Quality Systems Manager

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Red Wing Shoe Company is based in Red Wing, Minnesota, just 40 minutes from St. Paul, where our corporate office sits along the Mississippi River in downtown Red Wing.  We are a global company with 2300 employees around the world, but we maintain a close-knit family atmosphere that comes with being a privately-held company. We’re rich in history and tradition, but innovation drives us to deliver best-in-class product solutions and highly rated customer experiences.  Focus on our employees and company culture results in meaningful employee engagement across the organization. Our Guiding Behaviors of Living our Values, Honoring our Brands, Inspiring our People, Centering on our Customers, and Preserving the long term success and legacy of our Company are the foundation on which we build our future.

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 $87,600-118,200 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:

The Quality Systems Manager leads the ISO program across all Red Wing Shoe Company locations, ensuring certification continuity and compliance. This role oversees the accuracy of Quality Systems Procedures, completion of required training, and directs a team within the Quality Department to maintain and evolve quality systems. The position also manages quality-related software and training, collaborates cross-functionally to assess supplier performance, and provides data reporting and analysis across all sites and suppliers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead all aspects of the ISO program for Red Wing Shoe Company and ensure continuity of certification at all locations.
• Company leader for  3rd party ISO audit process including but not limited to key contact for 3rd party ISO auditor, 3 year certification scheduling, managing Surveillance Audits, leading corrective actions and implementing necessary responses of 3rd party audit findings.
• Leads Internal Audit process including but not limited to ISO compliant business risk assessment/remediation plans, developing internal audit schedule, ensuring sufficient internal auditors, training/mentoring new internal auditors, reviewing internal audit reports, developing audit action plans, facilitating internal audit reporting to Management and maintaining continual audit readiness.
• Maintain Quality System documentation, including but not limited to accurate/complete/ updated Quality System Procedures, Controlled Forms, Corrective Actions and training records.
• Develops, executes and ensures accurate tracking of ISO/quality systems training for all locations. 
• Track, assess and report quality performance for quality, manufacturing, tanning, finance or as otherwise requested using statistical and analytical methods. 
• Deploy and maintain relevant quality management software. Conduct related training through relevant parts of the organization and supply base
• Develop and support deployments of quality performance dashboards at the enterprise and facility levels utilizing business intelligence systems

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) from four-year college or university and five years related experience/training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• ASQ Certifications
• Basic knowledge of finance and accounting principles
• Manufacturing experience
• LEAN – Continuous Improvement experience

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.

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All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check and 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)