Quality Continuous Improvement Manager - Aurora, United States - H.B. Fuller

H.B. Fuller

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Aurora, United States

1 week ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H

B Fuller's (NYSE:
FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day.

Founded in 1887, with 2023 revenue of $3.5 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,000 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing innovations to their end markets.

H.B. Fuller Construction Adhesives provides technologically advanced solutions to the commercial, industrial and residential construction industry.

The company's recognized and trusted brands are available through an extensive network of distributors and dealers, as well as home improvement retailers.

The
Quality Continuous Improvement Manager will report to the Regional Director of Operations - Flooring and will promote awareness of customer requirements throughout the flooring organization and ensure that quality and business processes are defined, compliant and continuously improved.

The position is responsible for the timely containment, investigation, root-cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventative actions for all quality events, and for interface with customers to influence customer satisfaction with the follow up data.

This role is responsible for all aspects of the development, maintenance and execution of the Quality Assurance and processes at H.B.

Fuller Construction Adhesives - Flooring.

The position will promote awareness of customer requirements throughout the flooring organization and ensure that quality and business processes are defined, compliant and continuously improved.

The Quality Continuous Improvement Manager will communicate with Manufacturing, Technical Service, Sales, Customer Service, Strategic Sourcing, R&D and Supply Chain at all levels.

Primary Responsibilities

Collaborate with Operations to ensure manufacturing and distribution methods, processes and performance are audited to compliance and managed thru a continuous improvement process.
Work with R&D to improve an understanding of design for quality principles, test method analysis and define critical to quality requirements.
Partner with Strategic Sourcing to define vendor quality requirements, compliance and impact of vendor variation on the business to improve evaluation of vendor value.
Work with the Sales team to understand and address voice of the customer, and to interface with and influence customer perspective with data and analysis.
Collaborate with Customer Service and Technical Sales/Service to ensure an effective dispute, claim and complaint management process is in place and achieving performance goals.
Lead process improvement efforts to identify systematic issues, perform root cause analysis, lead kaizens, engage broader teams and implement corrective actions to sustainably fix quality issues within the organization
Implement preventive action system and tracks progress monthly
Participate in development and implementation of bestinclass systems and transformational processes across the entire value chain to generate significantly improved quality in our products and services.
Suppliers quality management system for suppliers including rating, proactive measurement and improvement

Manufacturing Process

Increase discipline in process effectiveness using statistical techniques, process control systems, in process testing and processing instructions
Customer Service support processes to increase customer satisfaction and reliably deliver for customers
Quality Systems implement umbrella systems that conform to customer standards
Adopts periodical reporting system with manufacturing facilities to monitor product and process quality. Prepare quality documentation and reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends including failed processes, stability studies, recalls, corrective actions, and revalidations.
Implement quality metrics and train site quality contacts on monitoring and reporting on assigned metrics. Address issues and trends as identified
Conduct and manage audits to ensure continual compliance with customers, ISO9001 and internal policies and develop, implement, and review policies, procedures and systems pertaining to ISO900
Develop, monitor, and maintain quality controls and documentation procedures for processes
Liaison with external auditors to ensure compliance with specifications

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering.
5+ years related progressive experience in quality systems, statistical analysis, and manufacturing, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Prior experience writing, developing and/or implementing a quality program
Project Management experience
Excellent skills in verbal an