Maria Kinkle

Spring City, TN *****

ad2lcn@r.postjobfree.com

+114*********

Experienced and professional leader and coach seeking to work with a stable and growing company. Work Experience

Quality Manager

Chattanooga, TN - Chattanooga, TN

August 2023 to Present

Ops Manager/Quality Engineer & Supervisor

E&E MFG - Athens, TN

September 2014 to March 2021

Quality Manager

Ricco Plastics - Corona, CA

February 2012 to May 2013

QA Group Leader

Quantum Technologies - Lake, ON

December 2007 to February 2012

Quality Tech

Denso Manufacturing - Athens, TN

May 1998 to September 2007

Quality Manager

· Ensure plant operations has correct quality support structure

· Create, update and deploy quality management system

· Ensure plant is incompliance to ISO, IATF and required standards

· Create, monitor and report quality metrics to help drive performance

· Daily engagement with other departments to help sustain process

· Work with supplier to address any issues using QMS

· At the forefront of any quality concern from customer

· Lead effort to reduce, recycle and reuse

· Develop other department lead and managers to keep a low COPQ Responsibilities & Career Highlights as DPM/Operations/CI Manager

· Create annual plant improvement plan

· Help managers create action plans to help reach objectives

· Work with department managers to ensure KPI’s are being meet

· Create, develop, coach and establish a team that understands Leadership objectives

· Plan for meeting customer quality requirements and demand

· Develop a detailed training matrix for all employees

· Create standard work instructions for all processes

· Recommend and schedule training for leaders and technical support

· Monitor root cause of downtime and schedule Maintenance/Engineering support

· Create, monitor and adhere to monthly budget

· Prepare and participate in management review

· Efficiency improvements to reduce wasted man-hours Quality Engineer

MSA

· Active participation in new product launch

· Documentation and tracking of internal issues – initiate and monitor improvement plans

· Customer PPAP submission to AIAG and customer specific requirements

· Preparation of control plans, process capability studies, MSA, etc.

· Lead development of inspection check fixtures and method

· Customer 8D/Corrective Action Activities

· Initial evaluation, root cause and risk analysis of customer returns

· Responsible for ISO-9001 and IATF compliance

· Experience in stamping, machining, roto-molding, injection molding, blow molding, welding, annealing and final assembly

· Assigned to investigate root cause of non-conformances and successfully develop preventative countermeasures

· Help reduce unsellable inventory cost via prevention of non-conformance

· Help investigate and improve failure to production process

· Ensure successful engineering changes through external and internal documentation

· Create, establish, review, audit, update internal procedures

· Experienced with FTIR, SEM, CMM with PCDMIS & Calypso software

· Create work instructions, inspection standards, corrective action reports, etc.

· Responsible for purchasing equipment and supplies including capital equipment Career Highlights as Quality Supervisor

· Establish, tracked, and follow standard work matrix to ensure employees are trained

· Oversight of full-time & temporary employees, interns, and third-party operations

· Provided individualized, fair, and clear employee reviews that established goals

· Attend and complete multiple team building trainings and events Quality Manager

Hatch Stamping

Total Network Manufacturing

Education

Computer Science

Orlando Vo-Tech - Orlando, FL

1988 to 1990

Diploma in Bell High, Bell, CA

1986 to 1988

Skills

• PLEX

• Various OEM On-line Portals

• Tinius Olsen

• Smart-Scope, Keyence & Tool Makers Micro Scope Software

• Gage-Trak Calibration Software

• Faro Arm Measurement Software

• Strong Coaching Skills

• Mini-Tab Software

• Process Software

• Microsoft Office

• TYS Software

• Quality assurance

• ISO 9001

• Computer science

• Project management

• Manufacturing

• Leadership

• PPAP

• Assembly

• Technical support

• Coordinate measuring machine

• Procurement

• Plastics injection molding

• Plastics blow molding

• Computer networking

• Customer service

• SEM

• Welding

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