Corporate Quality Control Manager - Prestress

The County Materials Family of Companies manufactures and delivers concrete construction products to meet the demand for growing communities. We rely on our talented and dedicated team members to provide reliable products with personalized service.

We are seeking a Corporate Quality Control Manager - Prestress for County Prestress & Precast LLC at Roberts, WI.

Candidate can also sit in Burlington, WI / Romeoville, IL / or Whitestown, IN.

Job Summary:

The Corporate Quality Control Manager is responsible for overseeing and ensuring consistent quality standards across multiple production facilities within a designated region. This role involves developing, implementing, and monitoring quality control procedures to ensure compliance with industry regulations, customer specifications, and internal standards. The Corporate Quality Control Manager leads a team of quality technicians and works closely with plant managers to identify and resolve quality issues, optimize processes, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. They also analyze data from inspections and testing to identify trends, recommend corrective actions, conduct audits, training programs, and collaboration with R&D and operations teams are key components of the role.

Job Duties:

• Promote a safety-first workplace
  
• Manage all day-to-day processes and activities related to master scheduling, demand planning, production planning, buying/expediting, receiving, cycle counting and shipping
  
• Responsible for achieving inventory reduction objectives.
  
• Leads the implementation of materials planning and inventory management best practices.
  
• Responsible for ensuring inventory accuracy.
  
• Conducts daily, weekly and monthly review of key inventory reports that includes ageing inventory, system parameter compliance, parts/material shortages, negative-on-hand, inventory days-on-hand etc on an as needed basis.
  
• Maintain master data and parameters of all ERP materials planning and inventory management processes.
  
• Drive production schedule attainment in collaboration with the operations team.
  
• Root cause inventory discrepancies and implement preventive actions to achieve the target of inventory accuracy.
  
• Responsible for the execution and performance of the weekly master scheduling process.
  
• Responsible for the monthly SIOP process for the plant.
  
• Support item phase-ins or phase-outs from a supply chain perspective.
  
• Participate as a member in the global materials council that drives best practice standardization and Inventory
• Days on Hand reduction across all global manufacturing location within our organization.
  
• Drive career development and talent management within the plant materials team.
  
• Support the operational excellence roadmap and culture of the plant in a high energy team environment.
  
• Other duties as required.

Work Environment:

• Work in indoor and outdoor weather conditions, including extreme hot or cold temperatures
• Work near moving machinery and equipment - could include electrical hazards
• Work in a noisy environment

Physical Requirements:

• Carrying/Lifting 10 - 40 Pounds frequently
• Carrying/Lifting > 40 Pounds occasionally
• Standing / Walking / Climbing
• Squatting/Crouching/Kneeling/Bending
• Pushing / Pulling / Reaching Above Shoulder

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Experience & Qualifications:

• Academic Degree is required, with an emphasis on Supply Chain, Operations, or Business Management.
  
• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience in materials planning and inventory management in an automotive or industrial manufacturing environment.
  
• APICS CPIM certification or similar is preferred.
  
• High level of proficiency in materials planning and inventory management related technology such as ERP systems, Forecasting Software, Warehouse Management, Business Intelligence and Scheduling Tools in SAP,
• Oracle, QAD or similar systems.
  
• Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel.
  
• Proven track record in improving On-time Delivery and reducing inventory Days on Hand.
  
• Ability to manage highly effective teams in a dynamic supply chain environment.
  
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills - both oral and written. Ability to effectively connect with varying levels in the organization.
  
• Comfortable working in a matrix organization.

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