Valmont⠀impacts⠀millions⠀of people⠀around the⠀world⠀every day,⠀yet they⠀might not⠀realize⠀the many⠀ways. Our⠀technology⠀is helping⠀feed the⠀growing⠀population,⠀supplying⠀the world⠀with more⠀reliable⠀energy and⠀access to⠀renewables,⠀enhancing⠀connectivity⠀in remote⠀and urban⠀locations⠀to create⠀a⠀sustainable⠀future and⠀so much⠀more.⠀Simply⠀put,⠀Valmont is⠀advancing⠀agricultural⠀productivity⠀and⠀reimagining⠀vital⠀infrastructure⠀to make⠀life⠀better.
A⠀Brief⠀Summary of⠀This⠀Position
This⠀management⠀role is⠀primarily⠀responsible⠀for⠀driving⠀improvement⠀by leading⠀and⠀managing⠀Total⠀Quality⠀Management.⠀The⠀incumbent⠀must be⠀involved⠀with⠀identification⠀and⠀resolution⠀efforts as⠀they⠀pertain to⠀Utility⠀product⠀quality⠀issues and⠀the⠀development⠀of quality⠀procedures.⠀This⠀includes⠀implementing⠀programs⠀and⠀processes,⠀developing⠀quality⠀procedures,⠀conducting⠀quality⠀training,⠀and⠀communicating⠀the⠀results of⠀the⠀quality⠀effort for⠀the plant.⠀It⠀requires a⠀broad⠀understanding⠀of the⠀Utility⠀product,⠀how it is⠀manufactured,⠀including⠀inspection⠀requirements⠀for each⠀product⠀feature,⠀and a⠀strong⠀understanding⠀of how the⠀product is⠀to be⠀installed⠀and⠀function.⠀This⠀Manager⠀has to⠀work⠀collaboratively⠀to⠀determine⠀root cause⠀and⠀effective⠀long-term⠀corrective⠀action and⠀be⠀actively⠀involved⠀in⠀resolving⠀external⠀and⠀internal⠀vendor⠀problems.⠀Additionally,⠀this⠀position⠀requires⠀proficiency⠀in three⠀areas of⠀Non-destructive⠀Testing⠀(NDT):⠀Visual⠀(VT),⠀Magnetic⠀Particle⠀(PT), and⠀Ultrasonic⠀(UT),⠀along with⠀coating⠀application⠀and⠀inspection⠀knowledge.⠀As with⠀many of⠀the roles⠀within the⠀Quality⠀Assurance⠀(QA)⠀organization,⠀this⠀position⠀may be⠀called⠀upon to⠀support⠀other⠀events,⠀such as⠀internal⠀product⠀and⠀process⠀audits,⠀customer⠀pre-production⠀manufacturing⠀evaluations,⠀technical⠀sales⠀assistance,⠀etc.
Essential⠀Functions
- Conduct⠀supervising⠀functions⠀to both⠀direct⠀reporting⠀staff and⠀other team⠀members⠀according⠀to overall⠀company⠀policy.
- Ensure⠀product⠀quality⠀issues⠀(supplier,⠀factory,⠀and field⠀failures)⠀are⠀investigated⠀in a⠀timely⠀manner and⠀actions⠀are⠀implemented⠀to prevent⠀their⠀recurrence.
- Support⠀of Valmont⠀Lean⠀initiative⠀through⠀participation⠀in 5S⠀audits,⠀Lean team⠀facilitation,⠀Lean team⠀membership,⠀and⠀membership⠀on the⠀Material⠀Review⠀Board.
- Manage⠀the⠀internal⠀audit⠀system and⠀ensure⠀improvements⠀are⠀sustained,⠀and⠀internal⠀quality⠀audits are⠀performed.
- Perform⠀inspections⠀on⠀supplier⠀prototypes⠀and⠀production⠀samples⠀using⠀recognized⠀sampling⠀methods⠀(ANSI⠀Z1.4) to⠀ensure⠀they meet⠀Valmont⠀engineering⠀and⠀quality⠀requirements,⠀inspection⠀records⠀are⠀maintained,⠀and⠀results⠀are⠀reported.
