Plant Quality Leader: Lean Excellence & Compliance

Owens Corning; Haleyville (AL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens Corning is seeking a Plant Quality Manager in Haleyville, AL to lead the site quality program. The role focuses on defining and implementing quality inspections, auditing, and building robust metrics and reporting mechanisms.

You will coach the QA team, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with standards and procedures to deliver superior product quality. You will partner with production to detect root causes, implement preventive measures, and lead site-wide Lean

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred (or Associate Degree plus 4 years practical experience).
• Minimum of 4 years in a quality production environment.
• Supervisor or Managerial experience in a quality setting.
• Lean GB certification highly desired or obtainable within 1 year.
• CQM or ASQ Certified Quality Auditor desirable or obtainable within 1 year.
• Proven leadership, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Subject matter expert on Quality Inspection & Audit with remediation to drive performance.
• Strong knowledge of Six Sigma, SPC, MS-Excel, Visio, DOE, DFR, etc.
• Ability to multi-task and handle competing priorities; strong problem solving.
• Proficient with MS-Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Ensures site audit readiness and hosts Quality System audits; conducts QMS reviews.
• Owns site compliance assessment and remediation; leads training for Quality matters.
• Reviews SOPs for company directives and compliance.
• Educates non-Quality personnel and develops the QA team.
• Monitors quality and analyzes product/process data to meet requirements.
• Drives root-cause analysis and implements preventative measures.
• Collaborates with production to identify defects and prevent recurrence.
• Communicates quality goals via standards, metrics, and SOPs; vendor guidelines.
• Implements improvement plans and conducts training to raise quality.
• Prepares QA reports by analyzing trends and data; highlights risks.
• Leads Lean process improvements; acts as plant ambassador for quality.
• Manages site RMA/RFC processes including evaluation, action, and disposition.

Skills

Quality leadership

Team supervision

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Data analysis

Lean Six Sigma

MS-Excel

SPC

Communication

Presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Associate degree +4 years experience

Tools

MS-Excel

Visio

DOE

DFR

MS-Access

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Owens Corning is seeking a Plant Quality Manager in Haleyville, AL to lead the site quality program. The role focuses on defining and implementing quality inspections, auditing, and building robust metrics and reporting mechanisms.

You will coach the QA team, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with standards and procedures to deliver superior product quality. You will partner with production to detect root causes, implement preventive measures, and lead site-wide Lean