Technical Quality Leader

The Technical Quality Leader is accountable for ensuring the finished goods manufactured meet or exceed customer and industry expectations, improving quality control, process control, structured problem solving, and product composition.

Requirements

• Develop and sustain efforts in quality management and focused improvement
• Review process control metrics for critical processes and improve performance
• Partner with division SMEs to research and trial new raw materials or equipment
• Train employees on customer and industry product requirements, quality testing, and process theory
• Utilize QM & FI pillars to partner with other pillars on customer FFUs, loss analysis, and structured problem solving
• Review all capital projects for quality or process impacts and manage those changes
• Review lab standards and ensure equipment is calibrated and working properly
• Review the quality of incoming raw materials to minimize the risk of creating defects
• Ensure proper disposition of claim returns, hold material, or trial material
• Report regularly on product defects, product quality, and process control needs
• Ensure quality-related tasks and equipment minimize risk to employees
• Participate in all plant safety activities by the quality department