Quality Manager at Dura-Line LLC in McAlester, Oklahoma

Job Description:

Join Dura-Line, an Orbia business, in leading the charge for global connectivity! As the premier manufacturer of plastic conduit pipes, we create pathways that connect people and information worldwide in various markets. Every part of the manufacturing process is monitored with environmentally friendly sustainable efforts in mind. Quality, sustainability, and safety are paramount values at Dura-Line. Be part of our mission to Advance Life Around the World.

Dura-Line Quality Manager in McAlester, OK

Title: Quality Manager

Starting Salary: $95,000 annually

Shift: Monday-Friday Dayshift (will also cover on some night shifts)

Location: McAlester, OK

Travel: Opportunity to train at other facilities, but minimal travel (5%).

Dura-Line, an Orbia Business, is currently seeking a skilled and passionate Quality Manager for our McAlester, OK manufacturing facility. This crucial role involves leading Quality Assurance processes, implementing lean manufacturing initiatives, and fostering a culture of unwavering compliance to quality standards. We are looking for a change agent ready to make a substantial impact and drive long-term success through strategic focus and effective leadership.

What You'll Be Doing:

Leadership and Oversight:

• Oversee quality technicians across all shifts, promoting proper problem-solving and statistical techniques for root cause analysis.

• Utilize data-driven approaches to implement corrective actions, reducing scrap production and customer complaints.

Quality Assurance Processes:

• Investigate and create deployable quality assurance processes to address capability, tolerance, and material-related issues.
• Conduct benchmarking with other sites and implement action plans for effective resolution.

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA):

• Lead the development, maintenance, and control of FMEA, ensuring robust plans are in place.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to define, lead, and improve operational processes.

People Leadership:

• Coach and mentor employees, building their capabilities and participating in succession planning and skill development.

Foundation Building:

• Develop processes and core tools, including APQP & Control Plans, Process Flows, SPC, MSA, and more.

• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Improvement.

• Co-responsible for improvements in OEE through collaboration with technical team members.

Audit Support:

• Support external and internal audit schedules and conduct internal process layer audits.

What You'll Bring Along:

Experience and Expertise:

• Around 5-8 years of related work experience as an experienced quality manager.

• Proven track record in implementing quality assurance processes, preferably in automotive, aerospace, or manufacturing industries.

• Previous internal auditor background and familiarity with ISO standards.

• Experience with controlled document system ownership and working with a certified QMS.

Strategic Mindset:

• Strategic and result-focused mindset to synthesize data and provide recommendations for compliant paths forward.

Hands-On Approach:

• Hands-on role requiring agility, servant leadership, and engagement at the plant.

Initiative and Independence:

• Must be independent and take the initiative to drive improvements.

• Develop standard work, maintain, and create work instructions, SOPs, and training guides for the team.

Computer Proficiency:

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, Outlook).

• Experience with ERP or SAP systems is a plus!

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All employees are subject to pre-employment Background Check and Drug Screening and employment is contingent upon successful clearance of both. Dura-Line is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in the federal E-Verify program to verify the work eligibility of all new hires.

Dura-Line will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

McAlester, OK, US, 74502
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Nearest Major Market: Tulsa
Nearest Secondary Market: Oklahoma