Quality Manager

Pratt Industries•Sandston, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for leading the Continuous Improvement initiatives at the Plant. This position will provide leadership, planning, technical direction, communication and coaching skills to ensure safe production of high quality products to meet customer needs in the most cost effective manner.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Competent with MS Office and Statistical software

Nice To Haves

College degree in manufacturing, engineering or equivalent work experience preferred.
Experience in a variety of manufacturing areas (production, logistics)
Experience in quality system management or mfg/corrugated leadership preferred
Previous ISO certification desired
Experience in Food Safety
Six Sigma Green Belt certification desired

Responsibilities

Directs the Quality Management System at the plant
Train and educate the organization and implement continuous improvement methodologies such as 6 Sigma, 5S, Lean, OE and others
Drives Continuous Improvement to quantitatively and qualitatively improve costs, quality and service.
Drives plant accountabilities in the areas of: tracking vendor performance, resolution and disposition of customer complaints, investigating critical quality defects on in-process and finished products, generation and analysis of quality data and reports
Insures all customer feedback is promptly dealt with and any complaints are acted upon by the plant using root cause analysis and implementing corrective action
Supports safety as a top priority in training, job design and regulatory compliance
Ensures product quality. Establishes and manages systems for “right first time” performance and incorporates this philosophy in the continuous improvement teams.
Focuses on plant wide issues and inter-plant initiatives including developing synergies and business opportunities to optimize other manufacturing plants