Quality Manager — Precision Machining & Manufacturing

Quality Manager

We are seeking an experienced and technically skilled Quality Manager to lead quality assurance and quality control activities for a precision manufacturing and machine-tool operation in Erie, PA. This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving quality systems supporting the manufacture, repair, rebuild, inspection, and assembly of large precision machine-tool components and mechanical assemblies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in precision machining, CMM programming, GD&T, dimensional inspection, metrology, root-cause analysis, and quality-system management.

This individual will work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Purchasing, Service, Assembly, and Management while supervising and developing a small team of Quality Technicians/Inspectors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and continuously improve the facility's Quality Management System
• Supervise, train, mentor, and develop Quality Technicians and Inspectors
• Establish inspection priorities for incoming, in-process, final, and repair inspection
• Develop and maintain inspection methods for precision-machined components and assemblies
• Support quality requirements for spindle assemblies, gear sets, bearing housings, bushings, shafts, precision-machined castings, machine-tool structures, and repair components
• Perform and oversee CMM, first article, incoming, in-process, final, and repair inspections
• Perform dimensional investigations and geometry verification
• Interpret complex engineering drawings and GD&T requirements
• Verify runout, cylindricity, flatness, parallelism, perpendicularity, position, surface finish, fits, tolerances, precision bores, taper interfaces, and threads
• Maintain inspection procedures, quality procedures, work instructions, checklists, and inspection documentation
• Establish and maintain customer-specific inspection plans
• Manage non-conformance investigations and reporting
• Lead corrective and preventive action activities
• Perform root-cause analysis and drive permanent corrective solutions
• Lead continuous-improvement and process-capability initiatives
• Maintain quality records and reporting
• Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering to continually improve inspection methods and manufacturing processes

CMM & Metrology Responsibilities:

• Program CNC Coordinate Measuring Machines
• Create new CMM inspection programs
• Edit and improve existing inspection programs
• Develop fixtures for repeatable inspection
• Optimize CMM inspection cycle times
• Perform complex dimensional analysis
• Interpret CMM inspection results and identify dimensional concerns
• Develop repeatable inspection methods for complex precision components

Precision Measurement

Experience:

• Micrometers
• Bore gauges
• Dial bore gauges
• Height gauges
• Granite surface plates
• Indicator stands
• Dial and test indicators
• Precision levels
• Air gauges
• Plug gauges
• Ring gauges
• Thread gauges
• Precision pins
• Gauge blocks
• Surface-finish testers
• Hardness testers

Quality Systems & Continuous Improvement:

• Lead company corrective-action and preventive-action processes
• Conduct root-cause investigations
• Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions
• Lead continuous-improvement projects
• Improve manufacturing and inspection processes
• Maintain inspection and manufacturing quality procedures
• Develop process guidelines and standard work instructions
• Maintain receiving and final inspection procedures
• Establish repair acceptance criteria
• Maintain dimensional and inspection reports
• Support ISO-based quality systems and customer quality requirements

Calibration Program:

• Manage the facility's calibration and measurement-control system
• Calibration schedules
• Outside calibration vendors
• Calibration records
• Gauge control
• Measurement traceability
• Qualification of new inspection equipment
• Preventive maintenance of inspection equipment
• Ensure measuring and inspection equipment remains properly controlled, compliant, and traceable

Customer & Supplier Quality Support:

• Customer quality requirements
• Customer audits
• Supplier audits
• Corrective-action responses
• Quality meetings
• Inspection and dimensional reports
• Non-conforming products
• Warranty-related quality investigations
• Root-cause…