Director, Quality Control & Quality Assurance
$100,000–$125,000 year
On-site · Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Job Summary
Direct and oversee quality control and quality assurance across manufacturing and testing environments; maintain and continuously improve quality management systems, procedures, and documentation to ensure product consistency, process reliability, and compliance with internal and external standards; oversee product testing and inspection activities, analyze testing data, identify trends, investigate quality issues, and implement corrective actions; ensure compliance with customer requirements, regulatory standards, and quality systems; lead and mentor laboratory technicians and quality personnel; partner with Production, R&D, Engineering, and Operations to address quality concerns and implement process changes; drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality, testing efficiency, and manufacturing performance; manage internal audits, documentation control, and cross-functional quality initiatives; promote safety and compliance; travel expected about 10%.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related technical field
- 5+ years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, or manufacturing quality within a technical or manufacturing environment
- 2+ years of leadership experience managing quality personnel, laboratory staff, or cross-functional quality initiatives
- Experience working within chemical manufacturing, materials manufacturing, specialty chemicals, coatings, industrial products, or related technical industries preferred
- Experience developing, implementing, maintaining, and improving quality systems, procedures, and documentation
- Experience leading root cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Experience analyzing quality data and utilizing results to drive process and product improvements
- Proven success collaborating with Production, Engineering, Operations, and R&D teams to resolve quality issues and improve manufacturing performance
- Experience supporting audits, compliance activities, and quality documentation management preferred
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