Quality Manager II - The Toro Company

The Toro Company•Tomah, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Toro Company in Tomah, Wisconsin is seeking a Quality Manager II to lead quality initiatives and performance standards within its manufacturing processes. This role provides strategic leadership by prioritizing customer needs, communicating plant quality performance, and ensuring the effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions. The Quality Manager partners with the leadership team to develop and execute long-range plans, utilizing Lean principles to manage quality processes, coach the workforce, and analyze operating results to meet or exceed performance levels in quality, expense, efficiency, and inventory control. The role also involves manpower planning, supporting the capital plan for capacity and quality improvement, and ensuring strong cost and asset control.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Mechanical, Quality, Electrical or Industrial Engineering
Quality Manager II: 7+ years of Quality Engineering experience in assembly industries, plus 5+ years of Management experience required.
Control Plans, SPC, Poka-Yoke, COPQ, and problem-solving tools.
Data analysis and root cause analysis.
Internal calibration and measurement system analysis.
GD&T and ISO 9001/QMS procedure development.
Coaching and supplier quality (incoming inspection, containment, audits).
CTQ/CTP, process controls, process validation, layered and process audits.
Document control, APQP, COC, and PPAP.
Assembly experience with vehicle and/or large mechanical goods.
Strong management, communication, and leadership skills.
Proficiency in MS Office

Nice To Haves

SAP, Minitab, and welding/powder-paint experience are a plus.
Preferred ASQ Certification.
Six-Sigma Green Belt Certification.

Responsibilities

Assures component parts are manufactured to specification using a controlled and repeatable process.
Partners with design and engineering groups in the development and prove-out verification of new processes.
Assures strong communication and partnering with assembly plants to resolve daily issues and improve long-term quality performance.
Provides feedback to plant personnel, prioritizing and communicating customer expectations and the status of plant quality performance.
Monitors the effectiveness of corrective actions and creates preventative standards to improve quality.
Troubleshoots quality issues of high complexity.
Updates management staff on overall plant and supplier quality performance, effectiveness of preventative/corrective action activity, current project status, and assessments of customer needs.
Furnishes technical support and training in the latest quality techniques and philosophies to improve process control and nonconformance prevention.
Forms and facilitates teams to address significant or recurring quality issues using Root Cause / Correct Action analysis.
Assures effective quality systems, personnel, and equipment resources are available, developed, and maintained.
Assures effective process controls and inspection procedures are identified and documented.
Tracks and provides quality performance feedback to external suppliers.
Identifies key issues and works with plant, purchasing, and supplier resources to resolve them.
Consults with suppliers to upgrade their quality capabilities.
Facilitates the implementation and maintenance of ISO 9001:2015 certification.
Administers the auditing and corrective action portions of ISO 9001:2015.
Responsible for creating an environment that values employees, serves customers, and provides a fair return to owners.
Assures excellent housekeeping, productivity, and work habits are maintained.
Responsible for maintaining calibration requirements for all tools and gauges in the facility.
Communicates effectively at all levels in the organization to keep manufacturing on track with corporate/division objectives.
Shares best practices with other Toro locations to further standardize and formalize processes.
Develops and mentors the Quality team to build technical skills and leadership capabilities.