Director of Quality

Everyday, our American Boot Builders proudly put their hearts into building and delivering remarkable, purpose-built products that will make an impact on people’s lives today and future generations. Build a product you'll be proud to stand behind. Build your legacy at Red Wing Shoe Company.

Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with health savings and flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, generous paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) match, employee discounts, and valuable well-being benefits like free EAP services, financial planning assistance, and well-being coaching all designed to support your health and financial security.

Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with health savings and flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, generous paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) match, employee discounts, and valuable well-being benefits like free EAP services, financial planning assistance, and well-being coaching all designed to support your health and financial security.

The targeted hiring range for this full-time position is $126,000-$170,000 depending on qualifications; however, the expanded salary range provides opportunities for advancement. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and job location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, competencies, experience, and relevant education, training or a combination of these things and market demand. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and benefits for your location during the hiring process.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:

Responsible for providing leadership for the Supply Chain quality and regulatory functions developing/implementing strategies that optimize technical process and people capabilities to drive achievement of all supply chain quality metrics as well as support of achievement of safety, cost, service and people/culture.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Develops and implements quality and regulatory strategies to optimize capabilities including but not limited to assessment of current state, identification of future state needs, research of external capabilities/technologies, formulation/implementation of action plans.

· Oversees key projects assuring execution to plan, early identification/remediation of corrective measures and engagement of appropriate stakeholders.

· Provides quality functional expertise including but not limited to process controls, data analysis, regulatory compliance, materials and people skill requirements.

· Develop and champion complete proposals to enable business continuity and continuous improvement including consideration of all people, process and equipment elements.

· Identifies, leverages and audits external vendors to meet business demand and ensure compliance with regulatory and internal business requirements while effectively collaborating with Strategic Sourcing to negotiate contracts.

· Develops and implements goals and action plans that align with Supply Chain and other business partners to achieve all quality metrics and other key business objectives: safety, cost, service, people.

· Insure effective collaboration within Supply Chain, product creation and all other business partners.

· Achieve financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions and effectively partnering with other stakeholders.

· Manage, empower and develop an effective functional team through appropriate selection, coaching/training/development, reward/recognition, communication and enforcement/role modeling of company policies and procedures.

· Ensure appropriate continuity plans are in place for critical components, materials, manufacturing processes and people.

· Work with regulatory agencies on existing and new standards to ensure RWSC is properly represented and capable of meeting mandated requirements.

· Ensure effective process for raw material and finished product traceability.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, industrial technology or other related field and 7 to 10 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Manufacturing leadership experience in quality required
• Superior Analytical Skills including LEAN/TPS working knowledge

• MBA or other advanced degree preferred

REQUIRED LICENSES, CERTIFICATES OR KNOWLEDGE:

• Footwear manufacturing experience preferred

Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in completing an application may contact [email protected] or call 651-388-8211.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP at https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check and physical exam which includes a drug screen.

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)