Quality & Continuous Improvement Manager

About the position

Join Our Team as a Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement Leader! Are you ready to lead transformative projects and drive excellence in a dynamic environment? Garlock is looking for a passionate and innovative leader to join our Operations Excellence team! At Garlock, we believe in the power of continuous improvement and quality assurance to shape the future of our business. As a leader in these critical areas, you will play a key role in ensuring our products meet the highest standards and driving initiatives that align with our strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality Assurance: Ensure our products are defect-free and meet all standards. Investigate and set benchmarks for quality, health, and safety.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Be a dynamic change agent, leading projects using lean and six sigma tools. Challenge conventional thinking and lead teams to achieve sustained improvements.
• Mentor and Guide: Provide coaching and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
• Contribute to the identification and evaluation of current policies and business processes that are in the scope of the Quality Management System.
• Validate new or existing complex test methods and procedures; identify issues and recommend improvements.
• Explain the local action plan to support team members in their understanding of what needs to be done.
• Assist in the planning and implementation of lean and/or six sigma strategies.
• Identify instances of non-compliance with the organization's policies and procedures.
• Collate and analyze data using pre-set tools, methods, and formats.
• Monitor the performance of the team; allocate work and review completion.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to Quality team members and CI practitioners.
• Track budgets and report variances.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in Quality and Continuous Improvement.
• Certification in Lean or Six Sigma preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Previous management of an ISO 9001 Quality System required.
• Ability to be open minded, adaptable, and be an influential change agent.

Nice-to-haves

• Certification in Lean or Six Sigma (Green Belt/Black Belt) or Kaizen Leader experience preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance.
• 401(k) matching.
• Bonus, gainshare, and/or equity eligibility.