QA Manager at Gables Search Group

Our client is looking for a QA Manager to develop and manage the overall Quality Assurance Program in their facility. This long-standing company is a manufacturer of agricultural and industrial large equipment.

Company – A major player in the agricultural equipment industry

·A growing $1.3 Billion multinational organization with over 5,000 employees.

·This location has several hundred team members

·Production orders booked out for a year

·Dynamic CEO who was promoted from within to lead the organization to new heights

·Outstanding culture focused on safety and the growth of the individual

Benefits and Features – They truly VALUE and APPRECIATE their employees!

• EXCELLENT Benefits and Compensation Plan –3% Employer match on 401K, Health, Vision, Dental, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and more
• Reliable bonus program!
• Work/Life Balance – when you take a vacation, you get to take a REAL vacation and not a working vacation where you are tethered to your laptop and email. Your team has your back!
• Culture of continuous improvement where team members have a voice and good ideas are appreciated from all levels of the organization.
• It is a business casual workplace.

What you will be doing:

• Direct, coordinate, train and supervise the assigned Quality Assurance Technicians, or others assigned to the quality assurance team. Most are on the first shift but there is one person on the second shift.
• Train and educate employees in various quality control techniques.
• Facilitate/lead department and process improvements teams in continuous improvement efforts using lean enterprise techniques.
• Drive quality measurement and improvement activities to ensure that both the company’s and customer’s quality requirements are met on all products and programs.
• Determine quality and reliability standards by reviewing engineering documentation and verifying specifications with Engineering.
• Compile, tabulate, and summarize inspection data for analysis. Prepare and recommend improvements relative to variability and deviations from quality standards. When problems arise conduct root cause analysis.
• Identify raw material and in-process product conditions by collecting material samples and conducting inspections.
• Determine conformance to specifications of finished product by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting production and inspection data.
• Maintain the product quality documentation system by writing and updating quality assurance procedures.
• Work with product service and warranty personnel and support the resolution of all problems related to manufacturing quality.
• Must have the ability to stand up for quality concerns and get them addressed.
• Develop and administer a supplier quality assurance program.

What they are looking for:

• Bachelors in a technical field is preferred but good relevant experience will be considered
• 5+ years of experience in quality in preferably a similar manufacturing environment.
• ASQ Certification is preferred.
• Must have experience with metal fabrication, have strong QA methodology skills, and the ability to dig into a problem and determine the root cause
• Need excellent people / leadership skills