Quality Manager

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Duties And Responsibilities

• Initiates and implements quality improvement activities as
  
  

appropriate (e.g., Kaizen, Six Sigma) to raise the performance of

the companys product lines.

• Educates and trains employees as to their impact in the quality
  
  

management system.

• Develops, implements, and manages QMS.
• Drives a quality mindset within the organization.
• Serves as the primary quality control resource for problem
  
  

identification, resolution, loss reporting and continuous

improvement.

• Supports concurrent engineering efforts by participating in new
  
  

product development projects representing quality assurance and the

customer.

• Develops, implements and documents procedures for process control,
  
  

process improvement, testing and inspection.

• Establishes and implements metrics (process capability, control
  
  

charts, measurement quality) for monitoring system effectiveness and

to enable managers to make sound process and product quality

decisions.

• Ensures appropriate problem-solving tools are understood and
  
  

utilized to identify effective corrective actions and process

improvements.

• Establishes collection and analysis systems of statistical data to
  
  

predict trends that will affect product and process quality.

• Analyzes customers product and process specifications to ensure
  
  

adherence to requirements. Works with customers to establish

efficient, cost-effective requirements for ease of manufacture and

reproducibility.

• Develops quality planning methods for all product lines.
• Develops process certification standards and assists in process
  
  

certification.

• Interacts with customers to identify opportunities to improve
  
  

quality and establish feedback with manufacturing and development

personnel.

• Reports on quality issues, trends, and losses.
• Participates in internal and external quality audits.
• Interfaces with supplier and customer quality representatives
  
  

concerning problems with quality control and assure that effective

corrective action is implemented.

• All other reasonable duties, as assigned.
  
  

Education And Work Experience

• Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering or manufacturing
  
  

engineering, masters degree preferred.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in quality management in a
  
  

manufacturing setting with direct reports.

• Proven hands-on approach; candidates accustomed to floor involvement
  
  

rather than desk management preferred.

• Strong customer-facing experience is essential.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 and NADCAP, preferred
• Six Sigma Black-Belt Certification, preferred.
  
  

Key Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Organizational Skills.
• Problem Solving/Analysis.
• Time Management/Personal Organization
• Ethics & Value
• Managing Vision & Purpose
• Driving Budgetary Results
• Introduction of New Capital to improve QMS
• Drive for Results
• Building Effective Teams
• Timely Decision Making
• Functional/Technical Skills
• Total Work Systems (TQM/ISO/Six Sigma)