Director of Quality (Multi-Site)

Responsibilities

• Ensure site level compliance to appropriate ISO, FDA and other applicable regulatory standards.
• Drive strategies and methods to continuously improve consumable product quality performance.
• Establish clear and consistent quality measurement systems in order to monitor and drive results.
• Lead quality planning and the execution of assigned New Product (NPD) projects to achieve targeted quality deliverable adherence.
• Drive targeted supplier quality improvement efforts and oversees supplier evaluation, approval and control for assigned manufacturing sites.
• Assist in the continuous improvement and standardization of quality system procedures and monitor effectiveness.
• Support the reliability function by integrating design for reliability tools and techniques within the local projects.
• Lead quality planning efforts through cross-functional teaming at a site level.
• Support the New Product Development process and projects to ensure projects attain cost, quality and delivery objectives.
• Direct local staff on planning sequential and concurrent quality activities. Establish planning and monitoring tools and techniques.
• Provide Quality viewpoints and opinions in planning and specifying existing and future products.
• Assist in the development of the Quality budget. Help to ensures resources are adequate to fully support the Quality System.
• Take ownership of all local quality issues, projects and development activities.
• Work closely with the site’s Senior Management Teams to provide strategic direction and development of the manufacturing sites product quality strategies and tactics.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Chemical Engineering or related technical degree required…Advanced degree preferred.
• 10 + years of experience with increased responsibility leading quality system and product quality improvement efforts.
• 8+ years of experience managing and leading high-performance teams.
• Multi-Site responsibilities.
• Regulated manufacturing industry experience, specifically Medical Device, Pharmaceutical or similar FDA, GMP, ISO 13485 regulated type product area.

Employer

• A growth-oriented, privately-held, family-owned, manufacturing organization. 
• A manufacturer that makes a wide variety of steel products and caters to a diverse group of industries. 
• The company in the process of opening a new plant.