Senior Manager, Quality Assurance

SENIORMANAGER, QUALITY ASSURANCE

Lindsay Corporation Lindsay, NE Facility

Lindsay Corporation is a global company, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, focused on providing irrigation and infrastructure solutions to meet the needs of a growing population. As one of the worlds leading providers of irrigation and water management, its Zimmatic systems are operating in more than 90 countries. Lindsay Corporations infrastructure division offers a wide range of products that aid in roadway maintenance and transportation safety. Since 1955, Lindsay Corporation has been at the forefront of research and development of products and services designed to meet the needs of a constantly evolving world.

Lindsay Corporation, is currently seeking an experienced Manager, Quality in Lindsay, NE. This role is full-time and will be responsible for ensuring all functional areas of the manufacturing site are properly supported during daily production of irrigation and road safety equipment. This leader will serve as the lead for ISO and QMS execution for the site. This Manager of Quality role is an integral player in achieving the company's quality objectives, revenue and profit goals as this is the largest manufacturing facility for Lindsay Corporation. This role will be the leader of the facilitys quality processes and products that it produces. You will be working directly with the operations, manufacturing, supply chain, sales and finance teams on a daily basis in the pursuit of producing the highest quality products in the world. You will serve as the front line of defense for our end users to ensure that we are driving quality assurance into the manufacturing of our products. This will be done through statistical analysis, inspections, control plans, PFMEAs, risk assessments and driving sustainable corrective actions. This is a high-level leadership is a very high visibility role within the organization as this facility provides components to most of our global manufacturing locations and products globally.

Major Responsibilities:

• Champion the roll out and adoption of the Lindsay Quality System for your facility.
• Develop and implement manufacturing process metrics and perform hands on analysis of statistically based data to indicate process quality performance.
• Apply process control methodology and root cause analysis tools to drive quality improvements across all functions.
• Assign and drive corrective/preventive processes and actions across all functions as needed.
• Serve as the lead quality resource for providing statistical and technical support to all company disciplines for problem identification, resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Assist top management by providing professional quality support throughout all program phases; proposals, contract review, development, prototype, production, and service.
• Assist the supplier quality organization in the monitoring of supplier performance and escalate vendor issues to the proper channels while serving as the boots on the ground within the facility.
• Provide expertise to assist the Lindsay, NE team in investigation and reporting of internal in-process and customer related quality problems.
• Compile and conduct employee training programs in manufacturing process techniques and ISO quality system requirements
• Ensure continued compliance with current quality management systems and certifications.
• Serve as the primary interface for external registrar and customer audits. Coordinate the scheduling and performance of internal audits.
• Review and revise quality system procedures to continuously improve effectiveness and maintain compliance with quality system requirements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field; and at least three years management experience in quality assurance practices and procedures, policies and monitoring programs; or equivalent combination of education and experience, preferably in an electronics manufacturing environment.
• Experience with a modern ERP system is desired, Microsoft Dynamics BC experience is a plus.
• Diverse knowledge of steel manufacturing, assembly operations, galvanization, and/or process improvement methods is a plus.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with broad knowledge of statistics and statistical process control (SPC).
  • Experience with MiniTab, MS PowerBI or other statistical software a plus
• Ability to interpret technical drawings related to the products produced and procured.
• Experience with ISO standards is critical.
• Past success in operational process improvement, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, deliver results quickly and adapt to changing demands.
• Ability to work independently in a leadership role, exercise good interpersonal skills and sound judgment while working cooperatively to provide quality customer service.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to discuss relevant issues at all levels of the organization is required.
• Effective presentation, training and organizational skills are a must.
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office suite.

What makes Lindsay unique?

• Committed to sustainable practices to save energy and use fewer resources daily
• Dedicated to innovation to achieve growth through advanced technology
• Locations across the US and internationally
• Teamwork, employee appreciation, stable career path, and growth opportunities

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