Quality Manager - Casa Grande, AZ at EFP in Casa Grande, Arizona

Job Description:

Position Summary

Be part of the leadership team at our new manufacturing plant in Casa Grande, Arizona!

As Quality Manager in Casa Grande, you will develop, manage, maintain, and improve the quality assurance program at the manufacturing site level. As part of the start-up team for the new plant, you will play a key role in implementing well-established company policies, procedures, and processes and training team members to prepare them for a successful production launch. The position reports directly to the Operations Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring a safe work environment for team members.
• Managing and motivating department team members and directing daily work activities.
• Ensuring the quality assurance program at the plant is effective in ensuring the delivery of products and services that meet customer expectations in a continuous improvement environment.
• Developing and analyzing statistical data and product specifications to establish quality and reliability standards for finished products.
• Monitoring quality performance in areas of scrap, vendor performance, and customer concerns; leading corrective actions where required.
• Coordinating, monitoring, and responding to customer concerns to ensure root cause analysis and appropriate corrective action to successfully manage the customer and stakeholder relationships.
• Providing technical and statistical expertise and supporting team members engaged in inspection and testing activities to ensure high productivity and high technical integrity.
• Reviewing all engineering changes and product releases and recommending fixtures, gages, and equipment to ensure the part or assembly meets the tolerance, finish, and material specifications.
• Designing, developing, and implementing quality control training programs.
• Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation and reporting to management as needed.
• Participating in continuous improvement initiatives at the plant.
• Ensuring reporting is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Maintaining 5S in assigned areas of responsibility and training team members on 5S.

• Bachelor's degree in quality engineering, or a comparable discipline and 2 years related experience or equivalent in combination of education and experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Demonstrated leadership success and problem-solving capability are required.
• The successful candidate will be results oriented, a strong communicator, and have a passion for safety and quality.
• To be successful, must consistently present oneself as positive and professional and maintain productive work relationships with team members at all levels.

Company Overview

Founded in Elkhart, Indiana in 1954, EFP is strategically located to serve the central United States with two of the largest EPS molding plants in the United States. Headquartered in Elkhart, IN, the company also has locations in Evansville, IN, Decatur, AL, Nashville, TN, Reno, NV, Bishopville, SC, and Casa Grande, AZ. EFP designs, molds, fabricates, provides fulfillment services, kitting, assembly, custom systems, and inventory management.

For more than 30 years, EFP, LLC has been owned by J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc., a privately held, diversified manufacturing company with operating subsidiaries throughout North America. In addition to engineered foam packaging, these companies produce commercial van bodies, step vans, funeral coaches, limousines, pick-up truck bed enclosures and tonneau covers, and precision machined components. The size and strength of the Poindexter companies provide EFP with resources to stay on the leading edge in today's marketplace. Because of this, EFP can provide our customers with groundbreaking packaging and component solutions.

For more information about our company, access EFP's web site at www.efppackaging.com.

EFP offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. EFP's benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HSA, Employee Assistance Program, Backup Child and Adult Care Program, and 401(k) Plan with company contributions.

EFP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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