Quality and Safety Manager

Quality and Safety Manager

This hands-on, two-pronged role is responsible for the Quality and the Safety Departments of this facility with around 90 employees. This role requires being on-call, being active on the production floor, and managing relevant administrative duties.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Directs and runs Quality Management System
• Plans and presents weekly Safety Meetings
• Provides 24-hour on-call responses to all safety incidents such as employee injury or fire alarm
• Drives plant accountabilities in the areas of : tracking vendor performance, resolution and disposition of customer complaints, investigating critical quality defects on in-process and finished products, generation and analysis of quality data and reports
• Ensures all customer feedback is promptly dealt with and any complaints are acted upon by the plant using root cause analysis and implementing corrective action
• Supports safety as a top priority in training, job design, employee onboarding, and regulatory compliance
• Ensures product quality. Establishes and manages systems for "right first time" performance and incorporates this philosophy in the continuous improvement teams.
• Commit to overall safety of the plant and procedures.
• Perform strategic thinking and actively participate in plant and company processes.
• Build and retain a "customer focused" environment; including internal and external customers.
• Adhere to all plant Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), operating procedures (SOPs). Manage, drive and oversee continuous improvement programs.
• Communicate the needs of all quality and safety operations functions to the Production Manager and or Plant Manager and local Management team on an as needed basis.
• Develop and analyze new methods of reducing / avoiding costs, improving products and assuring a safe working environment.
• Investigate incidents, monitor medical care.
• Create and conduct new-hire safety orientation program.
• Monitor light duty program : develop jobs, communicate with physician / doctor, etc.
• Complete and maintain all paperwork with regards to work-related incidents.
• Assist Divisional Safety Manager in filing workers compensation insurance related information and obtaining quotes.
• Assist Divisional Safety Manager of purchasing safety equipment and systems.
• Maintain membership in applicable safety or environmental associations to stay informed of new developments and trends.
• Prepare legal notices, postings, and reports as required by government and regulatory bodies.
• Comply with company policies and procedures.
• Additional duties as assigned by management.

Education and / or Experience

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