Quality & Continuous Improvement Leader (Manufacturing)

Pratt Industries; Simpsonville (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratt Industries in Greenville, SC seeks an experienced Manager to lead the Quality Department at our Converting Plant. You will direct the Quality Management System and drive continuous improvement to deliver high-quality products for customers.

Lead planning, technical direction and coaching to ensure safe production, regulatory compliance and cost-effective operations while focusing on right-first-time performance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• College degree in manufacturing, engineering or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Experience in a variety of manufacturing areas (production, logistics).
• Experience in quality system management or mfg/corrugated leadership preferred.
• Competent with MS Office and Statistical software.
• Previous ISO certification desired.
• Experience in Food Safety.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification desired.

Responsibilities

• Directs the Quality Management System at the plant.
• Train and educate the organization and implement continuous improvement methodologies such as 6 Sigma, 5S, Lean, OE and others.
• Drives Continuous Improvement to quantitatively and qualitatively improve costs, quality and service.
• Drives plant accountabilities in the areas of: tracking vendor performance, resolution and disposition of customer complaints, investigating critical quality defects on in-process and finished products, generation and analysis of quality data and reports.
• Insures all customer feedback is promptly dealt with and any complaints are acted upon by the plant using root cause analysis and implementing corrective action.
• Supports safety as a top priority in training, job design and regulatory compliance.
• Ensures product quality. Establishes and manages systems for 'right first time' performance and incorporates this philosophy in the continuous improvement teams.
• Focuses on plant wide issues and inter-plant initiatives including developing synergies and business opportunities to optimize other manufacturing plants.

Skills

Six Sigma Green Belt

Quality management

MS Office

Statistical software

Education

High school diploma or GED

College degree in manufacturing/engineering or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Statistical software

Job description

Pratt Industries in Greenville, SC seeks an experienced Manager to lead the Quality Department at our Converting Plant. You will direct the Quality Management System and drive continuous improvement to deliver high-quality products for customers.

Lead planning, technical direction and coaching to ensure safe production, regulatory compliance and cost-effective operations while focusing on right-first-time performance.