Quality Assurance Manager
Helena Industries Helena Industries Des Moines, IA Des Moines, IA Full-time Full-time From $80,000 a year From $80,000 a year 11 days ago 11 days ago 11 days ago
Summary:
Oversees and monitors all phases of the plant quality performance including all laboratory operations, process quality performance, packaging quality performance, inbound raw materials, active ingredients, and packaging materials.
Ensures that all intermediates, finished products, and packaging meets the specifications and standards set forth by Helena and its contract customers.
Responsible for establishing a plant wide quality culture with all HII and contracted employees.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES may include some or all of the following:
Develops, implements, and maintains an overall quality program for the plant to ensure that all products and services meet or exceed the quality expectations for the company and the company's customers.
Develops and implements the policies and procedures for the quality assurance program of the plant ensuring that all required information is set up in our Operating System, testing is performed as required, and results are recorded accurately and timely in our Operating System.
Develops quality assurance plans by conducting hazard analyses; identifying critical control points and preventive measures; establishing critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective actions, and verification procedures; monitoring inventories.
Manages the lab personnel to meet customer requirements, meet all Helena quality initiatives, and reviews product complaints to make improvements in the QA process / procedures.
Responsible for developing the training plan for QA lab personnel:
Operating System entries / maintenance and all QA programs / procedures.
Achieves quality assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change.
Works with plant personnel and customers in all formulation processes, problems, analysis, and audits.
Ensures development and modification of analytical and product testing methods as requested or needed.
Ensures Customer manuals and product information are current and available for all products.
Reviews new business opportunities to provide anticipated quality cost associated and to address any analytical or compatibility concerns or issues.
Contributes to the overall process of reviewing and on boarding new business.
Prepares, and/or reviews, analytical reports on product results and maintains all testing data in the Operating System.
Coordinates and corresponds to customer inquiries involving quality assurance matters.
Ensures confidentiality of records and proprietary information.
Oversees the purchase of lab supplies for cost effective purchasing.
Monitors and ensures all laboratory equipment is maintained including routine maintenance and repairs.
Meets quality assurance financial objectives by estimating requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
Oversee the ISO programs to ensure that the documentation and business processes defined meet the necessary requirements for ISO certification for the plant.
Maintains a clean work environment both inside and outside the facility by using good housekeeping habits.
Other work-related duties as assigned by supervisor/manager.
Reliable and regular attendance is expected.
SUPERVISORY
Responsibilities:
Directly supervises some or all of the following positions:
quality line inspector, quality assurance technician, quality improvement specialist, and lab supervisor.
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Helena's policies and applicable laws.
Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or
Experience:
Bachelor's degree in the chemistry, biology, or chemical engineering , five years laboratory and/or Quality Assurance experience and two years of supervisory experience.
OTHER SKILL AND ABILITIES:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Excellent organizational skills.
Knowledge of Microsoft applications excel and word required.
Oracle Process Manufacturing or ERP system experience in Mfg.
preferred.
Working knowledge in the operation and repair of gas chromatograph and HPLC, or strong fundamentals in the theory of all analytical methods.
Problem-solving skills; Good analytical skills.
Understanding of statistics and Statistical Process Control.
Ability to set priorities and work on multiple tasks.
Mechanical aptitude.
May be required to pass an OSHA respirator physical and wear a full face respirator.
Ability to stand for long periods of time in extreme hot or cold temperatures.
Must be available to work rotating shifts as scheduled.
May be required to travel by various means PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to walk and sit.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
From $80,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Parental leave Referral program Relocation assistance Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance Schedule:
Monday to Friday Supplemental pay types:
Signing bonus Ability to commute/relocate:
Des Moines, IA 50317:
Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required) Work Location:
In person 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Parental leave Referral program Relocation assistance Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance Monday to Friday Signing bonus Des Moines, IA 50317:
Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required).
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Summary:
Oversees and monitors all phases of the plant quality performance including all laboratory operations, process quality performance, packaging quality performance, inbound raw materials, active ingredients, and packaging materials.
Ensures that all intermediates, finished products, and packaging meets the specifications and standards set forth by Helena and its contract customers.
Responsible for establishing a plant wide quality culture with all HII and contracted employees.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES may include some or all of the following:
Develops, implements, and maintains an overall quality program for the plant to ensure that all products and services meet or exceed the quality expectations for the company and the company's customers.
Develops and implements the policies and procedures for the quality assurance program of the plant ensuring that all required information is set up in our Operating System, testing is performed as required, and results are recorded accurately and timely in our Operating System.
Develops quality assurance plans by conducting hazard analyses; identifying critical control points and preventive measures; establishing critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective actions, and verification procedures; monitoring inventories.
Manages the lab personnel to meet customer requirements, meet all Helena quality initiatives, and reviews product complaints to make improvements in the QA process / procedures.
Responsible for developing the training plan for QA lab personnel:
Operating System entries / maintenance and all QA programs / procedures.
Achieves quality assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change.
Works with plant personnel and customers in all formulation processes, problems, analysis, and audits.
Ensures development and modification of analytical and product testing methods as requested or needed.
Ensures Customer manuals and product information are current and available for all products.
Reviews new business opportunities to provide anticipated quality cost associated and to address any analytical or compatibility concerns or issues.
Contributes to the overall process of reviewing and on boarding new business.
Prepares, and/or reviews, analytical reports on product results and maintains all testing data in the Operating System.
Coordinates and corresponds to customer inquiries involving quality assurance matters.
Ensures confidentiality of records and proprietary information.
Oversees the purchase of lab supplies for cost effective purchasing.
Monitors and ensures all laboratory equipment is maintained including routine maintenance and repairs.
Meets quality assurance financial objectives by estimating requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
Oversee the ISO programs to ensure that the documentation and business processes defined meet the necessary requirements for ISO certification for the plant.
Maintains a clean work environment both inside and outside the facility by using good housekeeping habits.
Other work-related duties as assigned by supervisor/manager.
Reliable and regular attendance is expected.
SUPERVISORY
Responsibilities:
Directly supervises some or all of the following positions:
quality line inspector, quality assurance technician, quality improvement specialist, and lab supervisor.
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Helena's policies and applicable laws.
Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or
Experience:
Bachelor's degree in the chemistry, biology, or chemical engineering , five years laboratory and/or Quality Assurance experience and two years of supervisory experience.
OTHER SKILL AND ABILITIES:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Excellent organizational skills.
Knowledge of Microsoft applications excel and word required.
Oracle Process Manufacturing or ERP system experience in Mfg.
preferred.
Working knowledge in the operation and repair of gas chromatograph and HPLC, or strong fundamentals in the theory of all analytical methods.
Problem-solving skills; Good analytical skills.
Understanding of statistics and Statistical Process Control.
Ability to set priorities and work on multiple tasks.
Mechanical aptitude.
May be required to pass an OSHA respirator physical and wear a full face respirator.
Ability to stand for long periods of time in extreme hot or cold temperatures.
Must be available to work rotating shifts as scheduled.
May be required to travel by various means PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to walk and sit.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
From $80,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Parental leave Referral program Relocation assistance Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance Schedule:
Monday to Friday Supplemental pay types:
Signing bonus Ability to commute/relocate:
Des Moines, IA 50317:
Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required) Work Location:
In person 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Parental leave Referral program Relocation assistance Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance Monday to Friday Signing bonus Des Moines, IA 50317:
Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required).
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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