Director of Quality
Orenco Systems
- Sutherlin, OR
- $99,778-174,595 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Continuously maintains Orenco management's safety, cultural, and professional standards.
- Promotes, encourages, and reinforces a positive safety culture, safe practices, and a safe work environment to all employees.
- Establish and manage a comprehensive quality assurance framework.
- Ensure robust testing processes and methodologies are consistently applied
- Incorporate best practices and regular reviews to continuously enhance product quality.
- Collaborate with manufacturing leaders to implement and optimize production-focused systems to maximize efficiency.
- Spearhead the identification, documentation, and resolving of product defects.
- Coordinate with relevant departments for effective corrective action.
- Produce detailed quality metrics reports, test summaries, and defect analyses.
- Communicate findings and insights to the manufacturing and executive leadership.
- Guide, mentor, and foster excellence within the Quality Assurance team.
- Advocate for a culture of meticulousness and ongoing professional development.
- Forge strong ties with manufacturing, R&D (Research & Development), and other key departments to maintain quality throughout the product lifecycle.
- Work with suppliers and vendors, ensuring their materials and components align with our quality expectations.
- Lead and facilitate training on quality standards, tools, and methods for both the team and wider organization.
- Identify potential product quality risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Overall product quality ratings, trends, and metrics.
- Progress and results from ongoing process improvement initiatives.
- Detailed analyses of identified defects and implemented corrective actions.
- Budgetary needs and utilization related to quality assurance.
- Feedback and insights from inter-departmental collaborations.
- Supplier and vendor quality evaluations and any associated challenges.
- Outcomes of training sessions and areas of focus for future training.
- Identified risks and proposed strategies for risk mitigation.
- More than eight years of relevant experience.
- More than four years of management experience.
- Proficiency in continuous improvement methodologies and tools: Standard Work, Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen Events, Value Stream Mapping, etc.
- Solid understanding of manufacturing processes and quality management systems.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to lead cross-functional meetings and teams.
- Excellent communication skills in English.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Knowledge of CAD (Computer-aided design) programs and other industry-specific software is a plus.
- By encompassing both quality assurance and a production system perspective, this manager serves as a linchpin in ensuring that the company's products are not only of the highest quality but are also produced in the most efficient and effective manner.
- Ability to be flexible and adjust to priority changes with little notice and to remain calm during confrontational or high-pressure situations.
- Ability to use sound judgement and follow through in problem solving and decision making processes.
- Must be willing and able to travel. Includes meeting current travel requirements with airlines as well as in final destinations.
- Must have satisfactory driving record, maintain valid driver's license, and current insurance on personal vehicle if used for business. Must meet company insurability requirements.