QC Manager

VPET USA LLC; Fontana (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer paid medical, dental and vision insurance

401k plan

Vacation and sick pay

Holiday Pay: Eight paid holidays per year

Basic Life Insurance Paid (25K policy)

Job summary

VPET USA LLC is looking for an experienced Quality Control Manager in Fontana, CA. This hands-on role requires a leader who can maintain and enhance the company's quality system, ensuring customer satisfaction and continuous improvement through Six Sigma and LEAN techniques.

The ideal candidate should have at least 10 years of experience in QA management, strong statistical analysis skills, and be able to lead a cross-functional team. Competitive benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, and a 401k plan.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience supervising/managing a Quality Assurance Department.
• Experience with blow molding and injection molding processes.
• Able to train and coach others in quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the company-wide quality system.
• Manage the Material Review Board and internal audits.
• Lead Continuous Improvement of processes integral to product quality.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Quality assurance supervision

Cross-functional leadership

Customer relationship building

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Excel

Minitab

Job description

Job Title: Quality Control Manager

Salary Status: DOE

FLSA: Exempt

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Fontana, CA

Reports to: TBD

Job Overview

The Quality Manager is responsible for maintaining and improving the company-wide quality system that focuses on customer satisfaction, defect prevention, improved defect detection, and continuous improvement utilizing Six Sigma and LEAN techniques. This is a “hands‑on” position requiring 50%+ of the work to be executed in the manufacturing departments.

Essential Responsibilities

• Acts as the Management Representative and champions SQF certification audits, training, and maintenance within the Plant.
• Manages the Material Review Board, internal/external audits, CAPA, document control, and record review.
• Oversees and manages a staff of Quality Supervisors and Technicians, Specialists and Document Control Specialists.
• Leads Continuous Improvement of processes integral to product quality and scrap.
• Improves quality assurance systems company-wide to achieve zero defects through hands‑on training, strong work ethic, and leadership by example.
• Identifies and resolves systemic quality problems through a reduction in variation in processes and components (SPC, SQC, Pareto charts, GEMBA walks, etc.).
• Maintains and enhances quality performance metrics.
• Participates and leads Quality Forum meetings with other facility plant managers and quality managers.
• Improves profitability through reduced internal scrap and customer returns.
• Significant interaction with key customers and prospects to improve quality and win new business.
• Effectively works with Engineering Managers and Engineers to ensure PQ runs are successful and uses early production containment to provide feedback to the Engineering team(s).
• Perform Food Safety/Food Defense duties.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience supervising/managing a Quality Assurance Department.
• Experience with team‑based troubleshooting of plant processes such as blow molding and injection molding, preferred (including Kaizen, process mapping, 5‑Why, Fishbone & 8D).
• Strong statistical background, including the use of Excel, Minitab, etc., SPC/SQC and various quality‑based statistical tools.
• Able to effectively lead a cross‑function/departmental internal team.
• Ability to train and coach others in the field of expertise and quality systems.
• Excellent external/internal customer and presentation skills to all levels of customer’s organizations.
• Strong multiple project management skills.
• Able to thrive in a fast‑paced environment characterized by high growth.
• Open to 20% travel to support other facilities.

Education And/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in a technical discipline) or equivalent related work.

Experience Required

• Minimum of 10 years’ quality assurance or quality engineering supervisory experience.
• Plastic injection molding experience desirable, preferably in a multi‑plant environment.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Auditor, Quality Manager and/or Six Sigma green/black belt certification is desirable.
• Excellent negotiation, presentation, meeting facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Strong customer relationship building skills.
• Strong “hands‑on” analytical problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Competitive Benefits

• Employer paid (HMO medical), dental and vision insurance premium.
• 401k plan.
• Vacation and sick pay.
• Holiday Pay: Eight (8) paid holidays per year.
• Basic Life Insurance Paid (25K policy).

We are an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to veteran status, disability, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or other protected characteristics.