Manager Quality Assurance

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Pall Corporation, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in high-tech filtration, separation, and purification, Pall Corporation thrives on helping our customers solve their toughest challenges. Our products serve diverse, global customer needs across a wide range of applications to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. From airplane engines to hydraulic systems, scotch to smartphones, OLED screens to paper—everyday Pall is there, helping protect critical operating assets, improve product quality, minimize emissions and waste, and safeguard health. For the exponentially curious, Pall is a place where you can thrive and amplify your impact on the world. Find what drives you on a team with a more than 75-year history of discovery, determination, and innovation.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for providing clear leadership for the development of an environment focused on Quality in the site to achieve quality targets for customers and meet our business goals, developing quality-process links with customers in line with the Quality Management system including ISO 90001, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Controls Plans, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) processes, and oversee continued compliance and embedding across the business.

This position reports to the Plant Director and is part of the quality team located in Cortland, NY.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice quality vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance. Process Control through Procedures, Work Instructions, & Specifications.
• Implement all relevant procedures described in the Quality Management System (QMS) and ensure compliance 
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems, identify business improvement opportunities within the organization
• Internal audit; External/Customer audit(s); Supplier Quality management; Product identification & traceability
• Set department objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports including ensuring KPIs are met by working to the plan, including management of, and reporting

The essential requirements of the job include:  

• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive quality assurance experience with some form of supervisory / leadership experience
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/manufacturing  
• Excellent leadership, management and interpersonal skills
• Strong in problem-solving, team building, planning, and decision making
• Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing experience
• Experience dealing with customers and suppliers
• Proficient in Microsoft / Minitab and able to analyze and interpret data.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: 

• ERP knowledge with SAP preferred  
• Familiarity with ISO or regulated environment
• ASME or Machining background (CNC)
• Metallurgy background is a plus
• Lean manufacturing experience is a plus

Pall Corporation, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The salary range for this role is $130,000-$150,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and Retirement Benefits to eligible employees. 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and 
benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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