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Jeffrey Smith
Connie Tolman
Senior Sustaining Engineer | Silver Lean Certification | PMP | Six Sigma Black Belt
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949.683.9082
Job Postings
Teledyne: Quality Manager
Position Summary and Responsibilities
The Quality Manager develops, implements and maintains the activities of quality assurance systems and processes, including but not limited to, internal audits, CAPA, MRB, calibration, training, process metrics, etc. Oversees development and implementation of standards, methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision, accuracy and reliability of company products. Focuses on ISO program improvements and enhancing documented procedures and work instructions. Develops budget and monitors expenditures. Makes recommendations for corrective action necessary to ensure conformity with quality specifications. Ensures finished products conform to government and company standards and satisfy good manufacturing practices regulations. Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has supervisory responsibilities to the process. Supervises staff employee(s) and is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of same. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university in a related positions and 2-5 years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Teledyne: Engineering Program Manager-Marine Instrumentation/Electronics
Position Summary and Responsibilities
The Engineering Program Manager drives projects from concept through delivery meeting or exceeding internal and external customer requirements. Responsible for budgets, schedules, focusing teams and precisely communicating status. Manages a mixture of R&D and NRE projects simultaneously providing team direction and focus. Responsible for deadlines, milestones, budgetary excellence and overall customer satisfaction.
Develops and implements activities to meet goals, quality and cost objectives. Selects, develops and leads personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the Program Management function and develops schedules and manpower requirements for assigned areas. Prioritizes schedules based on multiple factors and customer requirements. Plans and administers procedures and budgets.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job may or may not provide general supervision to supervisors or direct supervision to semi-skilled and skilled nonexempt employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include providing leadership to employees, interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Engineering or closely related technical field and 2-5 years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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Director, Customer Experience
Job Overview:
Working closely with our C.E.O., the Director of Customer Experience plays a pivotal role in leading, developing, and implementing strategies to enhance the overall customer experience within the organization. This position requires a deep understanding of operational excellence, customer needs, a passion for improving customer satisfaction, and the ability to drive cross-functional collaboration to achieve exceptional results. This is a newly created position.
Our Hybrid Work Program: To create vibrancy and foster collaboration, while providing for hours spent working from home, we have implemented a hybrid work schedule. We work from the office in Poway on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and every other Wednesday. Fridays and the other Wednesday are spent working from home. Team members can always work more hours in the office, if they choose.
Essential Functions:
Strategic Leadership:
· Develop and execute a customer experience strategy aligned with the company's mission and goals.
· Define and champion a customer-centric culture throughout the organization.
Customer Journey Mapping:
· Analyze and map customer journeys to identify pain points and opportunities for improvement.
· Implement changes to enhance the overall customer experience across touchpoints.
Data Analysis and Insights:
· Collect and analyze customer feedback, surveys, and data to identify trends and insights.
· Use data-driven decision-making to improve the customer experience.
Process Improvement:
· Collaborate with various departments to optimize processes, workflows, and systems for a smoother customer experience.
· Develop and maintain service standards and protocols.
Technology Integration:
· Evaluate and implement customer experience technology solutions (e.g., CRM systems, feedback tools) to enhance service delivery.
Employee Training and Development:
· Works closely with Business Support and Systems Services to ensure all customer-facing employees are well-trained in delivering exceptional customer service.
Complaint Resolution:
· Oversee the handling of customer complaints and escalations, ensuring swift and satisfactory resolution.
Customer Satisfaction Measurement:
· Develop and monitor customer satisfaction surveys and Net Promoter Score (NPS) to assess and improve customer loyalty.
Budget Management:
· Develop and manage the budget for the customer experience department.
Compliance and Quality Assurance:
· Ensure adherence to industry regulations and company quality standards in all customer interactions.
Continuous Improvement:
· Foster a culture of continuous improvement, where feedback and insights are used to drive ongoing enhancements.
And, most importantly, uphold Chef Works Core Values.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a related field (business, marketing, etc.), advanced degree preferred, or previous experience.
10 years previous, progressive experience in a leadership role within customer service or an associated customer experience role. Previous operations experience is also required. Six Sigma Green belt preferred.
Strong understanding of customer experience principles, best practices, and emerging trends.
Exceptional leadership and team-building skills.
Analytical and data-driven decision-making abilities.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency in customer experience technology and data analytics tools.
Knowledge of relevant industry regulations and compliance standards.
Ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
A passion for delivering exceptional customer service and fostering a customer-centric culture within the organization.
High Intermediate / Expert level experience with: Office 365 – especially Excel (Vlookups, Pivot Tables, Macros). Experience with ERP systems – at an admin level also required.
Core Competencies:
Analytical skills
Change Leadership
Communications – Oral / Written
Conflict management
Customer Focus
Enthusiasm / Passion
Inspiring Followership
Listening
Persuasion
Problem solving
Organization / Planning
Strategic Skills
Team Player – Management
Vision – create, communication and launch
Proponent: Continuous Improvement Engineer
Proponent is looking for a Continuous Improvement engineer to help with global implementation of continuous improvement in the California, Singapore, and Amsterdam warehouses.
