QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER

Kingspan Insulated Panels North America, a division of the Kingspan Group plc headquartered in Ireland, is a global and trusted leader in the design, manufacturing, and supply of high-performance sustainable building products and solutions for the construction industry. As the most energy-efficient, cost-effective building envelope solutions, insulated metal panels are at the forefront of sustainability. We serve the architectural, commercial/industrial, cold storage and food processing markets, and are committed to delivering the most advanced building products on the market. Learn about our Planet Passionate initiatives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEeIS55WMOk

At Kingspan, our future success is based on the quality of our people, who's expertise and motivation have helped ensure that we remain at the forefront of the construction materials manufacturing industry. In joining Kingspan you become an important part of a growing organization with a reputation for innovative design and use of technology, technical expertise, product quality, service excellence, and dedication to sustainability.

Ready to be part of our team?

We are looking for a Quality Control Manager for our Deland, FL Plant!

Summary: The Quality Manager leads the efforts of the organization to ensure compliance to the Company’s Quality Assurance Programs, provides leadership to develop and implement quality policy, procedures, and systems, manages the quality process for the entire product line from supplier to customer

Essential Duties:

- Responsible for maintaining and improving the Quality Management system per ISO 9001, UL, FM, and other product approval Requirements.

- Ensures compliance to quality policy, Standard Operating Procedure, ISO9001 standards and requirements.

- Hands on approach to Developing and enforcing Implementation of Quality Assurance System for:

- Incoming raw materials,

- In Process and pre startup / setup

- Finished Product Quality Assurance system and traceability.

- Communicates quality standards and expectations to employees, suppliers, and customers.

- Leads customer complaint investigation, warranty claim response and resolution, root cause analysis & corrective action implementation.

- Conducts jobsite visits and works with contractors/customers to identify and resolve field quality issues.

- Managing a partnership with the Field Services team to help resolve customer issues.

- Responsible for Continuous Improvement projects to improve the effectiveness of Quality Management System, associated processes, key metrics, cost of non-conformances, and in turn enhances customer value.

- Responsible for managing internal / external audits and the corrective / preventive action process.

- Leading, coaching, and the career development of the Quality Assurance team

- Works closely with all other departments to define and improve workflow processes.

- Ensure employees are fully trained on Quality Assurance requirements, including SOPs.

- Measurement Systems – Ensure robust measurement tools are made available to QC inspection points. Ensure test methods and equipment is repeatable.

- Must be willing to travel (U.S. and Canada) (approx. 5-15% travel).

- Follow the Group Code of Conduct and Group Compliance.

- Follow Compliance requirements per “KNA-SOP-1705 Compliance Roles and Responsibilities.”

- Performs all other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a manufacturing related discipline

- Three (3) to five (5) years of Quality Assurance experience in a manufacturing environment.

- Experience working in a construction environment.

- In depth knowledge of ISO9001:2015 with auditing experience.

- Six Sigma Green Belt.

- Experience with 8D Corrective action methodology.

Other Skills and Requirements:

- Must be highly proficient in all Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point) and Outlook.

- Good to excellent spelling, grammar, and written communication skills.

- Excellent telephone and oral communication skills.

Physical Demands:

- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- Exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including 401k with company match, Medical, Dental, Vision, Identity Theft Protection, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Pregnancy and Parental Leave, Fitness Reimbursement, Educational Assistance, Life, AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability, and Life Assistance Program.

Kingspan is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor, including veteran status and disability status, protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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