What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Manager position at PTS Advance?
Quality Manager
Waycross, GA
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, and relocation (if applicable)
Start: November/December 2022
Experience: B.S. in STEM discipline required and minimum of 5 years' experience on a production line; wood products or similar manufacturing experience
Responsibilities:
- Manage the plant laboratory, supervise, train, and certify lab technicians; manage the sampling and lab testing of raw materials, in-process materials, and finished goods; maintain lab equipment, QA/QC documentation, records, and sample archives.
- Work with senior plant staff to ensure production quality, process control, and stable plant operation.
- Develop and maintain quality control tools and quality assurance instructions to guide plant production and ensure effective process troubleshooting; develop, audit, and maintain lab test procedures; ensure that all test results are timely and accurate.
- Track and report process control and finished goods quality metrics against internal and customer specifications; track plant quality key performance indicators; perform root cause analysis and correction of product quality issues.
- Lead special projects to eliminate waste, improve product quality, and increase plant production efficiency.
- Represent the plant on the corporate-wide Quality Best Practice Team to learn from and share best practices across the company.
- Some production duties and occasional responsibilities as the on-call senior staff member for the plant.
Qualifications:
- B.S. in STEM discipline required and minimum of 5 years' experience on a production line; wood products or similar manufacturing experience preferred.
- Candidates with 7 years of experience and different education may be considered on a case by case basis.
- Must understand the concepts of quality assurance and quality control and be able to interpret and perform calculations on data; must be competent in statistical calculations and analysis of data; Six-Sigma or similar training (statistical process control, root cause analysis) preferred.
- Expert knowledge of Excel and data analysis tools.
- Experience with databases, statistical process control, and Minitab preferred.
- Experience in pellet production or similar manufacturing experience, familiarity with hammer mills, drum dryers, extrusion, material conveyors, and storage facilities a plus.
- Detail oriented, and meticulous in the execution of lab tests; in the habit of double-checking work.
- Well organized, efficient, and able to multi-task.
- Self-motivated, and able to communicate effectively with plant and corporate management.
- Able to lead and motivate plant operators and lab technicians.
For immediate consideration, please send resumes to Samantha.Turrubiartes@PTSAdvance.com.
Salary : $78,200 - $99,000
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