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Quality Manager

Virginia Panel Corporation Waynesboro, VA
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February 17, 2023
Virginia Panel Corporation
Waynesboro, VA
FULL_TIME

SUMMARY: Ensures the quality and ISO compliance of products/processes and manages/coordinates the activities of employees engaged in the quality auditing of production or processing of goods. Establishes quality-control guidelines and testing procedures.



DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:


  • Quality and ISO Compliance

  • Ensure company’s compliance to Quality & ISO standards.

  • Represent the company in response to customer quality inquiries, surveys and audits.

  • Cooperates with other top management personnel in formulating and establishing quality policies and quality goals.

  • Coordinates functions and operations between departments and recommends solutions to problems or changes in procedures.

  • Visits and confers with suppliers to assure supply chain quality.

  • Product Testing and Verification

  • Ensures that VPC products (new and existing) are properly verified to meet performance expectations.

  • Visits and confers with customers to troubleshoot and solve quality issues.

  • Manage QA testing lab equipment and testing task list.

  • Communicates problems, significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and provides recommended process improvements to management

  • Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality assurance codes and standards (Rudimentary understanding- training)

  • Continuous Improvement

    • Leads team in proactively improving quality systems and implementing quality improvements to meet company’s quality goals (i.e. scrap $’s and PPM).

    • Champions the use of a disciplined approach to problem solving (8-D’s, MBF’s).

    • Drive SPC data collection and analysis for capability improvement.

    • Improve company’s delivery performance, efficiency, and throughput through the utilization of Lean Principles (Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, and Product Flow).

    • Participate in QOS process to improve costs.

    • Champion the development of understanding QOS at all levels.

  • Vendor Relations

    • Communicates problems, significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and provides recommended process improvements to management.

    • Application of SPC software

  • Performs other related duties as assigned by management.



    SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:


    • Directly supervises 4 employees within the Quality department.

    • Indirectly supervises 4 employees within the Quality department.



    QUALIFICATIONS:


    • Bachelor's Degree (BA) from in Engineering or technical field, and/or five to ten years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

    • Computer skills required: Microsoft Office Suite, internet, email, manufacturing software, database software

    • Experience with Net-Insepct preferred

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