Senior QA Manager - Lumber Manufacturing & Mills

Spi Ind; Redding (CA); Hybrid; USD 125.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Low-cost health benefits

Employer-paid retirement plan

Paid vacation and 10 holidays

Company-paid Life Insurance

Zusammenfassung

Sierra Pacific Industries is seeking a seasoned Quality Assurance Manager to lead QA/QC across 14 sawmill locations in California, Oregon, and Washington. You will inspect materials, audit processes, and coach mill management to improve profitability while ensuring products meet grade specifications and customer satisfaction.

Based from our Anderson, California office, this role emphasizes safety, ongoing training, and collaboration with grading agencies.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years’ experience in lumber quality control; optimizing scanners preferred.
• 2 years’ supervisory experience in wood products or manufacturing.
• Certified grader in Commons, Shop, Select, or all NGR grades.
• Experience with optimization technology preferred.
• Experience working with WWPA Quality Management System (QMS).
• Full understanding of grading association rule book.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a crew.
• Proficient in documentation, workflow, math computation, and computer technology.

Aufgaben

• Manage lumber quality and grade across 14 sawmill locations in CA, OR, WA.
• Collaborate with mill management to improve profitability and meet grade specs for customers.
• Ensure safety practices and promote safety awareness across facilities.
• Train teams on best practices to maximize lumber values, grade, and recovery.
• Audit manufacturing processes, identify nonconformances, and drive corrective actions.
• Maintain strong relationships with Supervisors and Managers across the Company.
• Coordinate with mill management and sales on process improvements and new products.
• Collaborate with inspectors from grading agencies to align standards.
• Identify, communicate, and troubleshoot production, quality, and grade issues.
• Travel frequently to sawmill locations across CA, OR, WA.

Kenntnisse

Lumber quality control

Supervisory experience

Certified grader

Optimization technology

WWPA QMS experience

Grading rules knowledge

Leadership ability

Documentation & math/computing

Jobbeschreibung

Sierra Pacific Industries is seeking a seasoned Quality Assurance Manager to lead QA/QC across 14 sawmill locations in California, Oregon, and Washington. You will inspect materials, audit processes, and coach mill management to improve profitability while ensuring products meet grade specifications and customer satisfaction.

Based from our Anderson, California office, this role emphasizes safety, ongoing training, and collaboration with grading agencies.