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Job Title: Quality Manager
Location: Solon, OH
Duration: 6 Months Contract to Permanent
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Education and Work experience
Job Title: Quality Manager
Location: Solon, OH
Duration: 6 Months Contract to Permanent
Description:
- Manage the Quality Assurance function, including the management of plant quality personnel.
- Maintain all facets of the quality system, respond to customer and supplier issues, and support continuous improvement through Lean, Six Sigma, and Root Cause Analysis.
Key Responsibilities:
- Train plant personnel in basic problem-solving techniques using statistical methods.
- Act as a resource to manufacturing for setting and accepting specifications
- Communicate with Customers, Technology, Suppliers, and Engineering on product quality, reliability, and performance.
- Optimize resources allocation and utilization
Key Position Accountabilities:
- Set direction on the QA Department and manage the QA staff in the development and maintenance of effective and efficient quality systems.
- Maintain the quality system to the current ISO standard, ISO 9001, ISO 13485. Ensure periodic system and process audits are developed and implemented. NADCAP accredited lab. Accredited NIAC & FDA
- Interface with Marketing and Customers to resolve concerns.
- Plan and execute projects to reduce cost.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Knowledge of the specialized field of expertise. Oversees execution of key cross-functional projects in support of the strategy.
- Overall Understanding of business objectives and influence of department on the achievement of those objectives.
- Typically, accountable for the performance of products and/or discipline within a small business unit or function.
- Accountability for Revenue/Product/COGS range from $50M-$300M
- Limited cost exposure impact on functional performance
- Develops the tactical plan for the area of accountability as a reference point to execute strategy.
- Provides input into attainment of strategy for area of accountability.
- Identifies emerging issues relevant to the area of accountability, primarily with a focus on the short term.
- Typically, accountable for development and adherence to a department budget.
- May build and maintain relationships with constituents outside the Company to support business needs.
- Interacts with other departments to coordinate activities.
- Makes decisions using detailed analysis, integration, and constructive thinking.
- Decisions are guided by set policies and procedures, business plans, resource availability, and functional objectives.
- Has responsibility for making decisions and managing risks that would have little or no impact on the assets of the Company.
- Provides input on decision making within the area of accountability
Education and Work experience
- 4-year secondary degree, plus advanced degree preferred
- Metallurgical Engineer – preferred
- 8+ years in the discipline
- 3-5-year management
