Quality Manager

Why Forte Products? Forte offers a sense of community to our employees, along with advancement opportunities, employee activities, and leadership that proudly invests in our employee skill set and growth. Come Join our Team!

Forte Products – a Plastics & Fiberglass manufacturer headquartered in Kansas City, MO - is looking for a Quality Manager. Forte is unique in the industry because we offer multiple molding processes out of four separate manufacturing plants. Forte Products offers a range of plastic manufacturing processes – rotational molding, vacuum forming and injection. We also offer substantial expertise in fiberglass manufacturing. We serve a wide range of industries such as, Commercial Airlines, Agriculture, Marine, Department of Defense, Lawn and Garden, Waste Services, Petroleum/C-Store and RV. We are family oriented, flexible, energetic, and driven. The Quality Manager will office out of the Cherryvale, KS or Burlington, KS facility.

Check us out on the web: https://forteproducts.com/. Come join our team!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages and trains Quality personnel on developing product knowledge and improving work skills
• Works with top management to implement and improve quality systems and procedures
• Works with the Plant Manager to implement methods of process controls and improvement
• Oversees the implementation of the Quality Plan
• Recommends revision of Quality Plan, Manuals, Work Instructions and forms
• Coordinates with customers to obtain interpretations of quality requirements and resolution of quality related criteria
• Supervises quality lab testing, recordkeeping, and promptly reporting discrepancies to the Plant Manager
• Assists Engineering in preparing samples, FAI parts and providing First Article Approval packages per the customer’s requirements
• Makes final Quality Assurance decisions in respect to the Quality Standards (go and no-go situations, first piece acceptance and other duties required of Forte’s QA system)
• Monitors and maintains customer standards
• Ensures drawings, specifications, and quality plans are being maintained and meets product manufacture
• Participates in project/program meetings to ensure that the Quality Plan, applicable specifications and expected quality conform to customer requirements
• Works with supervisors and managers to ensure understanding and compliance with all quality requirements
• Creates and recommends processes for all departments and areas of work impacted by quality including document control, procurement, work execution and training
• Administers corrective action processes
• Coordinates customer audits of the company’s quality system
• Travels between both Kansas facilities

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Ability to maintain excellent safety and attendance records
• Ability to maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area
• Ability to effectively communicate with employees, management, and customers
• Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule
• Ability to understand current processes and Quality Assurance principles
• Ability to read drawings, specifications and quality plans

SALARY COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person