Plant Quality Manager

Associated Materials Innovations; Port Reading, Northern (NJ, KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Associated Materials Innovations is seeking a Plant Quality Manager to lead quality compliance, product quality improvement and manufacturing process capability. You will drive continuous improvement, lead root-cause investigations, and deploy Lean/Six Sigma tools to ensure customer satisfaction and robust quality systems across our North American manufacturing facilities.

Join a team that values safety, teamwork, and a strong quality culture as we produce vinyl windows and exterior building

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Chemical, Polymer or Materials Science Engineering.
• 5-8 years of quality/process management with responsibility for product/process quality.
• Experience with ISO/QS/TS quality systems required; Excel/Minitab/Access/PowerPoint proficient.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work in temperature-controlled environments.

Responsibilities

• Advise, consult, and lead corrective actions and quality improvements in the plant.
• Improve quality of products, processes and manufacturing areas.
• Lead root cause investigations and containment actions for quality issues.
• Ensure customer satisfaction via review of field data and corrective actions.
• Define quality initiatives and engineering projects to boost capability.
• Apply Lean/Six Sigma tools to solve business problems.
• Deploy SPC and CpK analyses and standard work to raise process discipline.
• Support ISO/QS/TS implementation and corporate quality initiatives.

Skills

Quality management

Lean/Six Sigma

Data analysis

Quality systems awareness

Education

BS in Mechanical, Chemical, Polymer or Materials Science Engineering

Applied Sciences considered with experience

Tools

Excel

Minitab

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

Join the Associated Materials Innovations team at Associated Materials, LLC, and be AMazing with us!

Who We Are

At Associated Materials Innovations, we combine our rich history in innovation with an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement of the customer experience. For decades, we have provided vinyl windows, siding, and metal building products that have helped build homes and communities across North America.

As a leading manufacturer of exterior building products and preferred product manufacturer for Alside, you'll have the opportunity to contribute ideas in a welcoming and supportive work environment driven by safety and our core values. Join the AMI team where you can be AMazing as we shape our future together.

Position Summary:

We are searching for a Plant Quality Manager responsible for leading plant quality compliance, product quality improvement and manufacturing process capability.

This position leads continuous improvement activities to improve product and process quality and leads root cause and corrective action activities to resolve field and in-plant quality issues.

In your role with Associated Materials, you will ensure our products maintain the highest level of quality satisfaction our customers expect. At Associated Materials, we as a family work together and believe excellent results begin with you!

Key Accountabilities:

• Advise, consult, and lead corrective actions, process improvements, and implementation of a "quality culture" in the plant environment
• Improve quality of assigned products, processes, manufacturing areas and outcomes.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions to resolve quality-related issues.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through routine review of field performance data and corrective action.
• Define and lead quality initiatives and engineering projects to improve product quality and process capability.
• Incorporate the use of Lean/Six Sigma tools and methods in team activities and business problem-solving.
• Improve process discipline through the deployment of basic quality tools (ex. Standard work, Layered Process Audits).
• Drive process capability through deployment of quality control tools (CpK analysis, SPC, etc.)
• Locally and across the organization, champion corporate initiatives in quality and operational excellence.
• Expand the quality system infrastructure using ISO/QS/TS principles to ensure robust, repeatable, high-quality manufacturing processes.
• Ensure compliance with all government and industry standards/codes for product and process quality.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• BS in Mechanical, Chemical, Polymer or Materials Science Engineering. BS in Applied Sciences may be considered depending on experience.
• 5-8 years of quality/process management with a minimum of 5 years experience in which the candidate had responsibility for the development and implementation of product and/or process quality.
• Expertise in ISO/QS/TS type quality systems is required. Proficiency with Excel, Minitab, Access and PowerPoint is expected.
• Physical fitness to include movements, positioning, remaining stationary which include standing, walking, sitting, lifting, carrying, climbing, pushing/pulling, forward bending, reaching, kneeling, crouching, squatting, crawling, postural balancing, manipulating, trunk rotation, handling, gripping, and talking (hearing).
• Able to lift-up to 50 lbs. at any given time.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Work in different temperature-controlled environments

The atmosphere is that of a manufacturing plant and office space. The position will primarily work where moving machinery produces noise. Employees must wear Personal Protective Equipment that is issued for that location. Temperature can range from extreme cold to extreme heat. Frequent use of company communication devices are required such as a computer, phone, and other office electronics.

About Us

When you join AMI, you are part of a leading North American manufacturing business of vinyl windows, cladding, metal siding, trim and other essential exterior building products for residential, light commercial and multifamily projects. In 2022, we introduced our composite cladding system, a first-of-its-kind solution featuring exclusive (GP) 2 technology. Headquartered in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, AMI is part of Associated Materials, LLC, which owns and operates 10 manufacturing facilities in North America including a distribution center.

Associated Materials Innovations ... Building Products Better

Associated Materials, LLC. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance. We also make reasonable accommodations for disabled employees and applicants, as required by law.

Additional Information

The actual wage offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal pay parity. Compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.