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From household cleaning solutions to personal care products, and food to automotive lubricants, PLZ produces more than 2,500 different aerosol and liquid products in our facilities across the continent. We know that being the partner of choice for our clients starts with being the partner of choice for our employees. Learn more at www.plzcorp.com/careers or visit https://youtu.be/XYNIFpLQIJY

We are hiring a Quality Manager to support our facility based in St Clair, MO.  The Quality Manager is a member of the site leadership team and will help to create a climate of trust, culture of continuous improvement, as well as help lead / support cross-functional and cross-team collaboration opportunities related to quality.  

Responsibilities include:

• Lead quality efforts by orienting, training, assigning, and coaching employees.
• Partner with site leadership team in safety, quality, productivity, customer-service, security; resolving operational problems; identifying work process improvements.
• Lead GDP & GMP related activities, by providing training and coaching.
• Provide Engineering support for new product development and current product support activities.
• Manage multi-shift 10+ crew operation, lab supervisory knowledge with advanced lab equipment like Gas & Liquid Chromatography.
• Manage product quality inspection actions; assist in resolving product quality standard applications by examining and interpreting specifications and correcting vague references.
• Lead efforts and help implement internal and external corrective actions.
• Lead team efforts for collecting, analyzing and summarizing product quality results data and trends.
• Provide training and development in problem solving methods, Design of Experiments (DoE), • Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Control Plans.
• Responsible for Non-Conformance Material Reviews; lead team in developing and coordinating rework of materials while minimizing cost to company.
• Supports LEAN concepts and other company standard practices and procedures.
• Fulfill customer requirements relating to engineering or processing, (i.e. FMEA, flow charting, and problem solving)

• Lead customer quality audits - whether it’s new customers or annual inspections, will be responsible for leading the location through these audits.
• Maintain and develop Quality Management System for the facilities.
• Strong continuous improvement background

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or chemistry or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years quality management related experience in metrics driven environment.
• SAP knowledge is a plus
• Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 and cGMP standards

• Training as an ISO 9000 Internal Auditor, CQE or CQA certifications preferred.
• Excellent writing, communication, and Microsoft Office skills

PLZ Corp offers a robust suite of benefits Including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits.
• Company paid Life and Short-Term disability.
• Voluntary benefits including additional life, disability, and hospital/accident insurance.
• 401k & company provided match.
• Paid Time Off
• Bonus incentive programs (Note, bonuses are subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.