Quality Manager Job Owatonna area,Minnesota USA,Quality Assurance

Quanex is looking for a Quality Manager to join our team located in Owatonna, Minnesota.

This position plays a vital role in the development, refinement, and implementation of the quality system and tools to ensure production quality and customer satisfaction. This role will lead a team of Quality Engineers and Technicians to flow down acceptance criteria, establish testing protocols, document & control procedures, collect & analyze data, develop & maintain quality metrics; drive root cause analysis of product and process defects, develop containment, corrective, and preventive actions.

We Offer You!

Competitive Salary
Bonus Potential
401K with 5% company match, yours to keep after 2 years
15% immediate return if you participate in the company's ESPP
Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
Employer paid disability plans and life insurance
Paid Time Off & Holidays
Various Work Schedules
Tuition support for degree and continuous education
Employee Resource Groups focused on employee empowerment

What's attractive about this position?

Team-Oriented Environment
Ability to Make an Impact
Customer Interface
Lead the Quality Team in implementing a quality system and quality tools
Support Corporate Quality System compliance and certification initiatives

What Success Looks Like:

Provide hands-on management of the elements of the Quality Management System (QMS), to include quality action plans, corrective actions, supplier quality management, customer complaints, standard work, audit processes, standard procedures, test methods, and process controls.
Work with the production team to ensure thorough and timely dispositions of non-conforming material to maintain continuity of production and containment of problems before they reach the customer.
Leader of the plant quality pillar and ensuring relevant training and education of the team members. Lead efforts toward continuous quality improvement initiatives within the plant.
Lead the team to perform detailed and recorded inspections of final products so the products are up to industry and company standards.
Coordinate and collaborate with different teams to ensure seamless operations and improve processes.
Supervise inspectors, technicians, and other staff and regularly provide guidance and/or feedback.

Your Credentials:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent training and experience.
5-7 years of quality experience, and at least 3 years of supervisory experience in the manufacturing industry preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish and English, is preferred.
Strong knowledge of quality management systems.
Experience in Microsoft Office, Word and Excel.
Power BI and Power Automate as well as SAP S4/Hanna System is a plus.
Strong leadership skills
Flexibility in schedule to support multiple shifts.

The annual salary range for this position is $95K - $115K w/ bonus potential.

About Quanex, A Part of Something Bigger

Quanex (NYSE: NX) is a global, publicly traded manufacturing company primarily serving OEMs in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We are A Part of Something Bigger by improving the performance and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation, helping customers achieve greater production efficiencies, dedication to giving back to communities where we operate, producing shareholder value and helping our employees learn, grow, and thrive.

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