Quality Manager (Project Management)
The Quality Manager manages the quality department, implements and maintains the quality management and document control systems. They will drive continuous improvement activities and teams and support and promote plant wide quality improvement efforts. The Quality Manager is responsible to lead Corrective Action Plan development, implementation and follow-up as quality problems occur.
Job Duties
- Evaluate and develop improved techniques for control of quality and reliability.
- Work with Process Engineering on process and engineering changes.
- Support prototype builds and data collection and reporting of builds.
- Design and implement systems necessary to collect, to maintain and analyze data.
- Identify problems, basic and complex, review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Ensure production is producing quality product to specifications.
- Provide support onsite to customer/suppliers as needed.
- Document all activities as required.
- Provide support and maintain compliance with all company guidelines, union contracts and International Quality Standards (ie ISO, IATF, etc.) and all applicable government regulations and standards.
- Assume responsibility for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Quality Management Systems Manual
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in quality engineering or related technology or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 8 years experience in a manufacturing facility that offered the opportunity to gain a well rounded background in quality.
- Six Sigma certification preferred.
- Business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Customer needs focus, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
- Understanding of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
- Strong organizational skills.
- Strong communication skills (both verbal and written).
- Proficiency with database applications and administration systems, specifically Microsoft Office and the use of statistical software.
- Ability to work effectively independently with the ability to prioritize.
- Must be a highly motivated, service and team-oriented individual with an attention to detail.
- Strong analytical ability
- Supervisory and interpersonal skills are required
- Troubleshooting ability is required
- Strong decision making and problem solving skills
- Demonstrated good internal customer service skills
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects.
- Detail oriented
