Quality & Continuous Improvement Director

UFP Industries, Inc; Utah; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UFP Industries, Inc. is seeking a Quality/CI Director to lead the quality management and lean systems across 40+ plant locations. This role reports to Regional VP and supports ISO9001 compliance and PPAP onboarding initiatives.

The ideal candidate will drive standardization, mentor quality managers, and deliver data-driven improvements to meet business objectives and customer expectations.

Qualifications

• CQE Certification preferred.
• Minimum of five years of experience in Quality manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of ISO9001 QMS systems, and preferred understanding of IATF 16949 and AIAG practices.
• Working knowledge of Quality Science applications.
• High-level understanding of lean concepts and applications.
• Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Access; charts & statistical templates in Excel.
• Manager level Leadership knowledge/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

CQE Certification

Lean Principles

Six Sigma Black Belt

Leadership

ISO 9001 knowledge

IATF 16949 knowledge

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

Tools

Excel (Advanced)

Word

Outlook

Access

Job description

UFP Industries, Inc. is seeking a Quality/CI Director to lead the quality management and lean systems across 40+ plant locations. This role reports to Regional VP and supports ISO9001 compliance and PPAP onboarding initiatives.

The ideal candidate will drive standardization, mentor quality managers, and deliver data-driven improvements to meet business objectives and customer expectations.