scrap.
• Improves quality assurance systems company-wide to achieve zero defects through hands on training, strong work ethic, and leadership by example.
• Identifies and resolves systemic quality problems through a reduction in variation in
processes and components (i.e., SPC, SQC, Pareto charts, GEMBA walks, etc.)
• Maintains and enhances quality performance metrics.
• Participates and leads Quality Forum meetings with other facility plant managers and
quality managers.
• Improves profitability through reduced internal scrap and customer returns
• Significant interaction with key customers and prospects to improve quality and win new
business.
• Effectively works with Engineering Managers and Engineers to ensure PQ runs are
successful and uses early production containment to provide feedback to the Engineering
team(s).
• Preform Food Safety/Food Defense duties.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:
• A minimum of 10 years' experience supervising/managing a Quality Assurance Department
preferred. Must also be able to deal effectively and professionally with team members
• Experience with team-based troubleshooting of plant processes such as blow molding and
injection molding, preferred. For example; Kaizen, process mapping, 5-Why, Fishbone &
8D.
• Strong statistical background (including the use of Excel, Minitab, etc.), SPC/SQC and
various quality based statistical tools
• Able to effectively lead a cross-function/departmental internal team
• Ability to train and coach others in the field of expertise and quality systems
• Excellent external/internal customer and presentation skills to all levels of customer's
organizations
• Strong multiple project management skills
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment characterized by high growth.
• Open to 20% travel to support other facilities.

Education and/or Experience:
• Bachelor's Degree (preferably in a technical discipline) or equivalent related work
experience required
• Minimum of 10 years' quality assurance or quality engineering supervisory experience
preferred.
• Plastic injection molding experience desirable, preferably in a multi-plant environment
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Auditor, Quality Manager and/or Six Sigma
green/black belt certification is desirable
• Excellent negotiation, presentation, meeting facilitation, and organizational skills
• Strong customer relationship building skills
• Strong "hands-on" analytical problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Competitive Benefits:
• Employer paid (HMO medical), dental and vision insurance premium.
• 401k plan
• Vacation and sick pay.
• Holiday Pay: Eight (8) paid holidays per year.
• Basic Life Insurance Paid (25K policy).

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