- Ensure⠀that⠀quality-related⠀databases⠀(scrap,⠀deviation,⠀corrective/preventive⠀action)⠀are⠀managed⠀and⠀maintained,⠀data are⠀made⠀available⠀to⠀relevant⠀parties,⠀and root⠀cause⠀analysis⠀of trends⠀and⠀actions⠀are⠀implemented⠀to prevent⠀their⠀recurrence.
- Manage⠀the gauge⠀calibration⠀system for⠀assigned⠀sites to⠀ensure the⠀accuracy⠀of⠀measuring⠀devices⠀for those⠀locations.
- Ensure⠀controlled⠀documents⠀(procedures,⠀work⠀instructions,⠀and⠀records)⠀are⠀managed⠀and⠀maintained.
- Building⠀‘quality⠀capability’⠀through⠀training⠀of⠀operators⠀in⠀operations⠀and⠀methods,⠀culture⠀development⠀and role⠀modeling.
- Manage⠀all people⠀matters⠀relating⠀to the QA⠀team⠀developing⠀and⠀supporting⠀as⠀appropriate⠀(motivating,⠀delegating,⠀performance⠀management,⠀appraisals,⠀recruiting⠀and⠀identifying⠀and⠀arranging⠀job-related⠀development⠀training).
- Manage⠀and⠀achieve⠀the team⠀budget and⠀all⠀prevailing⠀team⠀KPIs.
- Develop,⠀maintain⠀and⠀coordinate⠀monthly⠀quality⠀reports⠀with trend⠀analysis⠀for⠀management.
- Monitor⠀inspection⠀results to⠀ensure⠀product/process⠀quality is⠀maintained⠀identifying⠀where⠀documentation⠀and actual⠀product⠀specifications⠀do not⠀match.⠀Identify⠀areas⠀where⠀inspection⠀strategies⠀need to be⠀revised.
- Analyze⠀and⠀evaluate⠀manufacturing⠀processes⠀to⠀identify⠀improvement⠀opportunities⠀and review⠀new⠀processes.⠀Establish⠀procedures⠀for review⠀sign-off⠀of changes⠀to⠀products⠀or⠀processes.
- Oversee⠀management⠀of⠀third-party⠀contractors⠀and other⠀Valmont⠀technical⠀support⠀(e.g.,⠀welder).
- Routinely⠀monitor⠀compliance⠀with⠀customer⠀specifications⠀and⠀Utility⠀work⠀instructions⠀and⠀specifications⠀and the⠀maintenance⠀of all⠀Industry⠀registrations.
- Conduct⠀business⠀on behalf⠀of the⠀company in⠀full⠀compliance⠀with the⠀laws of⠀the many⠀jurisdictions⠀in which⠀we⠀operate.
- Ability⠀to⠀occasionally⠀lift up to⠀50 pounds,⠀although⠀the most⠀frequent⠀lift is up⠀to 20⠀pounds.
- Ability⠀to perform⠀manual⠀labor⠀while in⠀the field,⠀wear all⠀necessary⠀Personal⠀Protective⠀Equipment⠀(PPE), and⠀work in an⠀environment⠀where⠀there is⠀exposure⠀to various⠀weather⠀elements.
- Other⠀professional⠀job duties⠀as⠀required.
Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
- Bachelor⠀of Science⠀in related⠀field.
- Familiarity⠀with lean⠀and⠀statistical⠀quality⠀tools⠀including⠀Pareto,⠀histogram,⠀process⠀mapping,⠀process⠀capability,⠀and⠀SPC.
- Strong⠀leadership,⠀coaching,⠀problem-solving,⠀planning,⠀communication,⠀and⠀motivational⠀skills.
- Ability⠀to⠀interpret⠀standard⠀U.S. and⠀metric⠀measurements⠀and use⠀industry-standard⠀mathematical⠀equations⠀and⠀formulas.
