Quality Assurance Manager

KULR Technology Group is a publicly traded company (NYSE: KULR) with a vibrant startup dynamic, headquartered in San Diego, CA. Our mission is developing energy management platforms to accelerate the global transition to a circular electrification economy. We create sustainable solutions that benefit humanity using space proven engineering, making the world of batteries and electronics cooler, lighter, and safer. We operate in four verticals: e-mobility, environmental/energy storage, industrial/consumer tools, and aerospace/defense. Our technologies have been deployed by NASA, including applications on the Space Station and Mars Rover.

Job Title: Quality Assurance Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary: $110,400 - $160,600

Reports to: Director of Operations

Location: Onsite.

KULR Technology Location: Houston

Travel: Frequent travel required between local work locations.

Position Overview:

The Quality Manager is responsible for establishing a culture of Quality and continuous improvement. This individual will be responsible for implementing and maintaining ISO 9001 program from the ground up. The Quality Manager supports KULR’s quality objectives and contractual quality requirements in a team-based environment, adhering to program cost and delivery schedules.

This role implements policies and procedures to ensure adherence to production quality standards, monitors and audits process, material, and product testing against established standards and conducts a continuous analysis of quality defects and deviations and identifies deficiencies or gaps in testing activities and develops solutions to ensure adequate and robust quality processes. This position optimizes processes to comply with existing and new regulatory requirements.

Functions:

• Monitors and audits process, material, and product testing against established standards and conducts a continuous analysis of quality defects and deviations.
• Identifies deficiencies or gaps in testing activities and develops solutions to ensure adequate and robust quality processes that comply with regulatory requirements
• Drives ISO Management Review process and coordinates ISO audits.
• Ensure the organization’s Quality Management System conforms to client, internal, and regulatory/legal requirements.
• Implement new standards, including acquiring required training and resources, and assisting and coordinating the creation of policies and procedures.
• Plan and lead external and/or client quality audits and manage the internal audit program, ensuring all functional areas are audited annually.
• Establish and implement metrics/KPIs for monitoring system effectiveness.
• Ensure that all identified non-conformances are corrected with undue delay, coordinating corrective actions and preventative actions, as required.
• Ensures that all Corrective, Preventive, and Improvement Action Requests are assigned, investigated, completed and effective.
• Educate and train employees as to their impact in the quality management system and their responsibilities regarding the QMS.
• Develop and implement learning and development activities to drive continuous improvement through the Quality function.
• Interfaces with supplier and client quality representatives concerning problems with quality control and assure that effective corrective action is implemented.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Screens applications, interviews candidates, and recommends individuals for hiring.
• Trains and assigns work to new and continuing employees.
• Delegates tasks and provides effective direction to team members to produce business results.
• Independently conducts frequent performance feedback weekly, quarterly, and annually.
• Makes recommendations for salary increases, merit increases and reclassifications.
• In conjunction with HR, determines corrective action as needed.

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, required or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master’s degree preferred.
• 5 years’ experience minimum in Quality Assurance experience with at least 3-5 years focused on federal contracting.
• 1 - 3 years supervisory experience, minimum.
• Experience managing an ISO 9001 certified QMS
• Preferred:
  • Experience in DOD and aerospace electronics manufacturing standards and requirements.
  • ISO Leader Auditor Certificate.
  • Knowledge of electronic processes and components.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

• Strong sense of risk management and proactive attitude toward risk mitigation.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams in failure analysis, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions and implement robust process controls.
• Ability to influence others, build effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to accomplish business objectives.
• Assume personal accountability, address limitations, exhibits honesty and respect towards others, the company and oneself.
• Ability to work independently, assessing business needs and using problem solving skills to address challenges.
• Serve and actively contribute as an active team member on the immediate team and the larger organization.
• Ability to achieve measurable goals and results to support of organizational success.
• Ability to understand and analyze underlying organizational issues.
• Strong demonstrated written and verbal communication skills to work effectively with a wide range of individuals in a diverse community.
• Intermediate use of computers and Microsoft Office Suite Applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook.

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee may encounter while performing this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Office Work Environment

Sedentary work. Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures and viewing a computer terminal. =Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, which permits the employee to communicate effectively on the telephone and in person. Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to frequently operate a personal computer (estimated 80%-100% of the typical workday) and other office equipment. Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to work at a computer workstation for an extended period, with the ability to move around the office considered to be approximately 100% of the workday.

Work Environment

• Standing for long periods of time, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching are generally required to perform the functions of this position.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted.
• Noisy environments. Occasionally
• Hazardous conditions. Occasionally
• Small and/or enclosed spaces. Occasionally
• Operating machinery and/or power tools. Occasionally
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers. Occasionally
• Adjusting or moving objects up to 25 pounds in all directions. Occasionally
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. Constantly
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing Constantly
• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces. Occasionally
• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds. Occasionally
• Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds. Occasionally
• Heavy work that includes moving objects up to 100 pounds or more. Occasionally
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like. Occasionally

Special Conditions:

• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
• Must be able to provide own transportation between work locations.
• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to federal contract requirements.
• Successful applicant must meet ITAR requirements.

DISCLOSURE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other associates.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by the supervisor in compliance with federal and state Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

No agencies please.