at ECOLAB, INC in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Join Ecolab in Elk Grove Village, IL as our Quality Manager, supporting the plant on site and reporting to the VP of Quality, managing a team of 5 Quality and Engineering professionals and the Progressive Quality pillar of TPM. Your influence will extend to divisional business leaders, global Supply Chain functional leaders, and peers. We are looking for a change agent with the passion to drive change and initiate projects to continuously improve and develop processes in safety, manufacturing, quality, and distribution while leading a culture shift throughout the plant to gain heightened employee engagement.
Gain recognition as someone with strong communication skills and the ability to effectively work with the plant's leadership staff to deliver results and make key engineering related strategic business decisions. The successful leader will have the chance to advance to other roles in the plant or across Ecolab's North America Supply Chain.
Location Information: This will role will be at our equipment plant located at 1060 Thorndale Ave., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007.The Elk Grove site is a 135,921 square foot ISO 9000 certified equipment operation that employs 185 employees. Workers remanufacture commercial dish machines. Products meet UL, ETL and NSF certification requirements.
What You Will Do:
Job Characteristics: Establishes quality control guidelines and testing procedures. Ensures that all parts and equipment finished product quality and reliability are in compliance with engineering and product specifications. Reviews quality control practices and procedures to ensure that quality standards are upheld. Tracks performance and drives initiatives to eliminate losses. Partners with Production to deliver failsafe resolution of top quality concerns to protect both our customers and the Ecolab brand. In this role the Quality Manager operates independently within guidelines established by the Corporate Quality Control Manager and reports to the Vice President of Quality.
Leads ISO 9001 compliance at the plant: owns the Internal and External Audit Program, CAPA and Calibration Services; creates and maintain work instructions, visual instruction booklets and process picture maps; sets up and administers audit system for internal and external providers of products. Collects and reports on Customer Quality indicators; and drives complaints and other quality indicators results. Improves product quality using advanced quality tools e.g. SPC, FEMA, & Process Control to monitor and improve quality at the assembly station, rather than downstream.
Maintains all engineering specifications, bills of materials, and job routings for the plant in accordance with ISO 9000 procedures and UL, ETL and NSF certifications. Develops dish machine refurbishment parts and labor standards and is responsible for product cost estimating, the processing of engineering changes. Supports qualification and rating of raw material, packaging material, and finished goods vendors. Ensures raw materials, packaging materials, finished goods, and distribution activities have and meet specifications. Develops validation requirement for new equipment/tools installation.
Collaborates cross functionally in the development of new product offerings, contributing to the design and engineering of dish machines, booster heaters, field service parts, and other products to ensure manufacturability of products. Ensures... For full info follow application link.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.
In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
