Quality Manager

The Quality Manager will manage the quality assurance and quality control for the Lompoc site and support the plant to improve process capability. This role is responsible for the consistent quality of the Lompoc products; internal, customer and supplier product specifications, quality audits and corrective action plans; and direct management of the Quality Control lab and Quality Management System at the Lompoc plant.

Responsibilities

• Reduce waste and improve productivity at all plants through production process control and automation initiatives.
• Investigate and resolve key problems arising from customer complaints, recurring quality problems, process capability analyses and change control issues.
• Maintains and improves the quality management system (including certifications) for the Lompoc site. Participates in certification and customer audits and ensures follow up on corrective action plans.
• Leads the local Quality team, direct supervision of up to 9 Lab Technicians, with budget and people management responsibility for the Lompoc QC lab.
• Supports plant initiatives to improve process capability.
• Reports the site quality KPIs, writes and controls quality policy / process documents, provides the data for CpK calculations to Powder Mill and Satellite plants.
• Conducts audits of, and qualifies, key suppliers.
• Ensures products meet regulatory standards.
• Identifies and supports development of automated QC testing.

Qualifications

California Salary Range : $100,000 - $128,000 base salary

Seniority level

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