Manufacturing Quality Manager

Vontier•Greensboro, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the Global Gilbarco Veeder-Root quality management system (QMS) and all of its related compliance. This role involves managing quality policies, procedures, processes, programs, and practices to ensure continuous improvement, conformance, and effectiveness. The position also includes managing the global quality systems share point and records system, coordinating with global QMS leaders, and managing the internal audit system and team of auditors. The Manufacturing Quality Manager will notify management of QMS audit findings and corrective actions, ensure QMS procedures and processes are implemented, and provide QMS introduction and auditor training. The role drives quality-related policy deployment objectives, utilizes statistical methods and root cause problem-solving for quality issues, and assists in developing action plans and identifying improvement projects. Additionally, the manager will assist management and project teams in selecting quality measures and setting up quality reporting systems, and lead kaizen and problem-solving events. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline-ideally in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical or Electro-mechanical
3+ years of people leadership experience
7+ years in a manufacturing environment
Must have work experience in a manufacturing engineer or production
3-5 years of experience in quality planning, tools and analysis in a manufacturing environment
Knowledge of quality principles and tools (problem analysis, statistical tools, design of experiments, reliability, control charts and other quality methodologies) with the ability to train others
Must have experience with overseeing the Quality Management System (QMS) for a site or division
Lead Auditor certified with 1-3 years of experience in a Lead Auditor position
Previous Lean experience, Green to Black Belt certified
Good systems and data acquisition knowledge: Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Experience with various regulatory standards (ISO, UL, etc).
Experience in ISO9001, ISO4001, ISO18000
CQE certified

Nice To Haves

Prefer someone that has spent a large portion of career in an automotive or aerospace environment
IATF/TS 16949 experience highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Manage quality policies, procedures, processes, programs, and practices, to assure the company of continuous improvement, conformance and effectiveness.
Manage global quality systems share point and records system.
Coordinate with global QMS leaders to ensure awareness and understanding of the Quality Management System.
Manage internal audit system and team of auditors.
Notify management of QMS audit findings and corrective actions taken.
Ensure that the procedures and processes prescribed by the quality management system are in place and implemented.
QMS introduction training and auditor training as needed.
Drive quality related policy deployment objectives.
Utilize statistical methods and root cause problem solving in analyzing quality issues and quality standards.
Assist in the development of action plans in support of quality related policy deployment objectives and improvement projects.
Provide input and recommendations for the identification and selection of improvement projects.
Manage QMS and all of its related compliance.
Assist management and project teams in selecting quality measures and setting up quality reporting systems.
Lead kaizen and problem-solving events.
Other duties as assigned.