Quality Manager

Guardian Industries
life insurance, parental leave
United States, South Carolina, Richburg
May 08, 2025
Your Job Guardian Industries is looking for a talented Quality Manager to join our team in Richburg, SC! In this role, you are responsible for implementing quality assurance for products, projects and processes across the plant. You will lead company initiatives related to quality within the plant and will proactively identify and mitigate customer dissatisfaction, defects, and cycle time risks through advanced planning and use of quality management principles. What You Will Do Manage quality related issues and actively solve quality problems Partner with our production team to identify and close quality gaps and implement improvements Perform spot checks for specific projects and make recommendations for correction Monitor project performance in cooperation with the Project Manager/Product Owner and ensure that preventive and corrective actions have been implemented Create/update quality processes as required Coach team members on the use of quality processes, tools, metrics, etc. Investigate, select and facilitate use of new quality methods and tools Ensure compliance with specifications and quality standards Apply standardized tools including FMEA, Pareto Charts, and 8D Root Cause Analysis Drive knowledge sharing by capturing best practices and lessons learned Support and coach other quality specialists Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Experience in a quality related role within a manufacturing setting Experience using standard quality tools (8D, DMAIC, FMEA, multiple RCA techniques) Experience leading and motivating a team What Will Put You Ahead Bachelor's degree in Engineering Experience with quality improvement techniques (Six Sigma, Lean, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen) Statistical analysis experience This role is not open to visa sponsorship. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. Who We Are As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu). #LI-SB2