Quality Manager

Position Summary

The Quality Manager ensures that the organization maintains the ability to deliver products and/or services that consistently meet customer quality and delivery requirements, while continuing to improve safety, productivity, throughput and variable cost. This position supervises leads, inspectors and lab personnel in the following areas:
Inspection, NDT, Metallurgical Lab, Certifications, and Quality Assurance. This position will also be in charge of leading the company’s efforts for NADCAP Certification and AS9100, Rev

D. The Quality Manager will work with both Operations and Engineering on Process Improvement and Problem Solving in all areas of quality in the plant. Must be a US citizen to be in the position.

• Be assigned to perform varying degrees of Quality Engineering activities and lead projects pertinent to Internal and Customer Quality Assurance under general guidance of Quality Assurance Management.
• Responsible for the development of techniques and procedures for inspecting and testing company products, and for conducting research on product defects in order to enhance product and/or quality standards based on this research and analysis. Establish collection and analysis systems of statistical data to predict trends that will affect improvement of product quality.
• Drive continuous defect reduction by collecting and analyzing quality-related data (yield, rework, and scrap) and facilitating problem-solving activities to process improvement.
• Conduct internal/supplier audits to ensure customer requirements, regulatory agencies, government regulations, and engineering specifications are properly met.
• Perform purchase order and contract reviews to ensure complete flow-down of requirements throughout various facets of the organization.
• Ensure continual compliance and improvement to the Quality Management System procedures and processes including procedure generation and implementation.
• Provides instruction and guidance on all Dimensional and non-destructive inspection systems.
• Monitor supplier performance and establish criteria and rating system for critical vendors.
• Host client and regulatory audits, manage responses/resolution, and audit follow-up
• Perform Material Review Board (MRB) duties representing Quality Engineering
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Operations and Engineering to improve manufacturing process and develop methods to eliminate quality problems.
• Requires consistent exercise of discretion and independent judgment to perform assignments of a professional nature requiring application of quality engineering and related techniques.
• Manage budget, costs and expenditures within the Quality function and applicable functional support requirements. Lead and drive Productivity initiatives.
• Foster a “Safety 24/7” culture; driving safety initiatives to ensure zero safety related incidents annually.
• Supervisory responsibility including performance management, discipinary actions, and recruitment
• Other duties as assigned

• 10-15 years manufacturing experience (e.g. Metal extrusion, CNC, manual lathe, CNC Mill, heat treat, deburr, EB welding, etc.)
• 5+ years of supervisory experience
• Experience working in military or aerospace quality systems.
• Ability to understand and interpret engineering technical data, such as manufacturing or part drawings, to provide guidance to cross-functional teams.
• Significant experience working directly with customers and suppliers.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as, strong problem solving, organizational, project management and decision-making skills.
• Understand internal and external customer requirements with a high attention to detail in resolving findings
• Knowledge of aerospace quality standards including AS9100, AS9102, & ISO
  9001.
• Knowledge of metrology
• Experience working with CMMs and visual inspection tools
• Experience with conducting high level investigations regarding quality escapes and application of engineering methods for resolution such as fishbone diagram, 5Y, 8D, Root Cause Corrective Action
• Experience with auditing and implementing corrective actions to maintain compliance with the Quality Management System

• Project Management experience
• Six Sigma, and/or ASQ Certification.
• Metallurgist experience

• S. degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Metallurgical Engineering, or related field from an Accredited Institution required
• S. degree in technical field preferred
• Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to process and effectively communicate information using MS…