Qaulity Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

The Quality Manager works with all teams and positions with a focus on ensuring processes which provide customers with “agreed-upon” quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Manages the quality management system and internal as well as external audits. Audit results represent valuable feedback for improvement and will be provided to the line managers
• Ensures that work processes and standards are documented in an appropriate style so that they are easy to follow and execute by select employees
• Ensures the quality management system is in line with LEAN principles ensures continuous improvement
• Quality Management System development, implementation, maintenance, improvement, and review
• Quality Management System documentation, distribution, and disposal
• Quality Management System requirements are established, implemented, and maintained
• Quality Management System performance monitoring and improvement
• Promote Customer Requirements Awareness
• Supplier Management System development, implementation, maintenance, improvement, and review
• Metrology Equipment Management
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Corrective / Preventive Action Process
• Participate in activities needed to support the management functions of the team
• Uphold professionalism by providing courteous customer service to employees, visitors, clients, and vendors
• Performing other duties as assigned
• Observe all safety rules & regulations
• Compliance of quality system requirements
• Compliance of customer, regulatory, and statutory requirements
• Support continuous improvement initiatives

Leadership Expectations

• Coaches and trains the line managers and team leaders in analyzing work standards, improving and documenting them
• Supports line managers in establishing visual management tools
• Understands that work processes and standards need to be documented in a simple as possible way and used as close to the value adding process as possible. Provides this knowledge to the line managers.

Desired Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• 10 years of Quality Management System experience
• 10 years of Manufacturing experience
• 10 years of ISO 9000 experience
• 10 years of Metrology experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to gather and analyze data
• Solid judgment and decision making skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must possess proficient ability to communicate in English in oral and written format
• Ability to adapt and work efficiently in a rapidly changing dynamic environment
• Excellent time managing skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and meet deadlines

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.