Overview
Quality Manager Jobs in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada at Woodbridge
Company
:
Woodbridge
Legal Entity:
Woodbridge Foam Corporation
Requisition :
2925
Woodbridge is a privately-owned company offering innovative material technologies for applications in automotive, commercial, recreational, packaging, healthcare and building products. In addition to manufacturing operations, the company also offers a full array of services including: chemical research and development, product and process engineering, tooling, technical support and accredited laboratory testing. Woodbridge operates more than 46 facilities across 9 countries—employing over 7,500 teammates and serving more than 600 customers worldwide.
Role
Purpose:
Ensure that customer requirements, corporate and Quality Systems are properly understood and implemented in our organization. This position also holds the Management Responsibility and Voice of the Customer duties for the Quality System that our organization is registered to. The Quality Assurance Department reports to this position.
Responsibilities:
Primary focus of this position is to cost effectively manage the Quality function to ensure that the customer quality requirements are met.
Planning and coordination of new product launches, including all phases of Advance Quality Planning, PPAP and IMDS submissions
Work closely with customers, operating groups and suppliers to resolve quality related issues through effective root cause problem solving techniques, manage and monitor results of the customer’s supplier scorecard
Develop, implement, and maintain quality procedures and processes in conformance to IATF-16949 standard.
Supervision of quality activities & personnel, including the testing laboratory
Provide quality related technical advice based off of industry AIAG or customer specific standards to resolve Quality matters and ensure continuous improvement
Direct customer and vendor surveys to meet required business ratings
Manage departmental budget in a fiscally prudent manner
Work closely with all department aid to achieve all business objectives
Coach/mentor staff to achieve continuous employee development
Responsible for prudent management of departmental budget including budget preparation and cost control.
Will be responsible for key elements in the safety leadership program
Lead the quality audit process.
Play an essential role in the health & safety audit process
Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree in Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering or Business
Minimum of five years progressive experience in quality management related functions, or an equivalent combination of education & experience
A minimum of three years’ experience in Production, Engineering and Quality Systems, including two years of supervisory experience
Strong business competencies in the following areas: APQP; FMEA’s;
Statistical analysis; capability studies; SPC; continuous improvement planning; analytical thinking; problem solving; decision-making; customer interface; strong organizational skills
Strong interpersonal/behavioral competencies in the following areas:
Relationship building; team building; employee development; written & oral communication
Must have lead auditor training
Ability to travel, as required
Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Project, Quality Statistical Software)
Ability to champion selected HS&E elements
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, 5S, and Kaizen
Explore your future.
Title: Quality Manager
Company: Woodbridge
Location: Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Category: Quality Assurance – QA/QC (Quality Engineering), Engineering (Quality Engineering)
