Are you passionate about ensuring products meet the highest quality and safety standards? Join our team at LAPP as a Quality and Safety Manager, where you'll play a crucial role in maintaining excellence in our manufacturing processes. If you're ready to lead initiatives that prioritize quality and safety, this opportunity is made for you!
Summary: This position reports to the Plant Director and will play a crucial role in ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety across our organization. This role involves developing, implementing, and managing quality control, quality assurance and safety programs, policies, and procedures to promote a culture of excellence and safety consciousness across the organization.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Quality Control Process Development: Develop and maintain effective quality control processes, procedures, and documentation to ensure consistency and compliance with quality standards.
• Quality Control Inspections: Conduct regular inspections and audits of products, services, or processes to identify defects, deviations, and areas for improvement.
• Quality Standards Compliance: Ensure that products or services meet or exceed established quality standards, industry regulations, and customer requirements according to ISO standards / Corporate Directives
• Data Analysis: Collect and analyze data related to quality control, defects, and non-conformities. Use data-driven insights to improve processes and reduce defects.
• Root Cause Analysis: Investigate quality issues and non-conformities, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate records of quality control activities, including inspection reports, test results, compliance documentation and safety incidents. Generate quality reports for management and regulatory agencies when required.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the overall quality of products, and processes. Implement Lean Six Sigma or other quality improvement methodologies as appropriate.
• Training and Development: Provide training and guidance to employees on quality control procedures, safety training programs and best practices. Ensure that the workforce is knowledgeable about quality standards.
• Environmental Management: Oversee environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives.
• Hazardous Materials Management: Oversee the safe storage, handling, and disposal of hazardous materials and waste in compliance with regulations.
• Incident Investigation: Investigate workplace accidents, near misses, or incidents to determine the root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Emergency Response: Develop and maintain emergency response plans and procedures to address potential safety hazards, including fire, natural disasters, and workplace accidents.
• Incident Investigation: Investigate workplace accidents, near misses, or incidents to determine the root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Liaison: Serve as a liaison between the organization and regulatory authorities, representing the company during safety inspections and audits.
• Conduct internal audits to evaluate adherence to quality & safety standards and facilitate external audits by regulatory bodies or customers.
• Expertise in Statistical Process Control (SPC), Total Quality Management (TQM), Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA), 8D report and Minitab statistical software.
• Assist with environmental regulations in accordance to ISO 14001

Competencies:

• Expertise in root cause analysis and problem-solving techniques to address quality issues and prevent recurrence.
• Manage quality improvement projects, safety initiatives including planning, execution, monitoring, and completion.
• Depending on the industry, knowledge of specific tools, software, or equipment relevant to quality control & assurance may be required.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track quality performance, Safety KPI's and drive improvement.
• Effective communication skills to convey quality expectations, report findings, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in collecting and analyzing data related to manufacturing processes, performance metrics, and quality standards. Utilize data-driven decision-making to identify improvement opportunities.
• Implement changes in quality & safety processes and systems smoothly and ensure employees adapt to new practices.
• Assess potential quality, safety & environmental risks and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Strong leadership skills to guide cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with employees at all levels, fostering a culture of continuous improvement "Lead by Example".
• Understanding of UL and CSA standards

Supervisory Responsibilities: The Quality & EHS Manager is responsible for providing direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Quality Team (1st, 2nd & 3rd shifts), training on safety of all employees and carries out all managerial responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Works to identify and develop core competencies of the team to ensure success.
Qualifications and Education Requirements: Bachelor's Degree from a college or university, preferably with a focus on Business Management, Operations, or Engineering; or five to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience and/or certification in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt) is preferred.
Compensation: After thorough market analysis, LAPP takes many factors into consideration when determining base salary such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, etc. of the candidate. The base salary range for this role is $120,000 - $130,000 plus participation in LAPP's bonus plan. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, 401(k), HSA/FSA, Life Insurance, and more!
*LAPP is an Equal Opportunity Employer*