Quality Manager

nVent • Millington, MD

24d • Onsite

About The Position

As the Quality Manager at nVent Management Co. in Millington, MD, you'll provide overall quality leadership, support, tools and procedures by working with the local leadership team to establish quality processes. Ensure these processes provide value to customers and all stakeholders, control process variability and reduce operating costs while working to establish and sustain common quality processes. Supervise and lead a team of quality technicians. Champion the application of nVent quality processes and tools, including the quality policy and quality documentation systems. Define, develop and deploy long-term strategies to achieve best-in-class systems and best-in-quality products and services. Act as guardian, custodian and promoter of company quality standards. Align quality objectives with overall business segment and enterprise quality leadership. Own quality Metrics/Dashboards and communication/storage forums. Champion changes in quality metrics, help introduce future metrics and dashboards, develop operational definitions to make it easy for the organization to report accurate and consistent metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or other related technical degree preferred.
• Ideally 7+ years of experience working in quality roles required.
• 4+ years of managerial experience required.
• Demonstrated mastery and ability to teach and coach quality tools and methods and the ability to apply six sigma and lean manufacturing principles and tools.
• Digital Literacy in ERP systems, Data Warehouse (e.g. Snowflake, Intelex, Salesforce, Excel or PowerPoint) and RCCM reporting (e.g. 8D, 8-step, PDCA, Quality Tools).
• Extensive knowledge in building Quality Management Systems and creating/improving Quality documentation systems and Procedures in compliance with ISO 9001:2015.
• Experience implementing and maintaining ISO 9001:2015 certifications.
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving & root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to work independently, as well as direct and mentor the work of others.
• Ability to build and maintain effective work relationships both internally and externally (i.e., customers, suppliers, internal functions).

Nice To Haves

• Additional lead auditor status and knowledge of ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 desired.
• Certified six sigma black belt level is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall quality leadership, support, tools and procedures by working with the local leadership team to establish quality processes.
• Ensure these processes provide value to customers and all stakeholders, control process variability and reduce operating costs while working to establish and sustain common quality processes.
• Supervise and lead a team of quality technicians.
• Champion the application of nVent quality processes and tools, including the quality policy and quality documentation systems.
• Define, develop and deploy long-term strategies to achieve best-in-class systems and best-in-quality products and services.
• Act as guardian, custodian and promoter of company quality standards.
• Align quality objectives with overall business segment and enterprise quality leadership.
• Own quality Metrics/Dashboards and communication/storage forums.
• Champion changes in quality metrics, help introduce future metrics and dashboards, develop operational definitions to make it easy for the organization to report accurate and consistent metrics.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
• Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level