Quality & Continuous Improvement Director

UFP Industries, Inc; Oregon; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

UFP Industries, Inc. seeks a Quality/CI Director to lead the quality management system and Lean programs across 40+ plants. You will guide continuous improvement, ensure ISO9001 compliance, and mentor teams to mature our quality and CI capabilities.

The role reports under regional VP directions, supports PPAP onboarding for strategic customers, and drives standardized best practices regionally. Strong leadership and data-driven decision making are required.

Qualifications

• CQE certification preferred.
• 5+ years in quality manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of ISO9001 QMS; IATF 16949 & AIAG familiarity.
• Understanding of Quality Science applications.
• Lean concepts and applications understood.
• Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.
• MS Office proficiency with Excel charts and statistics.
• Management-level leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the overall quality management systems of the business segments and their impact on our business & customers.
• Oversees the overall continuous improvement program for the business segment through standardized practices, training, meeting improvement objectives, and continuing to mature our systems and capabilities.
• Assist the plant locations in maintaining compliance with the quality management system to ISO9001 requirements and sustaining our certification status.
• Assist quality & CI training to plant quality managers/coordinators as turnover occurs.
• Drive standardization into our quality management & lean management systems insuring best & consistent practices.
• Assist new methodologies & technologies which impact quality & improvements (such as software & SCADA systems).
• Support onboarding of new and strategic customers within PPAP processes.
• Provide training & training material for the CI program & initiatives. Serve as coach & mentor for improvement projects.
• Host regional CI progress meetings with each region to help support progress & best practices.
• Take initiative on developing next steps & objectives to evolve & mature the effectiveness of our systems and provide necessary training.
• Provide high level analysis from data/metrics of how effective our systems are and make recommendations and/or take action for improvement.

Skills

Lean concepts & applications

Leadership experience

Quality management principles

Six Sigma Black Belt

Data analysis

Education

CQE certification

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Access)

Job description

UFP Industries, Inc. seeks a Quality/CI Director to lead the quality management system and Lean programs across 40+ plants. You will guide continuous improvement, ensure ISO9001 compliance, and mentor teams to mature our quality and CI capabilities.

The role reports under regional VP directions, supports PPAP onboarding for strategic customers, and drives standardized best practices regionally. Strong leadership and data-driven decision making are required.