Quality Systems Manager

MP Materials; Mountain Pass (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented Quality Systems Manager to lead the development and implementation of Quality Management Systems at its Mountain Pass facility. This role is pivotal in ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 standards and integrating best practices into the company's operations. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners, driving improvements in quality and safety. If you are passionate about quality assurance and eager to contribute to a mission-driven company focused on sustainability and innovation, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of quality systems experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing internal and external audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and sustainment of the Quality Management System.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards and manage audits.

Skills

Quality Management Systems (QMS)

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certification

Project Management

Root Cause Analysis

Lean and Six Sigma

Excellent Communication Skills

Education

BS or MS in Engineering

Tools

QMS Software Solutions

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Company Overview:

MP Materials (NYSE: MP) is on a mission to restore the full rare earth supply chain to the United States of America. From electric cars to wind turbines and drones, rare earths are essential to the low-carbon, electrified technologies that power modern life. We hire ambitious, mission-driven people motivated to solve problems and affect change. Our values are grounded in teamwork, resiliency, and integrity, with an enduring commitment to our employees, community, and the environment. In the coming years, MP Materials will grow from a core materials and chemical processing company into a large industrial manufacturer. Our employees will lead this exciting transformation and grow professionally with us.

Position Overview:

The Quality Systems Manager will be a member of our Materials unit based in Mountain Pass, California. The successful candidate will be a highly organized and detail-oriented professional with experience in the development, implementation, and sustainment of Quality Management Systems (QMS) in compliance with internal, customer, and certification body requirements.

Position Responsibilities:

• Take a leadership role in ensuring industry best-practices are incorporated into the development, implementation, and sustainment of the Quality Management System (QMS) for the Mountain Pass Mine and Processing Facility.
• Ensure the QMS is compliant with all required third party standards/requirements, including ISO 9001 certifications.
• Manage internal audit program (internal auditor development, scheduling, reporting, and conducting), and support all third-party certification and auditing processes.
• Collaborate closely with customer reps to ensure that the QMS is compliant with all customer requirements and integrated as needed with customer systems.
• Lead non-compliance corrective action activities from internal and external (customer, supplier, and certification) audits.
• Ensure that all in-house systems and procedures are updated, revised, and modified as needed to meet the needs of both customers and external certification bodies, while ensuring the simplicity and ease of execution that facilitates their consistent use.
• Advance improvements to the internal document control program, ensuring all policies, procedures, and other document types that impact safety, environmental compliance, and production quality are controlled per internal and ISO 9001 requirements.
• Lead Management Review process (scheduling, reporting, and record retention), including ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 standard.
• Manage key controlled documents, in compliance with ISO 9001 standard, such as Quality Manual & Policy, Risks and Opportunity, and Interested Parties review.
• Responsible for ensuring the latest ISO 9001 standard revision and amendments are obtained, reviewed, compliant, and integrated with the MP Mine QMS.
• Develop and implement quality systems learning and training tools.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS or MS in engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of quality systems experience under relevant quality regimes in a manufacturing environment.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certified.
• Experience managing both Internal and External (customer and surveillance) audits
• Understanding of standard manufacturing and safety compliance processes.
• Valid Drivers License to drive company vehicles on and off property.

Desired Qualities:

• Experience implementing a QMS software solution.
• Experience and management of root cause analysis, corrective, and preventative action programs.
• Project management skills.
• Accreditation by professional organizations.
• Lean and Six Sigma experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

MP Materials is Proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Underrepresented groups/Women/Disabled/Veterans are encouraged to apply. Candidates whose disabilities make them unable to meet the position’s requirements will still be considered qualified if they can perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation.

Your Right to Work – In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment verification document form upon hire.

For Assistance with Application - Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability. Contact Human Resources Department at 702-844-6111; dial 7 when prompted for HR; 1700 South Pavilion Center Dr. 8th Floor, Las Vegas, NV 89135 to discuss reasonable accommodation.

Safety Provision- Employees are responsible for following all company, industry and regulatory procedures and laws to ensure a safe work environment for themselves and the company. Employees must have a willingness to promote safety among the workforce, participate in Process Hazard Analysis procedures and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews.

(PPE) Personal Protective Equipment is required when performing work in a mine, manufacturing, outdoor, or plant environment. Required PPE may include, but is not limited to, hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves, and any other protective equipment as required.

Working Conditions- Our facility sits at an elevation of 4,700 feet. Employees may be subject to extreme weather conditions when working in an outdoor setting (heat and cold, wind). Work is at an open pit mine or manufacturing/chemical plant setting, which may include exposure to moving mechanical parts, toxic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, explosives, fumes, or airborne particles.

Physical Demands-Manual dexterity; sense of touch; sense of smell; speaking clearly; hearing-speech range; hearing – all ranges; seeing, reading and comprehensions; seeing – distant/near; depth perception; color vision. While performing the job responsibilities, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to stand and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate laboratory equipment. The employee is occasionally required to walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Employees must pass a full-face respiratory fit test. Employees must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must be able to work in PPE level C. These requirements are representative, but not all-inclusive, of the knowledge, skill, and ability required of the employee.