The Quality Manager is a key member of the plant management staff responsible for assuring that product quality meets specified requirements.  The Quality Manager has defined authority and responsibility for the final disposition of product which complies with both internal and customer specifications.  Additionally, the Quality Manager is responsible for developing and enforcing, production validation methods, final product testing processes, providing certification documentation and managing the quality staff within assigned areas of responsibility. 

Responsibilities: 

Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:  

• • Achieve quality operational objectives by contributing quality information and analysis for strategic plans and business reviews; preparing and completing corrective action plans; implementing and enforcing quality and specification standards; identifying and resolving quality problems; determining continuous improvements opportunities; and implementing changes as required to meet requirements. 

• • Meet quality financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; and initiating corrective actions where needed. 

• • Develop quality plans by conducting performance gap analyzes; identifying critical control points and implementing appropriate preventive measures; establishing critical limits and monitoring processes to ensure compliance and  ensuring verification procedures are in place for monitoring the quality status of inventories. 

• • Validate quality processes by establishing product specifications and quality attributes; measuring production outputs; documenting evidence required for determining operational performance and product quality; and writing and updating of quality assurance procedures. 

• • Maintain and improve product quality by completing internal quality audits; investigating and implementing the required actions to address customer complaints; collaborating with other members of management to develop new product designs, and quality training methods. 

• • Prepare quality documentation and reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends including product conformance, quality reject reasons and process capability studies. 

• • Assure compliance with all requirements to all applicable Mativ regulatory and certifications related to product quality and management systems. 

• • Update job knowledge by studying trends in and developments in quality management; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; and participating in professional organizations. 

• • Accomplish quality department human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures. 

• • Participate as a team member of a global quality organization to share, develop and implement best practices in a systematic and scalable manner. Enhance department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; and exploring opportunities to add value to quality function accomplishments. 

• • Perform other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications: 

Required Education & Skillsets:   

Bachelor's degree in engineering or another technical field with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a quality leadership role. 

• • Demonstrated ability to manage both quality assurance and control team members in an operational environment 

• • Highly motivated and self-directed to enable success in working in a matrix reporting environment 

• • Strong problem solving, quantitative, analytical skills  

• • Detail-oriented and excellent organizational skills  

• • Strong leadership skills, including change management  

• • Strong interpersonal skills  

• • Strong presentation and training skills