Corporate Quality Assurance Director

1 month ago


Denver, Colorado, United States Intrepid Potash Full time
Job Title: Corporate Quality Assurance Manager

The Corporate Quality Assurance Manager will oversee the quality assurance department and staff, developing, implementing, and maintaining a system of quality controls for production and product handling.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide strategic leadership and guidance in the establishment of product quality standards, quality assurance (QA) programs, and quality control (QC) procedures.
  • Lead efforts to maintain customer satisfaction and address customer product quality concerns and corrective actions in coordination with Operations, IPI Sales, and IPI Customer Service personnel.
  • Provide guidance and assistance to Operations in determining and implementing best practice quality controls for production, product handling, and to help ensure compliance with product specifications.
  • Provide guidance and conduct internal audits on critical QA controls to ensure compliance with Safe Feed Safe Food and OMRI requirements and maintenance of certifications.
  • Assist IPI Sales and IPNM Operations with matching product type and quality with customer needs and expectations.
  • Lead the assessment of the effectiveness of established QA programs and systems, identify weaknesses, and assist the business functions in developing and documenting viable solutions and procedures.
  • Drives periodic reviews of QA practices in critical Intrepid functional areas; monitor progress in addressing identified risk, compliance, and control weaknesses.
  • Develop presentations to senior management to communicate the state of Quality Assurance programs at Intrepid.
  • Daily interaction with all functional headquarters and department leaders, field leadership, and senior management. Maintains regular interaction with personnel involved in safety functions.
  • Forecast necessary funds for staffing, materials, and supplies, and capital improvement projects. Submit budget recommendations and justifications; monitor and control expenditures.
  • Interacts closely with Intrepid senior managers, legal, and other control functions to architect thoughtful QA practices, ensuring that risks and interdependencies affecting Intrepid are identified, measured, and managed in an efficient and effective manner.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date QA files, records, and documentation.
  • Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience supervising technical and QA personnel in an industrial environment.
  • Expert level understanding of federal and state regulations affecting Company.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive information.
  • Strong interpersonal skills; comfortable interacting with senior management.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
  • Ability to work with cross-functional groups is a necessity.
  • Must be highly proficient in reading, analyzing, and interpreting scientific data and information.
  • Strong understanding of business processes, compliance programs, and audit processes.
  • Strong understanding of state and federal regulations.
  • Independent worker; accountable for and skilled in exercising sound judgment.
  • High degree of integrity and strong work ethic; orientation toward results; positive attitude.
  • Excellent relationship management, communication, and influence skills.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and solution development skills.
  • Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
  • Experience working with sales, customer service, and directly with customers is highly desired.
  • Knowledge of potash products and fertilizer production, sales, and product usage desired.
  • Strong understanding of animal feed regulatory environment.
  • Previous experience with root cause analysis and continuous improvement programs in a manufacturing or minerals processing environment is an asset.
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.
  • Must be able to identify, prioritize, and address multiple issues/tasks simultaneously; able to quickly respond to shifts in priority.
  • Proficient in a variety of software applications (Word, Excel, Access, Graphics, Outlook).
  • Acts with ethics and integrity to protect assets of the organization.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to solve problems and make critical decisions.
  • Ability to accept accountability, demonstrate initiative, and lead by example in teamwork, cross-functional cooperation, information sharing.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

Work is typically performed in potentially hazardous and/or significantly unpleasant work environment conditions, underground mining and surface industrial processing facilities.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quite loud.

Incumbents must be able to perform work that requires typing, reading, communicating, sitting for prolonged periods of time, standing, and walking.

The employee:

  • Is regularly required to use hands to type, touch, handle, or feel.
  • Is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms.
  • Ability to climb and descend vertical ladders and stairs.
  • Frequently lift objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

In the event that the incumbent visits an operations worksite, personal protective equipment including but not limited to head protection, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety shoes, and flame-resistant clothing may be required.

This position requires 50% travel to Intrepid operating locations in Utah and New Mexico.

Compensation and Benefits:

Targeted salary range for this position is $140K to $160K annually. Salary commensurate with experience and skill set.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision plans with generous employer premium contributions, as well as 401(k) with employer match, bonus programs, PTO, tuition reimbursement, and wellness benefits.

More details can be found at .

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job.

Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Intrepid Potash Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other protected Federal, State, or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.



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