Technical & Quality Manager

Description

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career.

You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community.

Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products.

We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

This role has a $15,000 sign-on bonus!!!

The Technical & Quality Manager reports to the Plant Manager and is responsible for the Quality and Process Engineering functions related to the TPO, Injection Mold, and ISO production lines to achieve optimum manufacturing performance.

He / She provides formal objectives, measurements and schedule accountability for direct reports, including Quality Control Technicians and TPO Process Engineer.

The Technical & Quality Manager is responsible for meeting all safety, quality, service, and cost goals for the Technical Services Department.

The Technical & Quality Manager is responsible for all analytical and process related initiatives at the plant. This includes ensuring compliance at all levels including product specifications, product quality, raw materials, safety and environmental.

Provide support and resources to all departments to ensure that plant goals are achieved in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, and cost control.

Essential Duties

Provide technical support to operating departments in statistical applications, process capability assessment, and problem solving.

Coordinate all plant technical support activities as required and participate on project teams to improve existing processes and raw material handling systems.

Capture and implement manufacturing best practices ; ensure root cause analysis using the six building blocks is integral to plant culture.

Production, engineering and quality optimization understand the needs of customers, internal and external translating these requirements into total manufacturing support including product / process improvements, and implement changes to support these initiatives.

Support Production, QA, Maintenance, Purchasing and Accounting needs by developing and maintaining accurate process standard databases.

Manage and develop systems that audit the quality of finished goods and raw materials. Maintain a high level of technical reporting within the Technical Department including in-depth analysis of changes in plant operating conditions with identified results achieved.

Oversee all trials for process improvement, raw materials, and new products. Includes pre-trial coordination, training, post-trial testing, and wrap-up report.

Develop a thorough understanding of the raw material technology that can be used to develop year over year BOM planning, and coordinate with Operations to define fitness for use requirements for raw materials.

Manage quality department personnel. Create development plans and manage development opportunities. Support their job function responsibilities as needed.

Manage programs, processes, process design, and evaluations for capital projects in an effort to systematically evaluate the performance of the manufacturing process and lead to modified techniques which will improve cost and quality.

In some cases manage project implementation.

This position has 4 direct reports and oversees the trial budget.

Travel Requirements : 10-25%

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Frequent sitting, walking and standing; occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling and balancing

Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone

Required to sit, stand, walk and use hands to grasp, handle or feel objects, tools and product samples

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

Must have the ability to differentiate colors precisely

Required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel or crouch

Ability to perform detailed testing processes in various process conditions

Frequent use of eye, hand and finger coordination enabling the use of manufacturing equipment and machinery

Ability to read and concentrate via computer data entry typing and proofreading

Ability to lift and / or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds

Under This Roof, We Require

BS degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical) required; BS degree in ChemicalEngineering preferred

Minimum of (5) years’ engineering experience in a continuous process environment required;minimum of (3) years in a leadership role within GAF preferred

Must have experience in a high volume manufacturing operations, preferably continuous process as well as physical lab testing operation and development of lab test procedures.

How We Protect What Matters Most

We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.

Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.

Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and / or Roth contributions.

Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.

Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.

We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.