Quality Manager

WireCo® is the strength behind the world’s evolution, through deep legacy and forward thinking. We create premium ropes that inspire innovation without limits. WireCo® is headquartered in Prairie Village, Kansas with manufacturing plants, distribution facilities and research and development centers worldwide.

WireCo® offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including wages plus bonus program, paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match, 100% company-paid life insurance, and 100% company-paid disability insurance.

For more information, check out our website at www.wireco.com and the following videos:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CJwd_yXZA

Role Description

The Quality Manager will manage the Quality team, which includes the logistics team.  This team supports the Rosenberg production team in ensuring that in-process material and finished product leaving the WireCo plant meets or exceeds internal and external quality standards. 

The Quality Manager must exhibit and proactively motivate others in the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS):

• Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our team’s strength
• Accountable – celebrates our successes, learn from failures, avoid excuses, and own the outcomes of our efforts
• Self-Aware – demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs, considering how our actions impact others
• Noble Intent – acts in the interests of others, approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome
• Determined – takes initiative, share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals
• Transparent – promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth
• Curious – seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking, challenging the status quo

Duties & Responsibilities

• Operate as the key Stakeholder of the Quality Management System which operates under ISO 9001 and API Q1
  1. Run the Business by tracking annual budgets and monthly KPIs, investigating customer complaints and ensuring root cause corrective measures adequately address deficiencies within the production and quality systems
  2. Improve the Business by ensuring new products and processes are deployed successfully, identify key technological improvements to improve first-pass yield while reducing downtime, and accelerate process refinements that result in improved product performance in the field
• Regularly work with Plant Engineering, Maintenance, Corporate Engineering, Procurement, and other functional groups to address risks and opportunities for the WireCo Business
• Act as the liaison to internal and external suppliers to identify non-conformities and solutions in upstream processes
• Represent WireCo in the presence of Customers and End Users, acting with professionalism and proper etiquette, while utilizing business acumen to solve problems and offer solutions
• Drive the use of WireCo’s OpEx Pillars to document Problem Solving and measure the effectiveness of solutions

Supervisory Responsibility

• This position has supervisory responsibilities for the logistics team.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. Engineering or 3-5 years of Quality Engineering work experience
• Project Management skills or PMP certification
• Budgeting and financial experience
• Safety-focused actions at all times in the workplace
• Superior computer skills, with abilities to easily navigate MS Office Suite, with a particular focus on PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. 
• Familiarity with ERP Systems, data extraction, and data analysis
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing tools and concepts around VSM, 5S, 5Why, 8D, and Rapid Problem-Solving
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for interaction with employees ranging from the production floor to executive management
• Leadership skills to develop a workforce through reward and recognition, coaching, and corrective action
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and react to changing and heightened priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Six Sigma Background 
• QMS Management Experience – ISO 9001 and/or API Q1 preferred
• Quality System Internal Auditor experience
• 3-5 years of Management/Supervisory experience

Materials and Equipment Directly Used

• Standard office equipment including computer, mouse, keyboard, telephone, multifunction copier
• Personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and steel-toed safety shoes

Additional Information

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• An applicant must complete a satisfactory background check post-offer of employment.  A criminal conviction will not be an automatic bar to employment.
• Must be willing and able to pass a post-offer drug screen and physical (if required)
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability