Quality Manager

Latham, The Pool Company is Hiring! Join the Latham family and help make backyard dreams a reality. Latham is the largest designer, manufacturer, and marketer of residential inground swimming pools with a coast-to-coast operations platform consisting of over 2,000 employees across 29 facilities. As a Latham employee, you can experience a high-performing, engaged, quality-focused and safety-minded culture. Primary Role: This hands-on position will verify that all manufactured product conforms to the attributes of the process notes, engineering drawings and product specifications. Will also manage Quality Inspectors on each shift and ensure all departmental functions are performed accurately, efficiently and economically. Coordinate with all functional departments in achieving plant-wide quality goals. Duties and Responsibilities:1. Produce and submit daily, weekly and monthly Quality reports.2. Conduct a monthly Quality meeting with all shifts.3. Ensure daily audits and shift audits are conducted as prescribed. 4. Liaison with all departments relating to returns and customer complaints.5. Work with all departments in the formulation of written procedures. 6. Continuously review the Quality Inspection process and submit suggestions to the Plant Manager. 7. Ensure the following are conducted in an accurate and timely manner: 1) incoming audits, 2) RMA’s processed in 24 hours or less, 3) defective material returns, 4) material evaluations (MERF) 8. Work in conjunction with the Plant Manager regarding Quality Inspector manpower planning. 9. Identify problems, initiate corrective actions and follow up to completion. 10. Plan, control, supervise and ensure proper training and staffing of Quality Team on all shifts. 11. Maintain a good working knowledge of all departments and processes, and be involved with the plant’s Continuous Improvement teams. 12. Observe all company safety rules. 13. Must maintain a professional attitude and appearance and work as a team player. 14. Maintain excellent attendance and must be available to work split shifts on occasion.Qualifications: Associate’s degree required, Bachelor’s degree preferred or the equivalent working knowledge. Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Quality Management. Must know how to use various measuring instruments. Excellent communication skills, verbal and written. Strong computer skills, including Outlook, Word, and Excel (including spreadsheets/databases). Experience utilizing Six Sigma and Lean tools to improve processes