The primary role of the QA Manager is to drive quality improvements company-wide. This exciting position assists in overseeing the production process, ensuring quality standards are met, and spot-checking products, as necessary. The QA Manager will be heavily involved in reporting and collaborating with team members across all departments. Success is determined by the ability to show measurable improvement in Quality Control/Reporting.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Maintain/develop/document existing or future quality standards and assist in the implementation. 
• Assist in and providing direction to the quality department leads and informing/training them on any new processes, policies, standards, or gauges.
• Document and maintain the Quality reporting, distributed monthly or as necessary.
• Rely on data to pursue truth and best practices, driving Quality towards ISO standards.
• Support efforts to develop and sustain a culture of waste reduction and affect an ongoing and sustained improvement in product and process quality through Root Cause Analysis.
• Develop and improve existing metrics and standards for quality control and troubleshooting of manufacturing technical problems.
• Troubleshooting problems associated with manufacturing processes.
• Troubleshoot issues related to part quality and lead implementation of changes to correct.
• Recommend and coordinate process improvement activities with the Line Support and Operations groups (Lean initiatives).
• Always look for ways to eliminate waste through efforts of Quality Control.
• Enter, purge, and maintain data within different documents and systems (Quality Summary, Quality Reporting, SOP’s, CARE database, KPI’s, etc.)
• Assist in analyzing product failures during the production process and/or in the customer’s field application of the product to determine causes and present solutions to failures.
• Create and maintain databases/in-line process documents for quality history and testing, working with Suppliers (raw material testing, certs, etc.)
• Instruct employees on documentation, procedures, and standards.
• Monitor, measure, and report on quality-related process performance and general issues to enhance production quality and maximize efficiency.
• Take corrective action for any performance shortfalls and unacceptable nonconformities.
• Attend meetings as required and complete required paperwork, reports, and support functions.
• Provide training on Quality standards to production staff and any related departments.
• Provide direction to quality leads as necessary to improve the quality process.

Required Skills & Experience:                                                                           

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering is preferred; however, equivalent experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• 4 + years of experience.
• Knowledge or previous experience with Quality Assurance and ISO is preferred.
• Excellent computer skills with proficiency in using Microsoft Office.

Base salary: $80,000 - $95,000/yr

Extensive Benefits include (but are not limited to) health, dental, vision, HSA employer contribution, 401k contributions, and life insurance.

About Versique:

Versique: /ver-seek/ adj. being both versatile and unique; n. a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions. 

Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiters—experienced professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections.

We believe people are more than just resumes—they are transformative, unlocking the potential for organizational growth and success.

Versique is proud to be award-winning, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and were named a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

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