Quality Leader

POSITION: Quality Engineering Leader

LOCATION: Bayport, Minnesota

JOB DESCRIPTION

At Andersen Corporation, you will find a collaborative culture and a team united by a passion to delight our customers.

Our Bayport, Minnesota location has an opening for a Quality Leader position. This position will lead a team of quality professionals that provides daily quality support and assists with enterprise quality initiatives including ongoing product development projects and line expansions. Candidates for this position should have energy and passion to improve and standardize our functional processes, as well as leading with purpose and integrity.

Andersen Corp. is firmly committed to fostering a culture where everyone is welcomed, valued, and respected. At Andersen, we value individual differences and leverage those unique capabilities and perspectives to better understand our customers and grow our business.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Develop quality vision and strategy for the window plant team and manage a team of quality professionals to implement that vision.
2. Develop, execute and maintain the division's quality strategies and objectives in alignment with the enterprise vision over both the short and the long term.
3. Manage actions directed toward total cost of quality, initial quality, warranty, air/water/structural, and the perfect order specific to the division.
4. Implement and manage non-conformance and error-proofing techniques, providing best practice knowledge to the manufacturing team.
5. Continuously monitor product and process trends for changes in quality or related issues over the course of time.
6. Build and actively develop talent for the next generation of quality leadership.
7. Collaborate with other departments during planning and process improvement activities to ensure timely completion of all operational objectives and milestones.
8. Establish organizational partnerships to improve our overall effectiveness of delivering the highest level of value.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. BS degree in Engineering or Quality/Technology related field required.
2. 7+ years’ experience in Engineering/Technical Quality Management.
3. Deep understanding of quality management systems and standards, including supplier quality.
4. Must be able to develop and improve concepts, standards and new applications based on quality principles and theories.
5. Well versed in QA process and methodologies with an ability to adapt according to the needs of the business.
6. Experience with the design, and maintenance of current and future business intelligence applications (i.e., Microsoft Power Apps, Power BI dashboards).
7. Strong aptitude for continuous improvement and lean manufacturing.
8. Effective interpersonal skills and ability to gain alignment across a cross-functional team.
9. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Andersen is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.