Quality Assurance Manager

Overview

Minerals Technologies Inc. is a global, technology‑driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a wide range of minerals and mineral‑based products and services.

Our products are an essential part of everyday life for millions of people around the world. They are used in consumer goods in paper and packaging, food and pharmaceuticals, household and personal care, pet care, automotives, and many more, as well as in industrial settings like steelmaking, metal casting, construction, infrastructure, and wastewater remediation.

We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTX, headquartered in New York City, and have over 150 locations worldwide, with ~4,000 employees in 34 countries and 12 R&D centers.

We put people at the center of everything we do -- working safely, communicating openly, and managing our resources and businesses responsibly.

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

Position: Quality Assurance Manager

Location: On‑site in Adams, MA.

Pay Rate: $114,000k - $130,000k annually

The QA Manager is responsible for assuring that all products produced by Adams manufacturing facility meet the product specifications. Responsible for determining if products conform to the corporate goal of consistent product quality and for maintaining and assuring completion of quality goals appropriate to the marketplace and regulatory bodies, specifically, (1) directing the activities of all plant Quality Assurance personnel either directly or through their direct reports;

(2) auditing internal and external suppliers and quality programs; (3) Lead ISO standards; (4) Ensures the processing of customer complaints and customer specifications; (5) works cooperatively with customers and direct reports as a liaison between the customer and plant personnel to help define customer needs and spearhead the investigation and ensuring the implementation of corrective actions related to customer concerns and corrective action requests, and (6) ability to provide strategic direction to align with Performance Minerals and MTI goals;

(7) performing other related duties as required.

• Supervises QA personnel, and administers performance reviews.
• Leads ISO compliance standards and maintains proper documentation. Reviews and ensures the Quality Management Systems are in compliance with ISO regulations and company standards.
• Pro‑actively maintains compliance with FDA and other worldwide pharmacopeia programs (where applicable) including but not limited to maintaining cGMP compliance, HACCP program, facility registration with FDA and ISO 21000 and other pertinent food defense programs.
• Maintains a Quality Assurance (QA) program that meets the needs of both company and customer specifications and standards.
• Approves purchases of laboratory and capital equipment within established limits. Ensures that testing equipment meets the needs of the customers, regulations, and specifications.
• Audits or authorizes audits of areas/departments within the facilities for conformance to practices that are concerned with the control of product quality.
• Inspects or authorizes the inspection of vendor facilities and their control practices that are concerned with the quality of purchased materials and prepares or supervises the preparation of finished goods, intermediate, in‑process control, and crude materials specifications.
• Determines the acceptability of customer specifications and makes recommendations, including direct negotiation with customers as needed acting as an intermediary between the customer and production.
• Reviews specifications and control parameters formulated by Research and Development for new products.
• Prepares or supervises the preparation of reports that track conformance to specifications, and recommends, initiates and ensures completion of corrective action for areas of major product defects.
• Conducts or supervises the proper documentation of the…