Sr. Quality Manager

OVERVIEW

Cadrex is searching for a Senior Quality Manager to identify quality issues and gaps and implement reporting processes to track quality improvements that enhance the current systems. Defines and prioritizes high value quality project and manages projects to completion.

• Manages quality assurance programs to identify critical control points and preventive measures, establishes critical limits, and monitors procedures, and implements corrective actions and verification procedures
• Achieves quality assurance operational objectives by contributing information, data, reports and trend patterns to strategic plans and reviews, for analysis, determination of system improvements, implementing change and initiating corrective actions
• Leads internal and external corrective action activity related to system/products requiring CAPA’s
• Validates quality process specifications and quality attributes, measures production, documents evidence, determines operational and performance qualifications, reviews non-conforming logs, develops and updates quality assurance procedures
• Effectively interacts with Production, Engineering and Development teams to ensure product quality
• Determines and enforces—through functional groups—quality requirements in accordance with company needs
• Organizes and promotes company-wide quality improvement efforts
• Evaluates and develops improved techniques for the control of quality and reliability
• Acts as a liaison with external parties on matters relating to the quality of products produced
• Travels to customer and supplier sites when necessary
• Partners with customers and internal business units to resolve issues
• Regularly communicates with customers and internal departments on quality matters and supports greater quality department with supplier related issues
• Conduct quality audits of manufacturing processes and parts
• Supports team for all new product introductions and engineering changes to verify quality documentation is correct and assist with NPI signoff
• Work with continuous improvement team to deploy process change
• Participates in team meetings, documents action items, and keeps team apprised of customer concerns

• 7+ years’ related experience in a high-volume manufacturing setting preferred
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Write simple correspondence
• Ability to read and interpret prints and work orders
• Attention to detail and quality
• Responsive and strong communication
• Organized and self managed
• Must possess demonstrated ability to use statistical tools and performance measuring system analysis and methods
• Must have blueprint reading certification
• Experience in a sheet metal manufacturing environment, LEAN Six Sigma, Green Belt, CQE and/or ISO 9000 Auditing/AS9100 QMS preferred
• ISO 13485 QMS Experience required
• US Citizen to have the ability to support and work with-in any ITAR controlled facility
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid US Passport and international Visas

• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred

• Onsite

• M-F

• Health/dental/vision coverage
• Employer-paid and supplemental life insurance
  
  Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off and holiday pay
• Monthly remote work stipend (for remote employees who qualify)
• 401(k) investment plan, with an employer match of up to 4%
• Education support program
• Safety eyeglasses/shoe reimbursement
• Referral bonuses
• Bonus plan for all full-time employees

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally loud.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job…