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Primary Responsibilities:

Quality Management System

+ Lead by example, demonstrate core values daily

+ Promote continuous improvement

+ Promote Risk-based thinking

+ Interpret and implement ISO 9001 standards

+ Coordinate and support surveillance and recertification audits conducted by external providers

+ Evaluate audit findings and implement appropriate corrective actions

+ Facilitate Management Review meetings

+ Maintain the quality metrics dashboard spreadsheet monthly

+ Maintain the ISO QMS board postings

+ Manage internal audit process

+ Analyze data to identify areas for improvement in the quality system

+ Develop, recommend, and monitor corrective and preventive actions

+ Facilitate CAPA and OFI review meetings

+ Quality records retention and control

+ Maintain calibration program for measuring equipment and schedule annual calibration

+ Monitor risk management activities (ISO 9001:2015)

+ Promote a quality culture

Internal Quality

+ Determine personnel resource needs for the inspection function

+ Manage the quality function budget

+ Select quality equipment and inspection tools, and software, to support the inspection team

+ Aim to make production employees responsible for managing their own quality standards, i.e. QATS and FVMT Guidelines and Workmanship Standards

+ Identify quality training needs and organize training to meet quality standards

+ Issue quality alerts

+ MRB Input

+ Support continuous improvement activities

Supplier Quality

+ Support Purchasing in supplier selections

+ Work with suppliers to ensure quality requirements are met

+ Visit suppliers to conduct supplier quality audits

+ Communicate when suppliers are not meeting quality standards, and actions to be taken

Customer Quality

+ Support customers’ supplier audits

+ Investigate customer complaints and non-conformance issues, and root cause customer returns

+ Develop and implement customer corrective actions

+ Send out customer questionnaires every 18 months

+ Maintain customers’ quality notes matrices

+ Drive quality into project activities to ensure product meets customers’ requirements

Training and Development

+ VT Level II certification and maintenance for the inspection team

+ Romer CMM training for the inspection team

+ Recommends development training for the quality team

+ Improve self through training and development

Secondary Responsibilities:

+ Manage and administer the Welder Workmanship Training program

+ Assist CWI in the development of weld procedures and welder qualifications

+ Maintain schedules for welder continuity quarterly and annual vison exams

+ Maintain schedule for annual weld machine calibrations

+ Manage welding qualification-related costs

+ Assist with review of specifications and customers’ deliverables requirements

+ Develop forms, checklists, process flow diagrams, etc., as needed to improve performance designated areas

+ Perform CWI as needed

+ Answer technical questions from the inspection team

+ Serve as a resource for other departments

+ Work with manufacturing department leaders to improve quality and reduce rework

+ Serve as member of management safety team

Education:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Business Administration, or similar/related program required

+ In lieu of Bachelor’s degree, a combination of an Associate degree with proven work experience in the metal fabrication industry with hands on operation and supervision responsibilities in multiple fabrication processes may be substituted; specifically in quality, welding, machining, and finishing operations

Experience:

+ Production or engineering experience in a custom sheet metal fabrication business is desired

+ Five plus years’ experience in managing or supervising quality assurance and quality control in a manufacturing setting

+ Familiarity with welding, fabrication, and machining specifications preferred

+ Knowledge of metals and raw materials along with the understanding of production processes, and costs of manufacturing is a plus

+ Good analytical and problem-solving skills

+ Knowledge of industry principles such as lean manufacturing and six sigma methodologies is preferred

Specialized Experience:

+ Knowledge and application of ISO 9001:2015 Standard

+ Proficiency in Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook, and an enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems; Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine) preferred

+ Accurate manufacturing blueprint reading experience required

+ Working knowledge of American Welding Society and Military welding procedures and specifications preferred

+ Excellent communication skills at all levels within an organization