Quality Systems Manager

Regardless if you like working with your hands, conquering the open road or crunching numbers, you can find a home in one of Stutsman’s eight divisions with facilities in Linn, Johnson, and Washington counties. The fourth-generation, family-owned company’s diversity provides a wide array of career opportunities for all skill sets; no agricultural background or experience needed to succeed.

Position: Quality Systems Manager

Location: Hills, IA

Job :208

# of Openings:0

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C. Stutsman, Inc. is hiring for a Quality Systems Manager at the Hills, Iowa location.

We’re more than just a family-owned business. We’re built on service, challenged to exceed expectations, and driven to serve our customers for success. Within our eight divisions, you’ll find a diverse offering of career opportunities for every interest and skillset. Our 300+ employees have extensive experience in agronomy services, manure handling equipment, feed ingredient distribution, transportation, logistics, precision & application equipment, wholesale hose and valve products, and grain handling equipment.

We are an organization that is committed to giving back to the communities we serve, celebrating our employees in their successes, dedication to our company values, and enabling further education for career advancement. As practices, equipment, and technology continue to advance and shift, we can guarantee our tradition of serving for success remains the same; just as it has since 1934.

The Quality Systems Manager is responsible for leading, maintaining and continuously improving the Hose & Valve Quality Management System while ensuring products, processes, and documentation meet internal, customer and ISO 9001 requirements. This position serves as a key resource for quality assurance, corrective actions, product quality, customer requirements, supplier quality, engineering documentation, and continuous improvement.

• Quality Management System
  • Maintain and continuously improve the ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS)
  • Lead and coordinate internal and external ISO audits
  • Maintain quality procedures, policies, work instructions, and supporting documentation
  • Manage the document control process and ensure documentation remains current and accurate
  • Ensure compliance with applicable customer-specific quality requirements
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen quality processes and overall QMS effectiveness
  • Non-conformance and Corrective Action Management
• Monitor incoming, in-process, and finished product quality
• Investigate product defects and nonconforming materials
• Partner with purchasing and suppliers to resolve supplier-related quality issues
• Develop and maintain inspection procedures and quality criteria
• Maintain accurate quality and inspection records
• Identify recurring product or supplier quality issues and recommend appropriate improvements
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing and assembly processes
• Analyze quality trends and key performance indicators to identify areas of improvement
• Lead and support initiatives focused on reducing defects, rework, and waste
• Develop and standardize quality "best practices" across the division
• Support and develop other continuous improvement initiatives
• Customer Quality
  • Serve as a primary contact for OEM customers regarding quality requirements, concerns, and specifications
  • Develop an support the execution of Production Part Approval Processes (PPAPs) for customers
  • Manage contamination testing programs and associated documentation
  • Prepare customer quality reports and supported documentation
  • Ensure products and processes comply with applicable customer specifications
  • Support and coordinate customer quality audits
  • Investigate customer complaints…