Senior Business Unit Quality Engineering Leader

Job Summary

The Senior Business Unit Quality Leader will focus on data driven improvement initiatives for processes and product lines. Champions and leads the Business unit Quality Team, ensuring managers, process owners and Team Quality Leaders develop and engage in the improvement plans and maintain their part of the quality management system.  This role works cooperatively across the production facility and additional production sites to provide a continuous improvement philosophy to all programs, processes, and innovations company wide.

Job Description

• Develop and lead quality teams to address issues such as recurring non-conformances, critical customer issues, internal quality issues, drive and support improvement opportunities.
• Lead the Corrective and Preventive Action process from inception to verification of effectiveness.  Form and lead teams to drive timely completion of CAPAs.  Use data-based methods to verify effectiveness.
• Track and analyze internal and external quality data.  Ensure performance is communicated at all levels of the organization.  Set goals and drive process and product quality improvements.  Sustain a pipeline of quality improvement projects.
• Provide full control of Nonconforming Material and timely, efficient processing of blocked stock.  ensure these processes are adequate to meet the needs of the business.
• Utilize a six-sigma approach to quality processes, implementing SPC where applicable.
• Ensure internal and external CTQ’s are identified, specifications, sample plans and measurement systems are in-place and adequate. 
• Assist in the development of Control Plans, Process Maps, FMEA, Visual Standards, Inspection plans, Capability Studies and reports, and other Six Sigma / Process Improvement Tools.
• Full managerial responsibility for direct reports; assigns work to staff, provide coaching and training, sets goals.
• Provide support for Customer regulatory and certification site audits.  Maintain SQF certification. Process owner of the quality audit system; engage all levels and roles of site personnel in leading process and product quality audits driving toward leading behaviors that drive improvement in lagging results.
• Act as Liaison between manufacturing and Sales, Customer Service, and Field Quality. Provide timely and appropriate feedback on quality issues in the field, including customer Corrective Action Requests
   

Qualifications

• BS degree required; degree in an engineering /science / technical field is preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a leadership role, in Quality/ Process Engineering
• SAP/BI experience Preferred
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer satisfaction driven
• Strong Leader with the ability to drive change
• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt Preferred
• Experience with SQF (or similar governing standard) 
• Statistical Data Analysis and Problem Solving (Control Charts, Multi-Variable Analysis, DOE, ANOVA, MSA)
• Technical Acumen
• Organizational Skills
• Team Building and Collaboration
• Performance Management
• Excellent Collaboration and Communication skills