Qaulity Manager

Job Description

Position Summary

The Quality Manager works with all teams and positions with a focus on ensuring processes which provide customers with “agreed-upon” quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Manages the quality management system and internal as well as external audits. Audit results represent valuable feedback for improvement and will be provided to the line managers

Ensures that work processes and standards are documented in an appropriate style so that they are easy to follow and execute by select employees

Ensures the quality management system is in line with LEAN principles ensures continuous improvement

Quality Management System development, implementation, maintenance, improvement, and review

Quality Management System documentation, distribution, and disposal

Quality Management System requirements are established, implemented, and maintained

Quality Management System performance monitoring and improvement

Promote Customer Requirements Awareness

Supplier Management System development, implementation, maintenance, improvement, and review

Metrology Equipment Management

Continuous Improvement Process

Corrective / Preventive Action Process

Participate in activities needed to support the management functions of the team

Uphold professionalism by providing courteous customer service to employees, visitors, clients, and vendors

Performing other duties as assigned

Observe all safety rules & regulations

Compliance of quality system requirements

Compliance of customer, regulatory, and statutory requirements

Support continuous improvement initiatives

Leadership Expectations

Coaches and trains the line managers and team leaders in analyzing work standards, improving and documenting them

Supports line managers in establishing visual management tools

Understands that work processes and standards need to be documented in a simple as possible way and used as close to the value adding process as possible. Provides this knowledge to the line managers.

Desired Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

10 years of Quality Management System experience

10 years of Manufacturing experience

10 years of ISO 9000 experience

10 years of Metrology experience

Proficient in Microsoft Office specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Ability to gather and analyze data

Solid judgment and decision making skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Must possess proficient ability to communicate in English in oral and written format

Ability to adapt and work efficiently in a rapidly changing dynamic environment

Excellent time managing skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and meet deadlines

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

Full-time