.DISCOVERAre you a dynamic and strategic quality leader passionate about driving organizational excellence?
Join our team as the Director of Quality, where you will be a pivotal Operations Management team member responsible for creating and maintaining a Quality Culture.
You will lead all division QA functions, develop strategic quality plans in collaboration with the Executive Leadership Team, and ensure Watkins's facilities, processes, and personnel deliver products that meet design specifications and achieve high customer satisfaction through comprehensive quality management systems and cross-departmental leadership.YOUR RIPPLE EFFECTAre you a quality transformation leader?
You will establish and maintain a robust Quality Management System, communicating company objectives and quality specifications across all levels of the organization.Can you drive continuous improvement?
You will introduce industry best practices, deploy quality tools like DFMEA and PFMEA, and develop strategic quality plans that align with our business objectives.Are you a cross-functional collaboration expert?
You will work closely with management teams, production operators, and engineers to establish quality and reliability standards throughout the product lifecycle.Do you excel in supplier management?
You will lead supplier evaluation activities, conduct audits, resolve quality issues, and develop robust supplier qualification processes.Can you turn data into actionable insights?
You will develop quality reports, analyze trends, and create improvement plans that drive operational excellence.WHAT YOU BRINGBA or BS in an appropriate discipline; Advanced degree preferredMinimum of 10 years of quality assurance management experience in heavy industrial manufacturingStrong expertise in Supplier management, problem-solving methodologies, and lean Manufacturing principlesISO quality systemsBilingual in English and SpanishProficient in Microsoft Office SuiteERP Oracle experience preferredCertificates like ASQ Certification, Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and Lean Enterprise Institute Certificate are highly desirableWHAT YOU'LL GETAt Watkins Wellness, we believe that everyone should 'Feel good.
Live well'.
We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding and well-deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers, and community.
We are proud of the people we are and the products we make — products that make a difference to the health and well-being of others.
We look for candidates that exhibit The Watkins Way (always Ethical, endeavors to be Transparent, embraces Inclusion, welcomes Diverse backgrounds and perspectives, Accommodating, believes in Work-Life Balance, puts Safety First, Accountable, values Relationships, Passionate, Team Player, and Goal Driven)