Quality Manager

Join Fluidra North America as a Quality Manager at our plant in West Valley City, UT.

Fluidra is looking for a Quality Manager to join our team in West Valley City, UT.

At Fluidra, our mission is to deliver the Perfect Pool and Wellness Experience to our Customers. The Quality Manager is a key in achieving this through execution of a unified Quality Vision set by the Global VP of Quality and Executive Commercial, Spa & Specialty Leadership.

In this role, the Quality Manager is responsible for enforcement and overall effectiveness of all Quality and Supplier ME related activity at CPI including QMS Management, Customer Quality, Process Compliance, New Product Development, and Supplier Quality.

The Quality Manager will serve as the top Site Quality Authority and will work closely with CPI and Corporate Cross Functional Leadership to formulate and establish policies, operating procedures, and goals in order to ensure we maintain our Customer Promise to maintain the highest Quality standards in all areas of operation.

At Fluidra, we demonstrate our work by modeling our 6 Core Values:
Customer Collaboration, Teamwork, Learn and Adapt, Passion for Success, Honesty & Trust, and Excellence and Innovation and we welcome all who share and excel in these values to apply. Additionally, you will:

• Execution of Corporate Quality Vision set by the Global VP of Quality, and NA VP of Operations.
• Assist in the development of the local Quality Strategy at the Site and owning its implementation.
• Achievement of departmental financial objectives by preparing the annual budget; monthly management and review; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; and initiating corrective actions for over expenditures.
• Maintenance and continual improvement of the Site Quality Management System. This includes deployment of Global best practice, enforcement of formal internal processes, and authoring of site level Quality related policies / procedures.
• Ownership and reporting of top-level Cost of Failure (COF) metric, including analysis of warranty costs, and development of Action Plans to address deficiencies / drive reduction of expenses related to Quality issues.
• Ownership and continual improvement of Cross Functional Customer Quality processes and forums to ensure closed loop issues resolution for our Customers.
• Ownership of a disciplined Manufacturing Quality Management Program including deployment of Fluidra Quality Plan deliverables, ownership of Quality metrics / countermeasures, and ensuring compliance to manufacturing process requirements.
• Leadership of the site Effective Problem Solving Program, using AIAG themed Root Cause Analysis models to efficiently and effectively address Internal and Supplier Quality nonconformance’s through sustainable Corrective Actions.
• Serving as the site Quality Authority on cross functional New Product Development / Value Improvement Projects including review of Design and Validation Test plans, status reports of Quality related activity, and ensuring PPAP and Manufacturing Readiness requirements are met.
• Championing Continuous Improvement efforts using formal Kaizen methodology to achieve variation and waste reduction in key transactional and manufacturing processes both Internally and with Suppliers.
• Assist in development of formal Supplier Quality program consistent with Fluidra Global process.
• Responsibility for CPI owned tooling at Supplier Manufacturers, including coordinating tooling replacements, repairs, and ensuring PM schedules are met.

• 5+ years of experience in Quality.
• Be a values driven Leader who displays sound judgment and the ability to make key decisions.
• Exhibit exemplary communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively connect with all levels of an Organization both regionally and globally.
• Be a strong hands-on leader who leads by example and serves as a Mentor to the Team.
• Be energetic and flexible with excellent planning and organizing ability, with the ability to carry multiple responsibilities working in a faced paced environment.
• Be a demonstrated problem solver with the ability to manage information, to…