Quality Lead

Job Title: Quality Leader

Location: Mansfield, TX USA 76063

Duration: DIRECT HIRE

Pay Rate: $88K - $140K

Shift Time: 1st shift - (Mon - Fri)

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provide leadership and management for the quality function through execution of the Parker Quality Process at the plant level. Establish, maintain and optimize an effective quality management system. Implement the division’s quality plan at the plant level to achieve the division’s overall quality objectives. Enhance and improve the Division’s products and services through the implementation of AS9001D, problem-solving tools, prevention methods, quality-at-the-source and continual improvement techniques.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Communicates and executes customer, regulatory and organizational requirements to assure product quality, contract compliance and customer satisfaction.
• Manages and develops team of quality engineers and inspectors to continually grow and foster a culture of quality compliance and continual improvement.
• Oversees the effective documentation and implementation of the quality management system to assure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements and the standards set by corporate/division policies.
• Works with the leadership team to ensure that individuals performing functions affecting quality are trained and demonstrate the appropriate skills and performance results.
• Coordinates necessary plant personnel for internal, customer and third party quality system audits.
• Maintains a corrective action system to analyze and correct nonconforming conditions and complaints.
• Implements the performance measurements necessary to effectively evaluate organizational performance and trends in product quality, services, customer satisfaction and the cost of poor quality. Uses the results of performance evaluation to target improvement efforts.
• Assess supplier capabilities and monitor supplier quality to ensure desired levels of performance.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• B.S. Degree in an Engineering or related discipline.
• 3-5 years of Quality, Engineering or related experience.
• Knowledge of International Standard AS9100D; lead auditor preferred.
• Certification by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB), or Certified Quality Manager (CQMgr) is preferred.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and quality practices.
• Experience with quality improvement tools and techniques (i.e., Lean, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control, Measurement Systems Analysis / Gage R&R, Process Capability, Failure Mode & Effects Analysis, etc).
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, facilitation and problem-solving skills.
• Must demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.