Quality Assurance Manager

Do you have a passion for quality and setting standards? We’re hiring aManager, Quality Assurance for our company’s manufacturing facility in Durant, MS. If you possess:

• Experience in managing the Quality Assurance process for troubleshooting, evaluating, and preventing manufacturing and field/customer problems in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.
• 3-5 years of Quality Assurance experience in a manufacturing environment required.

Hunter could be a great fit for you! Family owned since 1946, Hunter Engineering is the global industry-leader in wheel alignment systems, wheel balancing systems, vehicle inspection systems, and more. Hunter equipment, made in America, is approved, and used by vehicle manufacturers, tire companies, and dealers in over 130 countries. Hunter was named a 2023 finalist for Best Places to Work award by St. Louis Business Journal.

As a Manager, Quality Assurance:

What you will do:

• Manage the process for troubleshooting, evaluating, and preventing manufacturing and field/customer problems.
• Reviews and implements engineering change orders and ensuring all MOSs, drawings, and ECOs are updated and preparing ECRs to correct any mistakes on MOSs or drawings.
• Implements inspection, testing and evaluation methods to ensure that products adhere closely to company standards and benchmarks.
• Evaluates and improves the production system by implementing standards for product quality.
• Trains and guides quality engineers in best practices in quality; work with inspectors to ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, and products.
• Performs quality-engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals and company quality records.
• Applies statistical process control (SPC) methods for analyzing data to evaluate the current process and process changes.
• Manages vendor quality standards for purchased products and components and provides input to the decision of whether to accept the product and future purchases from the vendor; review reject material, scrap, etc. to establish prevention systems and techniques.
• Interprets blueprints, drawings, sample models, or specifications to verify parts meet Hunter standards for quality.
• Collaborate with management team to set quality benchmarks and communicate issues and recommend process improvements when needed; develop new approach for problem-solving of Quality Assurance issues.
• Prepares and presents technical and quality program information and documents to team members and management; maintain data collection into proprietary systems for Quality Assurance program.
• Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry Quality Assurance codes and standards.

Additional Qualifications Include:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.
• 3-5 years of Quality Assurance experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• 2-3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• ASQ Certification is highly desirable.
• Experience in root cause analysis methodologies and ability to lead team using processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with multiple levels of the organization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented with a positive attitude and a high degree of initiative

Hunter Fosters a Culture of:

• Innovation & Continuous Improvement
• Appreciation & Recognition
• Advancement Opportunities
• Pay for Performance

Some Benefits and Perks Include:

• Industry Leading Healthcare
• Industry Leading Profit-Sharing Plan w/ Safe Harbor Contribution
• Generous Paid Time Away
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Parental Leave

Our people come first as we aim for excellence. We value work/life balance and take pride in our culture of excellence, respect, innovation, teamwork, and service to others. Will you join us in our mission to ‘align people and innovation to drive excellence?’