Barbara J. Smith

Zephyrhills, FL, ***** 813-***-***** adrvgm@r.postjobfree.com

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Energetic Quality Control Manager with ability to reduce waste and increase efficiency of manufacturing processes. Hoping to secure a quality control position in a company where diligence and professionalism is adequately rewarded

Experience

QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER LITHIONICS BATTERY APRIL 2021 TO PRESENT

Written procedures for ISO 9001:2015

Achieved ISO certification

Written Quality Manual along with procedures

Developed a Quality team

Wrote Work instruction

Developed the QMS

Supervising 2 employees

SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER PARAGON WATER MANUFACTURING OCTOBER 2017 TO MARCH 2021

Project management experience. Lead projects to reduce external failure rates, internal defect rates, reduce internal rework and improve customer satisfaction for products.

Working closely with multiple departments, responsible for identifying areas of opportunity, developing solution plans, coaching team members and ensuring key metrics are achieved.

8D, SPC, MSA – collect and analyze the data to make “Best Practice” Data driving decision. Expert level of IQ Macros 2018.

Define and recommend quality requirements and appropriate processes to enable customer requirements to be fulfilled and quality objectives to be achieved.

Interfaces and provide technical support on quality issues with the customer as needed it.

Supports and focus corrective action efforts and utilizing the SPC data. Create and implement any meetings, procedures, or team-building concepts as necessary as part of the corrective/preventative effort.

Capable of performing Machine qualification and verification.

Serves as liaison between company and suppliers or customers on quality related issues

Great ability to manage successfully with cross-functional team(s).

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Highly skilled in multitasking, flexible, and adaptable to any environment.

Design and implement new quality tools and procedures.

SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER SEABORD MANUFACTURING FROM AUGUST 2016 TO OCTOBER 2017

Developing and implementing methods and procedures to ensure that the products are free of defects and functioning as desired.

Designing and installing sophisticated testing equipment and performing product testing and analysis to ensure that potential defects and failure rates are minimized, and quality levels are maintained in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.

Analyzing reports and defective products to determine trends and recommend corrective actions.

Interacting with supplier quality representatives concerning quality problems, ensuring that effective corrective action is implementing, developing and monitoring quality improvement programs.

Interacting with customers – Tier I and Tier II

Project management investigation teams to perform failure analysis of returned products, and issues resulting in stop ship/stop production scenarios.

Conducted all internal and external quality audits.

Monitor and report on quality-related key performance indicators including scrap, PPM, etc. to assist with identifying root cause, implementing improvement measures and corrective actions when necessary.

Actively participate in the training of QC Inspectors and production operators on inspection techniques, the use of new equipment, and new process releases.

Promote the use of customer preferred techniques for continuous improvement such as Six-Sigma, Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing), and Measurement System Analysis

Develop and implement QA processes and best practices including product reliability, process capability and statistical analyses

Communicate and continuously improve in-process and overall quality: TPY, gage R&R, Cpk etc

Conduct material quality reviews and participate in daily production meeting

AERO SPACE - JR QUALITY ENGINEER / CT TOOL & MFG LLC, PLAINVILLE CT 2014 – 2017

Responsible for Receiving, First Piece, In-process and Final Inspection

Customer and internal inspection reports

DQR for Hamiltion, Sikorsky, GE, UTC

Responsible for completing and maintaining all forms of documentation

Develop and produce CMM programs for product Quality

Responsible for Root Cause Analysis/CAR’s 8-D’s for customer complaints

Flight Safety Inspector

Responsible for the Validation Program / Customer Inspection Reports

QS9000 and QS9002 documentation

Create FAI’s PPAP packages for customer and internal submission

Training of in-process inspectors

Ordering gauges, building of hand held gauge, gauge calibration

EARLIER CAREER

Aero Space Inspector 2006 – 2009 Hygrade Precision Technologies, Plainville CT

QA Manager 2002 - 2004 Eyelet Tech, Wolcott, CT

Quality Technician 1988 – 1999 Torrington Company PCD, Watertown, CT

Education and Certifications

Green Belt in Lean / Six Sigma (SSGI)

Yellow Belt in Lean / Six Sigma (SSGI)

Yellow Belt in Diversity and Inclusion (SSGI)

ISO 9001:2015 Auditor

DCP, D/P-FMEA’s

Problem Solving

PPAP & FAI’s

Microsoft/Excel 1, 2, 3 Training

Mitutoyo MCOSMOS C1 GeoPak V3.0 E13 Training

Completed Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Refresher Course ASQ

Completed Certified Quality Technician (CQT) Refresher Course ASQ

Completed Certified ISO9001:2015, AS9100D Internal Auditor

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

ISO 9001 and AS9100 Procedures

Technical Abilities

Microsoft Office Suite:

Word, Excel (pivot tables), PowerPoint, Access, Excel IQ Macros, Outlook

Other:

In-House Systems, SAP, Misys, Sage, Vinterra,

References-

Furnished upon request

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