Quality Manager

QUALITY MANAGER. (Local Candidates Only, No Relocation Provided)

LOCATION: Delavan WI (Primary), Cudahy WI (2nd location)

POSITION PURPOSE:

Under the direction of the COO, the Quality Manager is responsible for planning, monitoring and maintaining the Quality Management System. Manage a team of 7 direct reports.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Assist executive management with the development of the corporate quality plan.

· Create and sustain a culture that is based on continuous improvement.

· Quality management of the company’s products including developing and managing measurement systems that incorporate Customer’s View of Quality, in-process manufacturing and machine capability.

· Customer Corrective Actions

· Customer and 3rd Party Audits

· Oversee and direct the overall quality direction of the corporation and the effectiveness of the quality management system including AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and all other accreditations.

· Establish a positive relationship with our customers and become their “trusted advisor”.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This list of responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management deems necessary. Employees are and will be held accountable for all duties of the job.

· Evaluating suppliers including production capability, reviewing all quality systems (ISO 9100), supplier appraisals and machine shop surveys, and identifying improvement opportunities.

· Analyze data to evaluated current processes and process changes.

· Manage customer corrective actions as well as customer audits

· Manage the day-to-day quality issues in all areas of the plant.

· Manage the Defective Material and CAPA processes.

· Exhibit strong verbal and written communications skills (job requires frequent communication with engineers, purchasing, and service providers).

· Ensure procedures and guidelines are incorporated into fabrication/inspection/surveillance process.

· Job will require domestic travel, approximately <20%.

· Manage Quality staff.

· Must be quality conscious and continuously look for quality improvements.

REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

· 5+ years’ experience as a Quality Manager / Engineer at a facility managed under ISO standards in a metal machining environment

· 5+ years’ experience in a manufacturing quality assurance environment

· Strong background in manufacturing processes is required

· Strong problem solver, and skilled in metrology

· Competent with MS Office Suite and ERP software applications

· Excellent communication and organizational skills

· Knowledge of scrap measurements, rework measurements, customer specific performance measurements, vendor performance measurements, gage repeatability and reproducibility measurements (GRR’s)

· Exhibit core values of integrity and accountability

· Maintain a clean, orderly and efficient work area

· Demonstrates ability to read, write, hear and interpret documents and instructions from both verbal and written English

· Strong attention to detail, problem solving, time management and interpersonal skills

· Possess knowledge of gage maintenance and calibration

· Regularly required to use hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and to reach with hands, arms and feet

· Frequently required to talk and hear, to stand, walk or sit; to balance, stoop, crouch and kneel

· Occasionally required to push, pull and/or safely lift various pieces of equipment or parts weighing up to 50 pounds safely

· Vision abilities (corrective or non) include close range, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

· Ability to understand and comply with all company, safety and quality policies and procedures and advocate ISO system standards

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions.

· Exposure to moderate noise

· Temperature variances

· Exposure to fumes, chemicals and airborne particles

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• Please list your current compensation?

Experience:

• Quality Leadership: 5 years (Preferred)
• AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 14001: 3 years (Preferred)
• Quality Systems: 5 years (Preferred)
• Metal/CNC Environment: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person