Senior Quality Manager (Fortune 500 Manufacturing)

CapstoneONE Search; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CapstoneONE Search represents a Fortune 500 manufacturing organization in search of a Senior Quality Manager. The role reports to the VP/General Manager and leads a team of seven, with a dotted line to the Director of Quality.

You will own the quality budget and drive cross-functional initiatives spanning plant and customer interfaces. Responsibilities include improving process efficiency through lean practices, developing SOPs, and strengthening relationships with key customers and vendors

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is required.
• 5+ years of quality management experience in a regulated environment.
• Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a department of 7 direct reports and oversee plant quality and customer quality functions.
• Manage budget ownership for the quality department.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other departments to improve processes.
• Drive Lean manufacturing practices and SOPs to improve efficiency.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key customers and vendors.
• Direct problem-solving efforts for plant and customer issues and develop talent.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Quality leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We are representing an industry leading FORTUNE 500 manufacturing organization who is actively seeking a Senior Quality Manager due to a recent divisional promotion. Reporting to the VP/General Manager, the Senior Quality Manager will be responsible for leading 7 direct reports while being tasked with managing both plant and customer quality. The organization is looking to begin the interview process ASAP. This is a 550 employee campus.

POSITION OVERVIEW

• Candidate will report to the VP/General Manager leading a department of (7) direct reports while having a strong dotted line relationship with the Director of Quality.
• Complete financial/budgetary ownership of department.
• Candidate will assume ownership over both the plant quality and customer quality function while working cross functionally with different departments.
• Provide direction and leadership consistent with company and business plan goals
• Maintain and develop strategic relationships with key customers and vendors.
• Direct and drive the utilization of problem solving methods for related plant and customer issues.
• Work closely with plant staff to development "HI-POT " talent.
• Responsible for improving process efficiency through best practices, SOP's, and lean manufacturing.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors Degree is required for consideration (preference for technical field).
• Candidate should be Plant/Operations driven Quality Leader with strong background in Root Cause Analysis/Problem Solving
• Candidate should have at least 5 years of Quality Management experience within highly regulated environment.
• Experience in a highly regulated environment is strongly preferred