Director of Quality
Director of Quality
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Job Description
Position Title: Director of Quality
Location:Cleveland OH On Site
Business Unit:Team Wendy
About Avon Technologies:
We are a world leader in protective equipment with a reputation for innovative design highperformance quality and specialist materials expertise. Our two brands Avon Protection and Team Wendy supply our respiratory and head protection portfolio to customers across the globe from our manufacturing sites in the UK and North America. With over 900 talented people our shared purpose and core beliefs are to be #FIERCE about Protecting Lives. Its why we come to work and its what motivates us every day to do the best work we can.
Position Overview:
The Director of Quality Assurance (QA) is responsible for overseeing the development implementation and management of quality assurance processes and systems within the organization. This role will ensure that all products and services meet the highest quality standards and comply with industry regulations. The Director of QA will work closely with crossfunctional teams to foster a culture of quality and continuous improvement across all operations.
This role offers a unique opportunity for a highly skilled leader with DoD experience to have a direct impact on quality assurance efforts within a highly regulated environment driving improvements in product and delivery and business operations while ensuring compliance with critical DoD standards and requirements. The right person for this role will be a Strategic Leader Problem Solver Communicative Customer Focused Risk Aware Analytical and Improvement Driven.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Strategy:
- Lead and mentor the QA team fostering a culture of quality across the organization.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive QA strategy that aligns with business goals and customer expectations.
- Establish and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to measure quality performance and progress.
- Ensure the QA department is adequately staffed and resourced to meet operational needs.
Quality Assurance Management:
- Develop QMS that is compliant with ISO9001 and other relevant standards
- Develop implement and maintain quality assurance processes and procedures to ensure product/service quality meets and exceeds standards.
- Ensure quality processes throughout the development of new and revised products embedding expertise in DFMEA PFMEA Quality Control Plans DFM QFD
- Manage the testing inspection and validation of products and services identifying opportunities for process improvements.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions to address quality issues minimize defects and ensure continuous improvement.
- Embed problem solving tools such as 8D 5Ws to correct and prevent issues from reoccurring
- Embed a culture of quality accountability throughout the business including in line quality inspections and reporting.
- Conduct regular audits of products services and systems to ensure compliance with regulatory and internal standards.
- Lead supplier quality initiatives including a vigorous auditing strategy and performance monitoring to ensure the quality of goods and services meet requirements.
Collaboration & Communication:
- Work closely with senior leadership and other departments to ensure quality standards are aligned with organizational objectives.
- Serve as the primary liaison for qualityrelated matters both internally and with external stakeholders such as customers suppliers and regulatory bodies.
- Provide guidance and training to employees across various departments on quality standards and best practices.
Risk Management & Compliance:
- Monitor regulatory requirements and industry standards to ensure the organizations quality management systems remain compliant.
- Lead or participate in external audits and inspections by regulatory bodies ensuring timely resolution of any noncompliance issues.
- Manage the documentation and reporting of qualityrelated issues ensuring timely and accurate communication with stakeholders.
- Develop expertise in risk management tools FMEA risk matrix
Continuous Improvement:
- Foster a continuous improvement mindset supporting the organizations commitment to lean and other best practice methodologies to enhance product quality and process efficiency.
- Analyze trends in quality data to identify potential areas of concern and proactively address them.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Business or a related field
- 10 years of experience in quality assurance with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Indepth knowledge of quality management systems regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
- Strong understanding of continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean and Kaizen.
- Experience in developing and implementing QA strategies and processes in DoD environment across multiple manufacturing sites and business functions
- Excellent communication leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Proven ability to lead crossfunctional teams and manage complex projects.
Preferred Skills:
- Certification in quality management (e.g. ASQ CQE Six Sigma Black Belt).
- Familiarity with relevant and best practices in quality management software tools and systems.
- Working knowledge of international QMS and Testing standards (ISO TUV EN EU CE etc. is beneficial
Work Environment:
This is a fulltime position with standard working hours although flexibility may be required during peak financial periods or for special projects.
The role may necessitate occasional travel for business meetings conferences or training sessions depending on organizational needs.
What We Offer:
This is a fulltime position with standard working hours although flexibility may be required during peak financial periods or for special projects.
The role may necessitate occasional travel for business meetings conferences or training sessions depending on organizational needs.
What We Offer:
- Flexible Schedule
- Competitive Compensation Package
- Medical Dental Vision Insurance
- 401k Matching
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learning and Development Initiatives
This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an allinclusive list of all responsibilities skills efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements management reserved the right to modify add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.
Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information systems technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.
U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and subcontracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share exportcontrolled and other technology and services with certain nonU.S. persons (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals lawful permanent residents of the U.S. refugees Temporary Residents (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions) or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H1B L1 F1 etc. or nonU.S. citizens.
To comply with these laws and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within Avon that may present access to export controlled technical data Avon must assess employees U.S. person status as well as citizenship(s).
The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at Avons sole election.
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without a sponsorship for employment visa status (e.e. H1B status).
The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in Cleveland OH is $150000 to $190000 annually. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job type and years of experience within the industry education etc.
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