Caterpillar's South Milwaukee facility is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the development and continuous improvement of quality management systems for their facility that specializes in manufacturing large mining equipment such as the Electric Rope Shovel.
Requirements
- Quality Management: Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
- Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
- Quality Risk Management: Knowledge of processes, tools, and techniques for Quality Risk Management; ability to implement the quality assurance process of assessment, control, communication, and review of risks to the quality of products.
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Knowledge of the concepts, principles and techniques of root cause analysis (RCA); ability to use a structured approach to identify the causes of undesirable consequences in a manufacturing environment and the changes needed to prevent recurrences.
- Familiarity with Caterpillar’s products, processes, and quality standards
- Hands-on experience with Electric Rope Shovels or similar large mining equipment
- Background in Supplier Quality Management
Responsibilities
- Design and implement quality assurance strategies that ensure the reliability and consistency of manufactured products.
- Oversee internal and external quality audits, identify gaps in manufacturing and product development processes, and drive corrective actions to maintain compliance.
- Use data to drive improvements, collaborating with QA, production, engineering, and leadership teams to resolve quality issues and enhance performance.
- Build and lead a high-performing team by recruiting top talent, supporting their development, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Ensure customer satisfaction by aligning products and services with client requirements and specifications.
Other
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field
- Involvement in New Product Introduction (NPI) or product launch initiatives
- Relocation: Domestic
- Travel: Up to 10%
- Visa Sponsorship: Not Offered
