QC Manager Jobs in Oregon

Job Title: Vice President, Vestas Quality Management & Process Excellence– Portland, OR USA Company: Vestas American Wind Technolog Location: Portland, OR Description: Power your life Vestas offers you challenging career opportunities in a global organization. As the world’s leading supplier of wind power solutions, we have installed more than 39,000 wind turbines in 63 countries. We are currently more than 20,000 employees, and we are eager to welcome new, dedicated colleagues. Care to join us?Business Unit name: Vestas-American Wind Technology, Inc.Department name: Quality Management/Process ExcellenceThis position will work closely with the management team and have complete accountability and responsibility for overseeing the Vestas Quality Management & Process Excellence area of Vestas Americas in the areas of Quality & Process Awareness, Process Excellence, System Compliance, Process Improvement, Vestas Quality Management, Quality Performance, Quality Compliance, and Quality Assurance. Responsibilities and tasks Quality & Process Awareness·         Facilitate a customer-focused zero-failure culture.·         Raise quality and process awareness through process orientation and management commitment.·         Promote quality on the agenda through principles and leadership role models.Process Excellence·         Enhancing the continuous improvement culture and competences in the SBU.·         Implementation and execution of Vestas’ Global Process Excellence training and deployment strategy.·         Portfolio management of SBU business process improvement initiatives, including support and facilitation. ·         Ensure communication of global improvement potentials to Group PEX and global Business Process Owners. ·         Ensure communication of local improvement potentials to SBU management.·         “Walk the talk” and drive change management through inspiring and motivating people according to the Vestas Leadership Model.System Compliance·         Maintain, monitor & report business process performance and compliance to all functions, processes and systems in the SBU.·         Support the development and improvement of PPI’s.·         Plan, develop and execute training to super users and end-users in the SBU for SAP and other business solutions.·         Interface to Group IT – especially SAP CC - with regards to business solution change requests, requirement specifications and tests before system go-lives.·         Interface to SAP Super Users and Business Process Experts (BPE’s), including individual continuous development and maintenance of BPE and super user organization.·         Implementation of changes affecting business processes and underlying IT systems.Process Improvement·         Supporting the implementation of global business processes and local process variants when required.·         Implementation and execution of Vestas’ Global Process Excellence training and deployment strategy.·         Portfolio management of SBU business process improvement initiatives, including support and facilitation. ·         Ensure communication of global improvement potentials to Group PEX and global Business Process Owners (BPO’s).·         Deployment of Six Sigma and Lean methodologies in the SBU (when required). Vestas Quality Management·         Listening to Voice of the Customer and assuring that customer’s quality expectations are met or exceeded by the SBU.  ·         Deploy approved Vestas Quality Strategy into the SBU.·         Effective and efficient Vestas Quality Management System in compliance with ISO 9001.·         Performance reporting and transparency of cost of quality and other critical metrics for the SBU across the value chain.·         Ensure products, services and processes comply with specifications and customer requirements (& expectations).Quality PerformancePerformance reporting and transparency of cost of quality (and other Quality data).Access to relevant databases and systems to collect necessary data for root cause identification.Reporting system for enabling organization to view and react to performance results across the value chain immediately.Make recommendations for the organization based on performance data.Quality Compliance·         Ensure and verify products and processes comply with specifications and customer requirements throughout the project delivery lifecycle.·         Ensure defects do not reach the customer.·         Ensure lessons learned during the project delivery lifecycle are translated into improvement actions.Quality Assurance·         Ensure (local) business processes in scope of ISO 9001 certification are in compliance with ISO 9001.·         New construction sites in compliance with ISO 9001.·         Deploy Quality business processes in the SBU.Qualifications and work experience ·         BA or BS degree required.  Graduate degree preferred.·         Minimum 10 years of functional/operational experience with a focus on quality and or process management.·         Master Black Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.·         Ability to work internationally with large demanding customers to support the business.·         Strong management and communication skills to ensure understanding of expectations, performance goal, and progress in a global business. What we offer Vestas offers a competitive salary and one of the most comprehensive benefits plans in the industry, including fully paid healthcare premiums for the employee and all eligible dependents, four weeks accrued vacation per year, five sick days per year and a generous 401(k) plan.Join Vestas and you’ll cultivate your career in an inspiring environment at the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, which has an ongoing dedication to sustainability. We value individual initiative, the desire to take on responsibility, and the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions.  At Vestas your success is our success.

Job Title: Senior Quality Manager Company: Koa Networks Location: Portland, OR Description: Essential Duties and Responsibilities Direct the identification and implementation of quality systems for the lab in Seattle, Washington and outsourced manufacturing quality control and install document control and design stage systems to assist in the scale-up from the lab to pilot to production. This includes analysis of current systems, improvements to the current systems and implementation of programs and methods to guarantee the delivery of fit for use products to customers. Lead the supply chain partners to develop adequate quality control and assurance of the key process intermediates and final product. Develop a change management process for process improvements. Translate specifications from the Company’s Research & Development team into process controls at production scale to ensure product quality. Work with the R&D team to ensure that QC metrics are simple and practical to implement in production. Develop and install the necessary quality systems for the plant in Oregon. Articulate a quality strategy to internal and external constituencies including the management team, partners, customers and Board of Directors. Recruit and manage both direct and indirect members of the quality management team. Create and manage budgets for the quality function. Apply continuous improvement activities to lower production cost and improve quality. Work closely with R&D to establish the technical roadmap for future production lines. Advise the executive team on quality strategy. Job Qualifications Minimum qualifications for the position include: 10 years of directly relevant quality systems experience in the chemical processing (or similar) industry, including a minimum of 5 years at the quality manager or senior quality manager level. Experience working in a multiple process operation. Experience managing an ISO 9001 compliant plant. Direct experience managing quality systems, including but not limited to: - Document control - Change management - Corrective and preventative action systems - Control of non-conforming product - Internal audits - Records retention - Root cause analysis methodology - Quality metrics for chemical processes. First-hand experience migrating laboratory processes from pilot scale to full production lines. Ability to effectively communicate quality management concepts to all levels in the organization. 5 years’ experience recruiting and managing quality technical and technician staff. Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering or related field. Preference will be given to candidates with attributes and skills that include: Experience with polymer reactor chemistry and/or industrial scale chemical manufacturing unit operations, including drying, particle size reduction and calcination processes. Experience with environmental, safety and health systems. Previous experience with a start-up technology company. Six sigma green belt / black belt. Master’s degree in Engineering or Business. Apply Now ======================================================================= PLEASE SEND ALL RESUMES AS WORD DOC. TO Register to View -networks.com ======================================================================= - Please send all resumes as WORD.DOC no -- Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster. no -- Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests. no -- Reposting this message elsewhere is NOT OK. - LOCAL candidates Preferred, Out of state Candidates will be given 2nd preference. - At this time we DO NOT sponsor - Full time candidates only, no contractors or Corp to Corp. - Agencies PLEASE DO NOT SEND RESUMES. - If you are not a fit for this position please let me know if you can refer someone who might be interested, we offer GREAT referral bonuses. - Phone Register to View FONT-SIZ