Quality Manager

The Keystone Distinction Group; Marion (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Keystone Distinction Group is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the development, implementation, and control of quality initiatives including ISO9001 and IATF16949 across all product divisions. The role focuses on quality assurance and control, maintaining QMS procedures, and reporting on compliance, performance, and KPIs to site and executive management.

A bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field and 5+ years of quality management experience in a chemical manufacturing environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related majors is required.
• Five or more years of experience as a Quality Manager in a Chemical manufacturing environment or similar.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality assurance and control across all product divisions.
• Coordinate all quality-related programs and total customer satisfaction initiatives.
• Ensure all QMS procedures are initialized and optimized.
• Monitor and report ISO9001, IATF16949 and quality performance.
• Design, implement, and maintain Quality Policy with goals and objectives.
• Establish certification schedules and conduct audits, with documentation review.
• Provide technical assistance to formulate new or revised quality control procedures.
• Provide regular reports on compliance status, actions, problems and opportunities to executive management.
• Monitor and report quality KPIs with Leadership Team.
• Establish local budgets and operational goals for the Quality department.
• Support strategy, processes and capital budgeting for Quality.
• Assist with new product and raw-material launches, scale-up, and validation.
• Provide corrective and preventive actions to ensure continuous improvement.
• Troubleshoot quality problems and perform root cause analysis for corrective action.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related majors

Job description

The Quality Manager is responsible for the development, implementation and control of quality related initiatives including ISO9001 & IATF16949, as well as other Quality Management System (QMS) requirements. In cooperation with site management, responsible for the quality assurance and control functions throughout all Product divisions and the implementation of proactive quality management systems.

• Ensure implementation and evolution of safety guidelines and procedures.
• Coordinate all quality related and total customer satisfaction programs to meet objectives.
• Insurance of all QMS relevant procedures are initialized and optimized.
• Monitor and report ISO9001, IATF16949 and quality performance.
• Overall responsibilities to design, implement, and maintain Quality Policy program to establish quality goals and objectives.
• Establish all certification schedules and activities including internal and external audits, as well as documentation review.
• Provide local site management with technical assistance required to formulate new or revised quality control procedures and systems.
• Provide executive management with regular reports regarding compliance status, specific action items, problems and opportunities.
• Monitor and report quality performance KPIs with members of Leadership Team.
• Establish and meet local budgets and operational goals and objectives.
• Help to implement strategy, processes and activities related to capital budgeting and plan implementation for the Quality department.
• Support new product and raw-material launches, scale-up, and validation of products.
• Provide corrective and preventive techniques to ensure continuous improvement.
• Troubleshoot quality problems and establish root cause analysis to develop corrective action.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related majors as required.
• Five or more years of experience as a Quality Manager in a Chemical manufacturing environment or similar.