Senior Quality Control / Quality Assurance Manager

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We are a construction technology company accelerating the future of homebuilding to help solve our nation’s housing crisis. Agorus® has streamlined and accelerated the custom home building process with software and robotics that optimize residential construction. In doing so we eliminate many of the risks and inefficiencies associated with traditional homebuilding. The Agorus technology leverages our proprietary software and custom automated robotics to minimize construction time, on-site costs and material waste while maximizing construction precision and efficiency. View our company manifesto here.

TEAM OVERVIEW

This journey is not for the faint of heart. It will take time, a passionate team, and operational discipline. There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. At Agorus, our core DNA is the successful blend of both worlds – construction and technology. We are in love with the industry, but not its ways. Only together can we tackle this Goliath problem and make dramatic and sustained positive impact. We are a team of interdependent, mission-driven believers sold on this cause and each other.

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BENEFITS OVERVIEW

• Healthcare benefits: medical, dental, & vision options
• Basic Life / AD&D
• HSA & FSA plans
• Equity
• Paid time off
• 401(k): 4% employer match
• Snacks & drinks provided

RESPONSIBILITIES

In collaboration with the Director of Manufacturing and the Director of Construction, the Senior Quality Control and Assurance (QA/QC) manager will be responsible for developing, managing, and supervising the QA/QC program for Agorus.

45% QC / QA Leadership

• Develop, implement, and improve Agorus QA/QC procedures.
• Take input from Dir of MFG & Dir of CNS & VP-Product (stakeholders) to build plan from ground up and implement organization wide

45% Non-Conformance Reporting

• Lead root cause analysis of all non-conformance reports
• Mentor others in NCR reporting and root cause best practices
• Identify opportunities and give feedback to executive team on NCR / Root Cause trends and recommend actions in accordance

10% Training & Oversight

• Mentor, develop, train QA/QC personnel
• Embrace Agorus culture of teamwork
• Liaise with outside entities on best QA/QC practices

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 or more years of experience in QA/QC management.
• Experience with state level manufactured housing licensing QA/QC requirements preferred but not required.
• Outstanding knowledge of QA/QC standards and practices in the construction industry.
• Ability to investigate/analyze critical situations professionally.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to positively influence behaviors.
• Proficiency with standard office software.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, to effectively convey ideas to audiences, large and small.
• Strong leadership capabilities to deliver results and strengthen the QA/QC culture.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and coordinate multiple activities that are moderately to highly complex across multiple departments

ONBOARDING ROADMAP

First 30 Days

• Meet and get to know the team
• Understand Agorus’ current processes
• Training for Microsoft Teams
• Understand Agorus current QA/QC methodology and identify gaps, areas of improvement, and areas that require no action. Begin developing plan to address and take stakeholder input towards that end
• Understand Agorus NCR tool (ONE Source) and provide feedback to software team on that tool and what else may be required

First 60 Days

• Apply your skills and technical knowledge
• Deep dive into Agorus' product roadmap and strategy to fully grasp our mission and vision
• Publish roadmap for Agorus QA/QC and begin executing on prioritized efforts
• Take formal ownership of QA/QC employees and their mentorship
• Take formal ownership of NCR & Root Cause processes
• Identify any additional hires that may be needed organization wide

First 90 Days

• Build out SOPs
• Conduct root cause analysis and NCR's steady-state. Provide reporting to executives on trends across NCRs.
• Continue executing on QA/QC roadmap
• Execute on hiring plan