Manager - Quality

Shift:

Are you ready to work making the world a safer, healthier place? Join our mission to continuously move science forward; to innovate and advance all aspects of our business to improve the health and safety of our communities and lives.

This is a full-time, onsite, Quality Manager position located in Oklahoma City, OK, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Compensation: $55,000 - $65,000 per year

SUMMARY:

Responsible for managing the implementation of quality programs, policies, and procedures from a functional or technical perspective for a single site or multi-sites within a region or division. Provides advisement to management staff in quality related matters, including performance, regulatory compliance, and data quality and usability.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manages staff including hiring, training, development and engagement of self and team members, evaluating performance, providing compensation recommendations, and performance management.

• Implements and manages quality processes, results, audits, and improvement programs to achieve desired results, aligns leadership and resources required, and ensures effective administration; areas are varied.

• Provides input and advice regarding development of the policies and procedures for the function, group, or areas; areas are intermediate to complex.

• Provides observations and recommendations to leadership for improvement of the organization's policies, procedures, and practices on quality matters.

• Manages expectations of leaders, managers, staff, and operations, facilitates communication on customer needs and business requirements, and compiles and monitors performance metrics; contacts are at all levels.

• Resolves escalated, technical or sensitive quality problems or conflicts; works with internal groups or external agencies as needed and contributes to the successful resolution; areas are intermediate to complex.

• Manages the group or area budget including allocating resources and approving expenditures under control; budget is moderate in nature.

• Oversees or participates in special projects by identifying company, department, customer or service issues and priorities; communicates and coordinates and evaluates results.

• Maintains currency of quality regulations, industry trends, current practices, new developments, applicable laws, and related legislation.

• Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the department's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.

• Promotes and supports the overall mission of Pace Analytical by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with customers and staff; acts in a manner that promotes a harmonious and effective workplace environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, or a closely related field; AND three (3) years of experience in quality; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Three (3) years of supervisory experience is strongly preferred.

Required Knowledge and Skills

Required Knowledge:

• Comprehensive principles, practices and techniques of quality systems and operational areas.

• Understanding of the development and implementation of quality programs, policies, and procedures.

• Principles and practices of developing teams, motivating employees, and managing in a team environment.

• Training others in policies and procedures related to the work.

• Preparing clear and concise reports, correspondence, and other written materials.

• Basic principles and practices of budget development and administration.

• Basic understanding of applicable quality standards referenced in regulatory programs and client programs.

• Computer applications and systems related to the work.

• Understanding of dealing with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, occasionally where relations may be confrontational or strained.

• Principles and techniques of providing effective oral presentations.

• Principles and practices of program planning, development, and evaluation.

• Principles and techniques of making effective oral presentations.

• Correct business English, including spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Required Skills:

• Performing comprehensive professional-level quality duties in a variety of assigned areas.

• Overseeing and administering comprehensive and varied quality functions.

• Supervising and evaluating employees and providing related recommendations.

• Training others in policies and procedures related to the work.

• Applying more standard business and project management methodologies with a focus on implementing plans to achieve goals.

• Developing effective work teams and motivating individuals to meet goals and objectives and provide customer services in the most cost effective and efficient manner.

• Interpreting, applying, and explaining applicable laws, codes and regulations.

• Providing consulting services to supervisors and staff.

• Preparing functionals reports, correspondence, and other written materials.

• Using initiative and independent judgment within established organizational and department guidelines.

• Using tact, discretion, and prudence in working with those contacted in the course of the work.

• Performing effective oral presentations to large and small groups across functional peers and the department.

• Contributing effectively to the accomplishment of team or work unit goals, objectives, and activities.

• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with a variety of individuals contacted in the course of the work.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Mobility to work in a lab and office setting, use standard office and lab equipment and stamina to sit for extended periods of time; exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or move objects; vision to read printed materials and computer screens; and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in an office setting. Work is subject chemicals, fumes, gasses, noxious odors and related items in a lab and samples setting.

Find Your Place at Pace - We need you - your curiosity, your talents, and your drive - to help us advance this important work.

Benefits
When you join Pace, you commit to work that makes a positive impact on our communities and our world. We commit to supporting you with benefits and perks that make a positive impact on your life. Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program which includes competitive salaries, medical, dental vision, 401K retirement savings plan (100% vested immediately in the employer match), life, disability and voluntary benefits, paid time off for holiday, sick and vacation days, HSA, wellness program, flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance program, parental leave, optional legal coverage and ID theft.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Pace provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, creed, color, religion, genetics, protected veteran status, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.