Quality Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and supervise the Quality department and Quality programs.
• This also includes performance management and hiring of the employees within the department.
• Oversee internal & supplier auditing and work to improve quality of outgoing product
• Work to improve communication of customer requirements, resolve customer concerns, and promote quality throughout organization.
• Maintain a quality program conforming to ISO 9001:2015 and NQA-1:2008/9a.
• Work to implement harmonized procedures from our Corporate Quality team into the Quality Management System.
• Establish and maintain relationships with registrar & auditors required to obtain and maintain certifications.
• Manage customer driven audits to maximize customer satisfaction and ensure compliance to all customer requirements.
• Oversee the corrective action process and ensure that identified issues are successfully resolved in an appropriate timeframe.
• Work closely to improve/maintain quality of raw materials & products, and ensure that nonconforming product is dispositioned in a timely manner.
• Establish and maintain relationships with vendors and contractors to ensure the group receives quality products and can expediently resolve quality issues.
• Train & promote quality throughout the organization and lead quality improvement projects
• Ensure certificates of conformance are submitted to customers in a timely fashion.
• Ensure all measurement and test equipment utilized by the organization is appropriately calibrated.
• Stay informed on changes in quality-related technology in the industry which can be employed to improve quality operations Complete special projects and other duties as assigned.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in mechanical engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field required.
• 5+ years of progressive Quality Management experience in a manufacturing related environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, demonstrating understanding in production operational processes
• Hands-on ERP/MRP experience (e.g. MACPAC, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including but not limited to Excel, Word, Power Point, & Outlook.