Quality Manager

Job Description

Our people are the life of this company. Together, we build life into the kitchen.

We are a nationwide team, designing and manufacturing the most comprehensive choice of kitchen cabinets in the U.S. Our people pride themselves on genuine collaboration, working to deliver a seamless, integrated, quality experience to anyone and everybody. Our shared purpose is to bring the kitchen to life — the place where people spend such a meaningful part of their personal and family lives, and the true heart of any home. This is why your career with our company can be so satisfying, rewarding and worthwhile.

The Quality Manager plans and manages activities concerned with development, application, and maintenance of quality management system (QMS) for manufacturing and finishing processes, materials, and products.

PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage, train, provide performance feedback and assign duties of direct reports to ensure productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Develop quality control plans for new product development and introduction and manage the quality assurance aspects of current product adhering to company policies.
• Lead team responsible for analyzing defect data and implementing improvement initiatives to ensure quality. And reduce costs.
• Manage and coordinate activities associated with development and implementation of quality system elements.
• Provide oversight of the manufacture of products through product and process audits to ensure that engineering documentation and standards are consistent with manufacturing methods used to produce the products.
• Initiate, follow-up on, and close pending Preventive and Corrective Action reports including leading/supporting investigation and response by cross functional team members.
• Support the QMS to meeting specifications within the Management Operating System (MOS).

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or related field.
• 3 years quality field experience including management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in ISO based or equivalent quality systems.
• Fundamental knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma processes.
• Proficient computer skills required including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrated successful ability to build positive partnerships and work collaboratively with cross-functional business teams.
• Demonstrated successful ability to prioritize and multi-task various and conflicting responsibilities.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• MBA.
• Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) processes and/or Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification or comparable problem solving certification.
• Quality Auditor certification (ASQ CQA), Quality Engineer certification (ASQ CQE), or Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence certification (ASQ CQMOE).

ShiftFull or Part TimeFull time

Cabinetworks Group (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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