US U301 Quality Manager; Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials

Overview

US U301 Quality Manager (Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials) role at Mitsubishi Chemical America. Join to apply for the US U301 Quality Manager (Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials) role at Mitsubishi Chemical America
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Company:
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc.

• Participate in the development of the company’s strategic planning, vision, mission and values and desired culture.
• Support a safety-oriented culture within the company.
• Work collaboratively with all departments to meet plant and customer requirements, troubleshoot and correct problematic areas.
• Lead the efforts of AS 9100/ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certifications. Ensure the effectiveness and maintain the integrity of the Business Excellence System (BES); monitor, report, and advise on performance against defined parameters; ensure proper implementation and adherence to North American policies and procedures.
• Lead/participate in North America Internal ISO audits across the North American sites; manage, plan, schedule, and coordinate team activities; identify nonconformances; develop and approve final audit reports.
• Lead selected North American projects/initiatives as assigned; require cross-functional, cross-location influence and collaboration.
• Support deployment of the North American Continuous Improvement initiative and quality awareness/education; assist in setting up and maintaining controls and documentation; chart and analyze performance data and trends against defined parameters.
• Maintain state-of-the-art knowledge in quality systems, continual improvement methods, metrology, and statistical applications through sharing of best practices across North America.
• Facilitate quality awareness and education; provide training in Quality Assurance, Problem-Solving, Auditing and Quality Systems.
• Manage and develop the quality department resources to address business needs; promote effective communication and provide training to quality personnel.
• Serve as a Material Review Board member to control, disposition, and process nonconforming material/product.

• Develop strong working relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Understand and address customer concerns; assist in resolution of customer quality issues.
• Review and monitor supplier performance.

• Serve as ISO management representative.
• Implement and promote quality policy; maintain written quality procedures and instructions.
• Coordinate management review meetings, corrective and preventive actions.
• Plan, promote and monitor training activities related to the Quality Management System and procedures.
• Oversee all quality audits and coordinate response/closure to findings (registrar, customer and internal audits).
• Act as Quality representative for contract review process.
• Support, monitor and continually improve all quality systems.

• Desired:
  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business;
  Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification; ASQ certifications (CQA, CQM, CQE) with 8–10 years of quality management experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• 10+ years’ experience in manufacturing operations.
• 5+ years’ experience with ISO 9000 compliant quality management systems.
• 5+ years’ experience leading teams.
• 5+ years’ experience inspecting machined parts with hand tools, surface plate layout, CMMs, etc.
• Strong understanding of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) and metrology.
• Working knowledge of advanced quality concepts (SPC, DOE, Lean Six Sigma, Mini Tab).
• Well versed in AS 9100/ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 QMS.
• Ability to lead and manage others and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ERP systems.
• Quality system auditing/evaluation experience; ability to perform and be audited.
• Proven experience with root cause analysis.
• Travel: 10-25% to North American facilities, customers, and suppliers; international travel may be required.
• Working knowledge of surface plate layout, CMM inspection, calibration methods, trigonomentry applications to inspection, GD&T, quality statistics and sampling plans.

The salary for this position is up to $103,400. Factors…