PRIMARY Duties

• Lead, manage and delegate quality tasks and monitor to completion
• Understand and oversee the quality requirements of SGS products
• Support Lean/Continuous Improvement initiatives to improve performance in safety, quality, delivery and productivity.
• Determine, develop, and monitor inspection techniques to meet product design requirements
• Help build a culture of Quality, fostered by training, facilitation, and the implementation of effective operating systems
• Manage quality incident reports for the site and drive appropriate actions, including but not limited to, communication of corrective actions and approval of remedies that instill a culture of responsiveness and root-cause corrective action related to customer and quality-related issues.
• Inspect the final output, comparing it to the requirements, and approve or reject final products.
• Employ structured problem-solving methods to identify problem root cause.
• Production Quality Monitoring and Management
  • Assist in conducting pre-production quality inspections.
  • Support work in process quality checks for dimensions, construction quality, and color placement per specifications. 
  • Identify and contain quality issues including coordinating and overseeing any rework or repair required.
  • Successfully communicate with production floor to handle complex product specifications.

Abilities

• Bachelors degree in an engineering, design, or business field and previous experience in production or manufacturing
• Two plus years’ experience leading teams
• Must have the ability to interact with a variety of individuals including production staff, designers and management. 
• Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously. 

• Structured problem solver familiar with 8D or other structured problem-solving methods.
• Experience conducting FMEA, fishbone diagrams, and other problem diagnostics tools a plus.
• Experience with ISO or other industry quality certification efforts highly desirable.