Quality Assurance ManagerAs a
Quality Assurance Manager, you will lead efforts ensuring our products consistently meet Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) performance standards - from raw material qualification through finished product development, while supporting our manufacturing facilities, sales teams, and customers.
What You'll DoAs a senior member of our Quality Assurance team, you'll lead and support initiatives that impact product quality, consistency, and cost across our operations.
- Utilize process and quality data and statistics to identify improvement opportunities.
- Evaluate product issues using RCA and CAPA to correct and prevent future issues
- Establish quality specifications and QC protocols
- Evaluate finished product QC & QA test results to ensure compliance with internal and external specifications.
- Design and oversee laboratory experiments to qualify new raw materials and suppliers.
- Optimize plant formulations for performance and cost efficiency.
- Support manufacturing plants through troubleshooting, QC training, and formula management.
- Lead manufacturing quality audits.
What We're Looking For- Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science, or a related discipline.
- An advanced degree or commensurate training and experience with six sigma and lean.
- Experience with manufacturing and formulation of cement, concrete, mortars, or other cement-based construction materials, adhesives, or other polymer-based construction materials preferred.
- 10+ years' experience in Quality Assurance or related area.
- 2+ years' experience managing QA Engineers and Technicians.
- Strong problem-solving ability using logic and reasoning to evaluate solutions.
- Ability to prioritize work based on business impact and manage multiple responsibilities.
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with diverse teams.
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Must have soft skills necessary to influence without formal authority.
- Ability to manage longer-term projects alongside routine responsibilities.
- Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure product integrity from raw material sourcing through shipment.
- Champion a culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrates proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
- Maintains a positive attitude in fast-paced environments and adapts readily to change.
- Exhibits strong initiative and a willingness to support team goals.
- Reliable team player with initiative and a drive to overachieve.
Benefits- QUIKRETE® offers attractive salaries and benefits including competitive base pay, medical, dental and vision coverage, basic life and personal loss insurance, supplemental life insurance, and a 401k retirement plan with a generous company match policy.
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