OPEN JOB: Quality Manager – Manufacturing / EHS / 3rd Party Agency Audits LOCATION: Long Branch, New Jersey SALARY: $100,000 to $150,000 INDUSTRY: Manufacturing & Production JOB CATEGORY: Manufacturing – Quality
IDEAL CANDIDATE
Experience Managing 3rd party external agency audits
EHS experience
Our client’s Light Safety division is currently seeking a Quality Manager. This role is located out of Long Branch NJ.
The Quality Manager will be responsible to formulate, implement and administer Quality Management System (EQMS) and strategic initiatives to achieve short and long range quality improvement objectives. Driving focus will be on the reduction of warranty and customer concerns along with improving internal quality performance and driving continuous improvement. In Additions to Quality Manager responsibilities the incumbent will have EHS function responsibilities.
What you’ll do:
Manage the quality function and direct reports to meet plant quality objectives and drive the quality culture with the leadership team
Lead the timely response to customer concerns
Deploy “I own Quality” culture to reduce internal and external DPPM
Lead cross-functional teams to effectively introduce New Products to full production.
Understand and adhere to EQMS to ensure compliance with ISO 9001, customer specific requirements, and all regulatory requirements
Review daily in-process metrics to determine team priorities
Deploy 5S and foster/expand 5S culture
Interact with divisional resources to improve product quality
Develop internal product validation methods to ensure process quality consistency
Drive employee engagement in continuous improvement and lean manufacturing practices
Lead the quality team utilizing the Leadership Model to effectively communicate requirements and expectations
Leads and supports team to facilitate risk assessments to identify critical EHS hazards. Works with leadership team to create targets and objectives based on key EHS risks
Determines appropriate leading and lagging indicators to track performance against targets and objectives
Supports EHS goals to drive EHS culture, compliance, and results
Assigns MESH element champions and facilitates their ownership of and development in the MESH elements
Facilitates annual MESH self-assessments and corporate MESH assessments every three years
Drives and promotes zero incident EHS culture throughout site
Creates EHS engagement through employee involvement in EHS teams (Safety, Ergonomic, First Aid, etc.)
Works with leadership team and MESH champions to complete regular compliance evaluations and checks of federal, state, and local regulations
Uses established EHS data processes such as MESH PRISM and Benchmark to manage data such as injuries and illnesses, environmental metrics, risk assessments, EHS actions and other pertinent information
Creates training matrices to ensure that all training is defined and tracked to completion
Ensures that all key EHS operational controls are in place, on a PM program, and that EHS action items are resolved on a timely basis
Leads monthly divisional report outs on EHS related goals, actions and culture development
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution required
Minimum of 3 years of combined experience in manufacturing or quality
Thorough experience with ISO9001
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
No relocation benefit is offered. Candidates must reside within 50 miles of Long Branch, NJ.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience and knowledge of ERP systems (preferably SAP)
Experience with Lean Six Sigma
Certification by the American Society for Quality as Six Sigma Black Belt or Certified
Quality Engineer
EHS Experience
If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please respond back and include the following:
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Availability
Upon receipt, one of our managers will contact you to discuss the position in full detail.