Quality and Safety Manager

Position: Quality and Safety Manager

Location: Sandston, VA

Job Type: Full Time, Salary Exempt

Perks of Pratt!

Within 1 Month: Eligible for insurance benefits

At 3 Months: 401k with partial match

At 6 Months: PAID vacation days

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance
  
  

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Overview

This hands-on, two-pronged role is responsible for the Quality and the Safety departments of this facility. This role requires being on-call, being active on the production floor, and managing relevant administrative duties.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Directs and runs Quality Management System
• Plans and presents weekly Safety Meetings
• Provides 24-hour on-call responses to all safety incidents such as employee injury or fire alarm
• Drives plant accountabilities in the areas of: tracking vendor performance, resolution and disposition of customer complaints, investigating critical quality defects on in-process and finished products, generation and analysis of quality data and reports
• Ensures all customer feedback is promptly dealt with and any complaints are acted upon by the plant using root cause analysis and implementing corrective action
• Supports safety as a top priority in training, job design, employee onboarding, and regulatory compliance
• Ensures product quality. Establishes and manages systems for “right first time” performance and incorporates this philosophy in the continuous improvement teams
• Commits to overall safety of the plant and procedures
• Performs strategic thinking and actively participates in plant and company processes
• Builds and retains a “customer focused” environment; including internal and external customers
• Adheres to all plant Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), operating procedures (SOPs). Manages, drives and oversees continuous improvement programs
• Communicates the needs of all quality and safety operations functions to the Production Manager and or Plant Manager and local Management team on an as needed basis
• Develops and analyzes new methods of reducing/avoiding costs, improving products and assuring a safe working environment
• Investigates incidents, monitors medical care
• Creates and conducts the new-hire safety orientation program
• Monitors light duty program: develops jobs, communicates with physician/doctor, etc
• Completes and maintains all paperwork with regards to work-related incidents
• Assists Divisional Safety Manager in filing workers compensation insurance related information and obtaining quotes
• Assists Divisional Safety Manager in purchasing safety equipment and systems
• Maintains membership in applicable safety or environmental associations to stay informed of new developments and trends
• Prepares legal notices, postings, and reports as required by government and regulatory bodies
• Complies with company policies and procedures
• Additional duties as assigned by management
  
  

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Quality experience in manufacturing
• Safety experience in manufacturing
• Proven interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• Proven ability to be detail-oriented
• Previous leadership experience in manufacturing preferred
• Previous ISO certification preferred
• Bilingual - English & Spanish a plus!
  
  

Required Skills

• Technical Skills
• Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation.
• Cost issues in order to make daily decisions that will reduce overall costs and will help the supervisor find areas that require improvement.
• Quality standards.
• Regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO.
• Leadership Skills
• Crisis management
• Teaching, training, and coaching
• Interpersonal communication
• Employee relations
• Mathematical Skills
• Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy.
• Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate.
• Able to apply concepts of high school math.
• Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
• May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License and/or other appropriate certification to work in certain areas or on certain equipment
  

Physical Demands

• Physical demands: Standing, sitting, walking, push/pull, ability to lift/carry 10lbs-50lbs.
• Must be able to work in a Manufacturing environment if required. Sometimes noisy, dirty, dusty, and hot and cold temperatures.
• Must successfully pass Company pre-employment screening
  
  

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.