Manager, Quality

Hexagon Agility is a leading global provider of clean fuel solutions for commercial vehicles and gas transportation solutions with more than $400 million of revenues. Our product offerings include (renewable) natural gas distribution systems, Type 4 composite natural gas cylinders, and (renewable) natural gas fuel systems. These products transport clean gaseous fuels and enable vehicles to reduce emissions while saving operating costs.

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We are currently seeking a Quality Manager at our Lincoln, NE facility.

Candidates should expect a fast-paced, growth environment and have experience quality management in a manufacturing environment.

Job Summary

The Quality Manager develops and maintains the local Quality Management System, implements design/process improvements to meet internal goals and external customer needs, and manages the local Quality department. Works under the guidance of the VP of Operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

* Represent the Quality Team as a single point-of-contact for the assigned product line.

* Ensure that Quality Engineer, Quality Technician and Quality Inspector activities provide timely and effective production coverage and support.

* Communicate our internal customers' expectations throughout the Quality Team.

* Assess levels of supplier and manufacturing performance and determine needs for improvement.

* Communicate needs for improvement to the Operations, Engineering, Procurement and Quality groups.

* Supervise assigned Quality Engineers, Quality Technicians and/or Quality Inspectors.

* Determine work responsibilities, performance goals and training needs for subordinates.

* Assign work assignments and goals to subordinates and follow-up on results, as necessary.

* Provide performance feedback to subordinates and conduct annual performance reviews.

* Be the champion of quality for the business unit

* Create additional value throughout the value stream with innovative ideas on quality

* Develop and monitor departmental budgets, policies and procedures.

* Manage continuous improvement activities to improve outgoing, in-process and incoming product quality.

* Ensure that customer/regulatory requirements are fulfilled through effective and proactive quality planning processes (FMEA, control plan, process capability and gage R&R) during new product development and production launch.

* Ensure that supplier and production risk areas are identified and supported with effective countermeasures.

* Ensure that effective production process audits and evaluations of new and existing suppliers are conducted per established plans.

* Perform internal Management System, production process audits, and supplier evaluations.

* Interface with customers and suppliers on quality issues. Coordinate containment and improvement actions to resolve issues in a timely manner.

* Ensure that the implementation of preventive and corrective action is effective and sustained.

* Represent the interests of the Customer on the Material Review Board by reviewing nonconforming parts and proposed dispositions.

* Review engineering specifications, drawings and work instructions, for fulfillment of customer requirements.

* Represent the Quality Team as a point of contact for daily operational support.

Requirements

* Education

* Bachelor's degree in an Engineering field or 10 years of applicable Quality experience is required.

* Certifications

* ASQ Quality Manager (CMQ/OE) and Quality Engineer certification (CQE) is preferred.

* Other certifications, such as Lean, lead auditor (ISO 9001, TS 16949, 14001, etc.), Six Sigma Black/Green Belt, are desired.

* Experience

* Management

* Management/supervisory work experience is required.

* Personnel coaching/development experience is required.

* Manufacturing

* Manufacturing or industrial environment work experience is required.

* Effectively communicate and coach customer expectations to operations team

* Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) is required.

* Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) processes is required.

* Lean methodology/tools such as mistake-proofing (poke-yoke), value stream mapping (VSM), and Kaizen is preferred.

* Quality

* Process-based Management System (ISO 9001, 14001, TS 16949, etc.) lead auditing is required.

* Implementation and evaluation of process controls is required.

* Development and maintenance of production Control Plans is required.

* Knowledge of basic gage calibration practices is preferred.

* Analysis

* Selection and analysis of statistical methods (SPC, ANOVA, hypothesis testing, etc.) is required.

* Application of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) methods is preferred.

* Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is preferred.

* Development and analysis of Design of Experiments (DOE) is preferred.

* Design and analysis of Gage Repeatability& Reproducibility (Gage R&R) studies is preferred.

* Six Sigma or TQM methods/tools is preferred.

* Skills

* Ability to work effectively and independently…