What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Manager position at Boulder Imaging?
Description: Boulder Imaging is seeking a Quality Manager with strong experience in the implementation, use, and maintenance of a Quality Management System. The candidate should have experience in a manufacturing environment and be able to drive Quality disciplines as well as troubleshoot and solve Quality issues in production. Additionally, the candidate will work closely with a cross-functional team to launch new products and drive process and system improvements for complex electro-mechanical optical systems in a low to medium volume production environment. Requirements:
- Support a “Quality-at-the-source” culture.
- Must be able to flex from strategic vision and tactical activities
- Conduct gap assessment and growth of Quality Management System.
- Work with the cross-functional team to drive Advanced Product Quality Planning into new product launches.
- Work with the cross-functional team to facilitate completion of DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, and Quality Inspection Plans.
- Work with the cross-functional team to sustain robust Standardized Work Instructions.
- Lead a cross-functional team to troubleshoot and implement preventative and corrective actions for warranty issues.
- Lead the implementation of disciplined problem-solving processes.
- Assist the cross-functional team in the solution of production quality issues.
- Develop and monitor KPIs for Quality.
- Facilitate regular cross-functional reviews of Quality metrics and deliverables.
- Work with the cross-functional team to define critical requirements for products that can be translated to prints & drawings.
- Formalize a supplier quality process to drive the required level of incoming quality.
- Work with vendors to ensure proper manufacturing of components or assemblies.
- Support execution of our change-management system.
- Train production employees on key quality disciplines such as control of nonconforming materials and escalation.
- Work with the cross-functional team to develop and implement robust testing methods for assemblies and subassemblies in production.
- Develop a calibration/certification process for tools and equipment as needed.
- Conduct Measurement Systems Analysis.
- Use Lean Six Sigma and Statistical Process Control to drive reductions in process variation.
- Implement a process for auditing and improving production quality.
- Knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methods.
- Extensive knowledge about Quality Management Systems and their implementation.
- Experience in an ISO environment.
- Experience with Microsoft office and proficiency with Excel and pivot tables
- Thorough understanding of variation and statistics.
- Experience in a manufacturing/assembly environment.
- Experience with Design for Assembly/Design for Service analysis for systems.
- Ability to develop and implement PFMEA, Control Plan, Quality Inspection Plan.
- Experience with launching new products.
- Extensive experience with disciplined problem-solving.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Experience troubleshooting electro-mechanical systems preferred.
- ASQ credentials/certification a plus.
- Bachelor of Science in an Engineering Discipline preferred.
- Five-ten years of experience in manufacturing and/or assembly.
- Five years of experience in Quality.
- Two-three years of Quality management/leadership preferred.
- Medical and Dental Insurance plans through Cigna
- FSA and HSA plans. Employer contribution to HSA
- Vision plans through Sun Life VSP providers
- 401(k) plus fully vested match
- Employer paid LTD, Life Insurance and AD&D, Travel Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary Life Insurance and AD&D
- Voluntary STD insurance with no EOI
- Supplemental Coverages:
- Voluntary accident insurance
- Voluntary Critical Illness
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity
- Voluntary Legal and ID Theft