Director Of Quality & Continuous Improvement

Our industry leading manufacturing client is seeking a Director of Quality & Continuous Improvement to join their leadership team and assist the business during a high growth mode. The ideal candidate will have proven senior management experience in a highly dynamic setting. The Director of Quality & Continuous Improvement will report to the Senior Vice President of Operations and work closely with executives to strategize and develop long-term plans and support business growth.

Responsibilities:

· Advocates continuous improvement toward defect-free processes ensuring customer satisfaction and the achievement of business results

· Responsible for the assessment and improvement of the people capabilities, processes, and tools that are critical to the product development process

· Leads the quality improvement goals and objectives

· Leads and coordinates the use of a common continuous improvement project selection and priority setting process

· Leads and collaborates across the Business Unit on Quality projects

· Leads quality assessments and audits focused on processes critical to customer and business success

· Leads implementation and management of Quality software systems

· Leads the assessment of team members' capabilities and skills; plans development opportunities to meet the needs of both the individual and the business

· Organizes post-implementation exercises to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement

Qualifications:

· Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or related technical field

· 10+ years' experience Manufacturing Environment, preferable within a Process Industry

· 5+ Years in a senior Quality management function

· 5+ years of work experience in Continuous Improvement (Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and/or Total Productive Maintenance)

· Ability to motivate and energize the team for quality improvement through strong interpersonal and leadership skills

· Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong technical writing experience are required

· Ability to balance in fast growth environment and complex manufacturing operations

· Ability to build strong partnerships and drive high level of collaboration across the organization including Executives, leadership team and cross functional team

· Excellent communication skills with ability to influence at all organizational levels