Process Control & Quality Manager - ManufacturingSaint-Gobain

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world's largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com.

The Process Control and Quality Manager is a critical leadership role focused primarily on building and sustaining strong process control systems while also driving disciplined quality management. This role is designed for a leader who is passionate about process stability, data-driven decision making, and preventing issues before they occur, rather than simply reacting to defects.

At the CertainTeed Jackson MI vinyl siding plant, you will lead the integration of Quality Management System (QMS) fundamentals with advanced process control strategies to ensure consistent, capable, and stable manufacturing performance. Your work will directly impact defect reduction, yield improvement, and long-term process robustness in a continuous manufacturing production environment.

The Role

The Quality & Process Control Manager leads the integration of quality and process control systems at the Jackson vinyl siding plant. This role is accountable for building a high-performing team, deploying CertainTeed's Quality Management System (QMS), and ensuring stable, capable processes that consistently deliver high-quality, sustainable building products.

A critical component of this role is establishing robust process risk management and control strategies, including ownership of PFMEA, Control Plans, and NPD quality integration in managing variability from recycled composite materials. Developing and advancing Quality & Process Control roadmap.

Essential Functions:

• Build & Lead the Organization
  Establish a cross-functional quality and process control team with clear ownership, standard work, KPIs, and tiered daily management. Drive a culture of accountability, collaboration, and prevention.
• Own Process Control & Risk Management
  Deploy and sustain PFMEA and Control Plans; translate risks into effective controls, alarms, and response plans. Ensure controls remain active, relevant, and continuously improved.
• Drive Process Stability & Performance
  Lead SPC, parameter control, and automation strategies to reduce variation and improve yield, throughput, and line stability.
• Strengthen QMS & Digital Integration
  Ensure QMS effectiveness across the full value stream. Lead audits, CAPA, MSA, and data system integration to support real-time decision-making and performance management.
• Improve Quality & Reduce COPQ
  Lead structured problem-solving (DMAIC, 8D), convert customer feedback into process improvements, and drive key metrics (yield, scrap, capability). Embed learnings into standards, controls, and training.

Qualifications

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a similar technical discipline is required
• Lean, Six Sigma certification Preferred ASQ certification is preferred
  ISO Internal Auditor Certification is preferred

Work Experience:

• 10+ years as part of a quality manufacturing organization is required
• 5+ years managing, growing and developing direct reports is required
• 2 - 3 years experience utilizing SPC data sets to create control charts, CPK adjustments, and improvement projects within manufacturing environment is preferred

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