- Ability⠀to write⠀legible⠀reports⠀and⠀summarize⠀findings⠀and read⠀and⠀comprehend⠀technical⠀data and⠀blueprints.
- Thoughtful⠀communicator;⠀measured⠀in⠀interactions⠀with⠀customers,⠀third⠀party⠀representatives,⠀co-workers,⠀and other⠀contacts.
- Strong⠀computer⠀skills⠀using MS⠀Office⠀Suite⠀(Word,⠀Excel,⠀Outlook)⠀QMS, IFS,⠀QCAR/CRS.
- Willingness⠀to travel⠀and manage⠀travel⠀expenses.
Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Preferred Qualifications
- American⠀Welding⠀Society⠀Certified⠀Weld⠀Inspector⠀credentials.
- American⠀Society⠀for⠀Quality⠀(ASQ)⠀Certified⠀Manager of⠀Quality⠀and⠀Organizational⠀Excellence,⠀ASQ⠀Quality⠀Engineer,⠀or ASQ⠀Quality⠀Auditor⠀certifications.
- Five⠀years of⠀experience⠀working in⠀a Quality⠀Control,⠀Quality⠀Assurance⠀group as⠀an⠀inspector,⠀or in⠀non-destructive⠀testing.
- SNT-TC-1A⠀(American⠀Society of⠀Nondestructive⠀Testing⠀recommended⠀practice⠀number) VT⠀Level II,⠀MT Level⠀II, and UT⠀Level⠀II.
- AWS-CWI⠀(American⠀Welding⠀Society⠀Certified⠀Welding⠀Inspector).
- NACE⠀(National⠀Association⠀of⠀Corrosion⠀Engineers)⠀Level 1 or⠀2.
Working Environment and Physical Efforts
Work is⠀performed⠀in a⠀factory⠀setting,⠀with most⠀of the⠀time being⠀spent⠀moving⠀around⠀different⠀areas of⠀manufacturing⠀and⠀shipping⠀areas. The⠀incumbent⠀is⠀regularly⠀required⠀to sit,⠀stand, and⠀walk for⠀extended⠀periods of⠀time, as⠀well as⠀talk and⠀listen on⠀the phone⠀and in⠀personal⠀conversations⠀or⠀meetings.⠀This⠀position⠀will be⠀exposed to⠀all⠀hazards⠀located at⠀manufacturing⠀sites⠀including⠀noise,⠀fumes,⠀excessive⠀heat/cold,⠀dust,⠀welding⠀arc, all⠀chemicals⠀associated⠀with the⠀manufacturing⠀areas,⠀fire,⠀smoke,⠀unstable⠀debris and⠀confined⠀spaces.⠀Environment⠀is⠀fast-paced⠀and⠀demanding⠀most of⠀the time.⠀This⠀position⠀will⠀require⠀long days⠀to support⠀the⠀Quality⠀initiative⠀for a four⠀shift, and⠀seven-day-a-week⠀operation.⠀The⠀employee⠀is⠀frequently⠀required⠀to use⠀hands to⠀fingers,⠀handle, or⠀feel and⠀reach with⠀hands and⠀arms while⠀working in⠀the office⠀with⠀various⠀files and⠀forms and⠀while⠀working on⠀the⠀computer.⠀The⠀incumbent⠀must⠀utilize⠀proper⠀ergonomic⠀safeguards⠀such as⠀monitor⠀height and⠀positions,⠀keyboard⠀location⠀and height⠀and proper⠀wrist⠀rests. The⠀incumbent⠀must⠀occasionally⠀lift and⠀move up to⠀50 pounds⠀in working⠀with large⠀files,⠀binders,⠀computer⠀equipment⠀and shop⠀equipment.⠀Specific⠀vision⠀abilities⠀required⠀by this⠀job⠀include⠀close⠀vision,⠀distance⠀vision,⠀peripheral⠀vision,⠀and depth⠀perception.
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