S/he utilizes lean engineering methodologies, tools, root cause analysis and waste reduction with a bias for action, and interfaces with employees at all levels and various functions across the business. S/he humbly collaborates to refine, prioritize, and assist in implementation of both warehouse associate generated ideas and independently identified process improvements. S/he drives process improvement activities to achieve dramatic improvement in the key business metrics and provides regular reports of data and actions to measure progress against the site objectives.
What's Offered
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Medical, Dental Vision
9 paid holidays
Dedication to work/life balance
Engaging and active work environment
This role is HYBRID - 2 days WFH/3 days In Office
San Diego Humane Society: Employee Engagement Generalist
We're hiring! San Diego Humane Society is seeking an Employee Engagement Generalist to join our team. The role will focus on a broad range of functions for employee relations, including leave of absence and reasonable accommodation administration, compensation and benefits, training, recruitment, regulatory compliance, and a variety of other HR administrative and strategic functions. You will support programs and departments in meeting their goals and maintaining a workplace culture that reflects organizational core values.
If you’re passionate about making an impact in the animal welfare movement, apply today at sdhumane.org/careers!
Waterstone Faucets: Plant Manager
To develop and lead a team which produces quality faucets while meeting cost, quality, productivity, quantity goals and achieving a high level of customer satisfaction.
Areas of responsibility include:
Team Management & Leadership
Strategic/Financial Management & Operations Management.
Please contact: Paul Yandell @pyandell@waterstoneco.com
Argen: VP of Manufacturing
Argen Corporation currently has an exciting opportunity for a Vice President, Manufacturing, to join a growing, technology-focused and service-oriented team. If you are passionate about sourcing and securing highly qualified talent at all levels of the organization, thrive in a fast- paced and dynamic environment, and want to be a part of an organization with an unwavering commitment to quality dental solutions, then explore our career opportunities and get to know Argen.
D&K Engineering: Senior Procurement Manager
D&K Engineering is looking to hire a Sr. Procurement Manager to join their San Diego team. The senior role encompasses strategic and tactical responsibility for all Procurement activities. The ideal candidate must be well grounded in sourcing, procurement, material planning, master scheduling and overall materials management. Experience and a strong affinity and understanding of an innovative integrated design services and contract manufacturing environment would be a distinct plus.
Industries served include, medical and life sciences, industrial and defense. Products can be broadly considered under the category of instrumentation.
This is a high visibility role that will have tremendous and tangible impact on the success of this growing organization. It provides a tremendous career opportunity with room for further growth within this global organization. Apply for the role via the link below.
Lakeshore Learning Materials: Director of Process Improvement Continuous
Our distribution business is experiencing transformative growth—with no end in sight.
That’s why we’re looking for a Six Sigma Business Process Director for our Carson, CA, distribution center to identify, evaluate and implement operational improvements that generate cost savings and efficiencies. Our ideal candidate will be a change agent with strong communication skills who can garner support from those around them for the changes they seek, and motivate and influence the team to advance and achieve their goals and objectives. This strategic business role will report to our SVP of Distribution and will positively impact business operations by creating a competitive advantage and improve financial performance.
A day on the job looks like this:
Planning, performing and implementing process improvement initiatives
Diagraming and evaluating existing processes
Organizing, leading and facilitating cross-functional project teams; developing metrics that provide data for process measurement, identifying indicators for future improvement opportunities
Collecting and analyzing data to identify root cause of problems; measuring performance against process requirements; aligning improvement to performance shortfalls
Delivering presentations and training courses including measurement, analysis, improvement and control; surveying and analyzing best practices for techniques and processes; communicating team progress; performing cost and benefit analyses
Leading process improvement projects within the business units
Collaborating with other Business Process teams to develop and execute process improvement.
Apply Here
See Scan: Manufacturing Floor Supervisor - Evening Shift
SeeScan is looking for an experienced Manufacturing Floor Supervisor to join the Manufacturing team and help coordinate the efforts of our production evening shift (2 - 10:30 pm). Our ideal candidate has experience working in manufacturing and knows how to ensure that product specifications are met with a high standard of quality. To see the details of the job go here: https://careers.seescan.com/
or Contact fabrizio.sardo@seescan.com
See Scan: Manufacturing Floor Supervisor - Morning Shift
SeeScan is looking for an experienced Manufacturing Floor Supervisor to join the Manufacturing team and help coordinate the efforts of our production morning shift (5 am - 1:30 pm). Our ideal candidate has experience working in manufacturing and knows how to ensure that product specifications are met with a high standard of quality. For more information click here: https://careers.seescan.com/
or contact Fabrizio.Sardo@seescan.com
Signs For San Diego: Supervisor
Signs for San Diego www.signsforsandiego.com has an immediate opening for a Lean Sign Shop Supervisor based in Oceanside. S4SD really would like someone with a Lean background to help solve problems and standardize processes in addition to the normal job duties. Qualified candidates should submit their resumes to Tera at Tera@s4sd.com.