Quality Manager/SQF Practitioner

Description

Brook + Whittle, one of the fastest-growing, sustainable, printing solutions companies, is currently seeking a full- time Quality Manager/SQF Practitioner!

The Quality Manager will deliver measurable and sustainable results by leading the quality department(s), responsible and accountable for site quality performance in Hamilton. The Quality Manager will drive initiatives that support key objectives and strategies for our operations and will drive and own any future certification processes as well as continued compliance processes. The Quality Manager will also own the site SQF program and drive implementation and sustained performance.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive quality expectations process throughout the business through “hands-on” support
• Ensure potential needed compliance/certification processes such as Good Manufacturing Practices, SQF program, and QMS as we align across multiple facilities
• Own the SQF Program at the Hamilton site
• Ensure customer quality standards are clear, documented, sent to customers as required and records are maintained
• Manages QA staff to effectively increase the quality of our products
• Collaborates on the transfer of work from facilities to proactively mitigate quality risks
• Issue RMA’s, coordinate investigations and respond with corrective and preventive actions CAPA for any customer complaints emphasizing error proofing related processes
• Facilitates root cause analysis of both internal and external issues
• Coordinates actions for quality-related credits including approvals and associated actions with stakeholders across the business
• Coach and champion functions to identify and implement opportunities to improve program and process effectiveness
• Monitor progress of key initiatives to check if changes yield desirable results
• Establish measurable standards at the start of a project and then compare actual project results against these, regularly generating detailed update reports to key stake holders
• Act as a technical expert, coach and train other team members in problem solving and risk mitigation
• Deploy the appropriate Quality/Delivery/Cost metrics and management routines at all levels of the organization
• Collaboration with Quality Managers from other locations on companywide projects
• Create value stream and/or process maps to help standardize process and workflow where necessary

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in manufacturing, engineering, quality management
• Minimum of 5 years quality and / or process improvement experience preferred
• Previous SQF or equivalent experience preferred
• Experience professionally working with customers preferred
• Experience with internal auditing and representation of company for external customer audits preferred
• Six Sigma training preferred
• Printing experience preferred  
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Familiar in company and industry quality standards and processes
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, written communication skills
• In-depth knowledge of market trends and conditions
• Able to positively influence others
• Knowledge and expertise in business analysis, process improvement, and project management  

 Physical Demands:

This position works mainly in a production area. May sit at a desk using a computer for long periods of time. Frequently uses a keyboard to communicate via written means and uses headset and camera for online communications. The employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Company Paid Benefits:

• 10 paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick/personal days
• MDLive – Telemedicine*
• Life insurance*
• Long term disability insurance*
• Employee assistance program (EAP)*

Company Offered Benefits:

• Dental*
• Vision*
• 401(k) – first of the month after 90 days of employment – auto-enroll at 3%
• Short term disability*
• Voluntary life insurance*
• Flexible spending account – health care and/or dependent care*
• Critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and accident insurance*

Company Subsidized Benefits:

• Medical*

* Benefit will be av