What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Manager position at Corvac Composites?
POSITION TITLE: Quality Manager
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Plant Manager-Primary Line
Director of Corporate Quality-Dotted Line
PAY STRUCTURE: Salary
PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION: Translate customer expectations to the manufacturing facility, represent the company in contact with the customer, oversee quality launch functions and maintain the Quality System.
BACKGROUND PREFERRED:
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical Field
- Automotive experience, preferably with Toyota, Honda
- Control Plan, Process Flow, FMEA
- Quality System Experience
- Quality System Auditing
- Sample Submission process and components: SQAM for Toyota
SPECIAL SKILLS
- Customer product launch requirements
- Customer Quality System requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Team building, Problem solving and Root Cause Analysis (8D, 5-why, Fishbone, etc.)
- Customer Relations
- Computer Literate
- Effective Leadership Skills
- Continuous Improvement background
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide Leadership for quality improvement activities in the facility.
- Conduct customer visits and interface with customers in both formal and informal settings.
- Oversee Quality launch activities for new programs per customer requirements and coordinate the resolution of customer concerns.
- Oversee the Quality auditing and inspection process of the production floor and incoming inspection, including the training and supervision of Quality Auditors.
- Coordinates, schedules, and supervises the day-to-day activities of the quality function on the plant floor and resolves production quality concerns.
- Management Representative for the facility Quality Management and overseeing Plant measureables, trends, Quality System effectiveness, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee the ongoing development and training of policies and procedures related to Quality Management Systems.
- Track and manage supplier performance
- Oversee the internal audit system to ensure that Quality Management Systems compliance is evident.
- Participate in external Quality Management Systems audits and subsequent surveillance audits
- Coordinate the Corrective and Preventative Actions program.
- Responsible for communicating in all aspects of customer requirements and concerns and acting as the facility customer representative.
- Fully participate in and support Corvac’s Environmental Management Systems.
- Fully participate in and support Corvac’s Quality Management System.
- Fully participate in and support Corvac's Safety Policy
The following are some of the tools and/or products that may be required to perform the above-mentioned duties:
- Leader Standard Work
- Personal Computer
- Various measuring devices (calipers, height gages, check fixtures, scale, etc.)
- Microsoft Office Products
- Epicor/CMS (AS400 application)
- Various office equipment, incl print, copy and fax machines, phones, etc.
- Various software applications
- Office supplies
- Safety Equipment