Quality Manager

POSITION OVERVIEW: Candidate will report to the Plant Manager while leading a department of (6 direct reports) and having a strong working relationship with the Director of Quality Complete financial/budgetary ownership of department Candidate will assume ownership over both the plant quality function while working cross functionally with different department Provide direction and leadership consistent with company and business plan goals Maintain and develop strategic relationships with key suppliers and vendors Direct and drive the utilization of problem solving methods for related plant and customer issues Work closely with plant staff to development "HI-POT " talent Responsible for improving process efficiency through best practices, SOP's, and lean manufacturingPOSITION REQUIREMENTBachelors Degree is required for consideration. Candidate should be a Plant/Operations driven Quality Leader with a strong background in Root Cause Analysis/Problem Solving Candidate should have at least 2-3 years of Quality leadership experience within highly regulated environment. Quality Systems experience in "highly regulated manufacturing environment" i.e. IATF-16949, AS9100, etc..