Quality ManagerThe Quality Manager is responsible for leading a team of engineers, technicians, and inspectors to drive premium product quality. Specific responsibilities include leading the quality control programs to respond to internal and external customer quality concerns, complete regulatory audits, and drive continuous improvement across all manufacturing processes and product design parameters.Your responsibilities will include:Allocate team resources to respond to all quality control priorities to support daily production requirements in a 24-hour manufacturing facilitySolve problems with product quality using root cause analysis and implementing countermeasuresCoordinate engineering and technician activities across all shifts including overtime, weekends, and holidays to complete critical quality control reaction plans including hold orders and reworksLead the Quality Control continuous improvement activities, driving expansion of the problem solving methodology to all department team membersDevelop and deploy strategies to improve key performance indicators of entire department on a year over year basis, including Service Incident Rate, First Pass Yield, and Customer Assurance Lab PPMLead quality control labs, performing all required testing to meet internal and external quality assurance requirements including all necessary documentationMinimum requirements:Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or related field5 years of quality, engineering, or operations leadership experience in a manufacturing facilityPreferred skills and experiences:Quality Control Leadership ExperienceOpEx, Six Sigma Black Belt, or similar statistical analysis certificationsPFMEA, Control Plan, and CPM experienceWorld Class Manufacturing leadership including Quality Control and Focused Improvement PillarsWhirlpool's Ways of WorkingOur goal is to provide an environment that helps you bring your best to Whirlpool every day. While employees in this role work in-person Monday through Friday.
We offer flexibility and industry-leading time-off benefits that will help you balance what's important at work and at home, including:Always On Flexibility - You will have the autonomy to manage personal, family, and outside-of-work commitments as needed.Two-Week Work from Anywhere - Minimum of one-week increments for a total of two weeks per year.Sabbatical - Four weeks paid leave after every five years of service.Whirlpool Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.