Quality Assurance Manager

Haynes International Manufacturing Headquarters
2000 W Defenbaugh St
Kokomo, IN 46902, USA

To provide leadership, management, and coordination for Haynes' Quality Assurance System.

To provide leadership, management, direction and coordination for all aspects of Haynes’ Quality Assurance to obtain and/or maintain key Quality accreditations. These aspects include Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, NDE and Inspection, and Calibrations Systems in Kokomo, as well as, in the Domestic Service Centers. Also, provides expertise and assistance to the Quality groups at Arcadia, Haynes Wire and/or VDM USA, as needed.

To direct all QA and QE functions of our Quality System leading to the creation of appropriate and acceptable Materials Certification for final products based on compliant intermediate and final material sampling, inspections and testing results and effective internal and external auditing, consistent with ISO 9001/AS 9100 and other customer-specific requirements.

Develop and execute approved plans to meet anticipated support needs each fiscal year; to provide operations and strategic input to the Director of Quality Systems and Manufacturing Engineering in support of our Quality System; to develop suitable QA, QE, Calibration and Inspection procedures and capabilities.

To work in conjunction with the Manufacturing Engineering Manager and our Manufacturing/Production Management Team in developing an effective Process/Quality Control and Improvement programs to reduce off-quality costs.

Education: B.S or M.S. (R) in technical discipline, preferably in Metallurgy, Materials Science, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering;
Other degrees would be considered depending on experience.

Experience: 5+ years w/ B.S. in Engineering or 3+ years and a M.S. (R); experience in Manufacturing and/or Quality Assurance, preferably related to aerospace metallic materials or another quality system-critical environment.

Areas of Knowledge: QA/QE Systems and best practices, including ISO 9000 & AS 9100 requirements, auditing, standard materials specifications (AMS, ASTM, ASME, etc.) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) (All R);
Knowledge of thermo-mechanical and/or melting processing and/or physical metallurgy of Ni- and Co base alloys (P);
Manufacturing processes/equipment involved with the production of major Haynes wrought product forms (P).

Skills: Leadership and management, Organization and Project Management, Planning, Technical Communication (written and oral), Observational and Analytical skills (all R);
Computer skills (MS Office suite, Minitab, AX, Shopfloor, etc. (P).

Safety/Environmental – Adhere to/support our corporate safety and environmental policies and ensure direct reports do likewise;
Confirm effective measures are taken to ensure work venues and SOP’s are safe, environmentally compliant and consistent with policies.

Quality – Ensure that all QA, QE, NDE and Inspection, and Calibration/Measurement Standard laboratory plans and activities comply with the Quality System, and consistent with policies.

Delivery – Set appropriate expectations, goals and requirements for all assigned personnel regarding safety, quality, delivery and cost, and effectively communicate and monitor progress toward these goals.

Cost/Stewardship – Plan, lead and/or participate in assigned QS and Manufacturing projects to ensure yearly commitments are met. Effectively monitor, document and regularly report status, activity and progress in areas of responsibility in a timely manner. Communicate relevant information and directives from senior management to direct reports.

• Fulfill responsibilities of the Quality Assurance Management Representative and provide leadership, management, direction and coordination for all aspects of Haynes’ Quality Assurance to maintain all existing Quality accreditations as directed by senior management, and obtain new accreditations as directed.
• Develop and manage backup plans for all critical operations and create plans targeting personnel development to ensure succession for…