Precoat Metals

Regional Quality Manager

Precoat Metals  •  St. Louis, MO (Onsite)  •  5 months ago
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Job Description

Since 1961, Precoat Metals (www.precoat.com) has been setting the standards in the coil coatings industry worldwide. We are committed to this level of quality in both our product line and customer service, and focus our resources on investigating and implementing new coil coating technologies, developing unique coatings, ink and film systems, and designing multifaceted prints while reducing the cycle time to market. We are able to achieve this "culture of excellence" thru the hard work and talent of the people on our team.

Are you focused on process quality, continuous improvement, claims management, and training to ensure operations meet or exceed external and internal quality requirements? If you answered yes, then our Regional Quality Manager is the career opportunity for you. Together with the Regional General Manager, Vice President – Manufacturing and Vice President – Quality & Technical Service you'll develop and execute actionable plan and priorities for our Eastern region. This position can be based at our St. Louis Facility.

As the selected RQM, you will ensure that the region is:

  • Adhering to quality control plan, with specific parameters developed pursuant to customer demands
  • Driving compliance with process quality assurance protocols
  • Evaluating & implementing corrective actions
  • Ensuring new technology is successfully implemented & embraced
  • Identifying opportunities to assist customers & provide value-added services
  • Partnering with corporate resource to ensure ISO procedures are being implemented & followed

Additionally, you will be

  • Actively participating in trials for region; ensuring "critical-to-quality" factors are addressed prior to run
  • Ensuring corrective action effectiveness & assisting plants with identifying quality improvement initiatives
  • Developing & training plant quality team & technical service staff; ensuring standard work is in place for each position; identifying competency gaps & providing training or resources to correct
  • Directing technical service reps - ensuring claims are handled in timely manner, appropriate corrective actions are implemented, and reps are partnering with plants to resolve problems
  • Evaluating & implementing best practices across region
  • Identifying opportunities for kaizen events and leading and/or overseeing effective implementation
  • Identifying systemic problems in region, specifying projects related to those areas and following up to measure progress
  • Reviewing claims set to be denied to ensure research is completed accurately

Qualifications

What education, skills & experience will you need to take the regions quality to the next level?

Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgy and/or Material Sciences.

Master’s in Metallurgy and/or Material Sciences Degree preferred.

7-10 years progressive quality management experience in a coil coating setting and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Blackbelt strongly preferred – will be required within 24 months of assuming the position.

Professional demeanor.

Communicates well with all levels of management.

Ability to quickly learn new tasks.

Must be flexible and able to balance priorities.

Strong oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal/negotiation skills.

Good organizational skills.

Must be willing to work in a plant environment,

Must be able to travel up to 50% with limited notice.

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Additional Information

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Precoat Metals is a Drug Free Workplace

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Precoat Metals is a Drug Free Workplace

Precoat Metals

About Precoat Metals

Precoat Metals is North America’s leading independent coil coating supplier with over 3 million tons of available coating capacity across 15 coating lines in 13 locations. But it’s not just the volume that makes us an industry leader, it’s the service we bring to our customers. We are able to dedicate lines and technical support to very specific coating applications and market sectors, such as appliance, construction, transportation, container and consumer products.

We offer additional in-house processing such as slitting, cut to length, embossing, film lamination, printing, shape correction and product innovation. And, Precoat Metals is well suited to accommodate multiple metal sourcing options and a wide range of metal substrates such as carbon steels, coated steels, aluminum and stainless steel. Nearly a half a century of coil coating processing has taught us that being a true partner with customers requires full commitment of resources and equipment to consistently supply. Which is why Precoat Metals has been a strategic coil coating supplier and partner to many of our customers for decades.

Precoat operates sixteen coating lines at fourteen plants, located in Baltimore, MD, Birmingham, AL, Greenfield, IN, Granite City, IL (2), Hawesville, KY, Houston, TX, Jackson, MS, Kingsbury, IN, Portage, IN, St. Louis, MO, Weirton, WV and Columbia, SC.

Industry
Oil, Gas & Mining
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
St Louis, Missouri
Year Founded
1961
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