Senior Quality Manager - Data-Driven Leader, Employee-Owned

Energy Jobline ZR; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 136,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Top-tier benefits

Paid holidays

Tuition assistance

Employee development programs

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in West Lafayette, IN seeks a Quality Manager to lead Manufacturing Quality Assurance teams across West Lafayette, Lake Zurich, and Charlotte campuses. You will mentor engineers and technicians to improve product quality and reliability, fostering collaboration and data-driven decision making.

The role requires an engineering degree and 8+ years of leadership experience, strong facilitation and communication skills, and a commitment to SEL values and world

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Operations Management, or other technical degree.
• 8+ years of related experience.
• Leadership experience and desire to develop others.
• Strong facilitation, organization, and communication skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication plus customer service skills.
• Ability to use metrics and statistics to champion data-driven decisions.
• Knowledge of industry standards and reliability concepts.
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervising, developing, and mentoring Quality Assurance employees through coaching, feedback, exposure, and stretch assignments.
• Analyzing data to support and promote data-driven decisions.
• Leading department initiatives to meet operational objectives.
• Leading, mentoring, and supporting collaboration with assigned teams to meet quality objectives.
• Leading, mentoring, and supporting the facilitation of cross-functional meetings to address quality issues and brainstorm solutions.
• Leading, facilitating, and managing problem-solving initiatives in support of strategic objectives.
• Partnering with leadership to implement programs designed to teach root cause analysis; serving as a strategic partner and advisor.
• Following and applying SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
• Leading the design, development, and implementation of processes that align with our quality policy: Understand. Create. Simplify.

Skills

Leadership

Data-driven decisions

Facilitation

Communication

Project management

Team development

Problem solving

Education

BS in Engineering or technical field

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in West Lafayette, IN seeks a Quality Manager to lead Manufacturing Quality Assurance teams across West Lafayette, Lake Zurich, and Charlotte campuses. You will mentor engineers and technicians to improve product quality and reliability, fostering collaboration and data-driven decision making.

The role requires an engineering degree and 8+ years of leadership experience, strong facilitation and communication skills, and a commitment to SEL values and world