Manager - Quality Assurance

I. POSITION PURPOSE:

Provide strategic leadership to a dynamic Quality Management organization.  Stewardship of the Quality System that provides continuous improvement to all products manufactured by the organization in order to meet or exceed customer specifications.

II. MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Manages time, money and resources available to efficiently respond to any requirement related to the quality of the system or product in a prioritized, quantifiable manner


• Provides departmental and company leadership promoting the use of key management principles. Supervision of direct reports and others related to the quality department function


• Assumes the responsibilities of the ISO Management Representative, monitoring and managing the Quality Management System (QMS). Facilitates the QMS Management Review meetings


• Formulate and maintain quality objectives coordinated with the business, product and customer expectations in mind. These objectives will be reviewed periodically to ensure that the quality direction is in line with the company’s objectives


• Work with suppliers, quality representative sand company personnel to resolve discrepancies and to plan for continuous improvement in the products and/or systems 


• Assign appropriate quality personnel to assist Manufacturing and Design Engineering during pilot runs of prototype units to determine undocumented quality requirements and/or test procedures that should be added to the appropriate documents

III. EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science Degree in a major field of science, engineering, or technology required. Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Technology or equivalent required.

IV. TRAINING & SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

This position requires a person who demonstrated experience leading the Quality organization in a manufacturing envorionment.  Successful candidates will possess the ability to lead others efficiently and effectively either one-on-one, as a team, or in a group. He/she must possess a positive attitude with self-motivation. Must be able to communicate effectively with good verbal and writing skills, and have the ability to utilize problem solving skills and techniques to achieve problem resolution. Successful candidates will possess direct involvement with ISO program developing, writing or enforcing procedures and work instructions

Critical competencies required:

7 to 10 years’ relevant experience in manufacturing and production processes required. Direct experience with a quality function and/or quality related responsibilities. Prefer experience in the automotive or agricultural equipment manufacturing industries.  Previous supervisory or management experience, skills and responsibility are preferred and may be required.

• Demonstrated leadership & development of programs utilizing : Statistical Process Control, Design of Experiments, and Process/Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis


• Experience with Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing/Kaizen Event, Problem Solving Disciplines (5D, 6D, 7D, 8D). Effective use of quality tools and techniques to assist in determining compliance to specifications, tends, capabilities, and opportunities for continuous improvement is required


• Proficient knowledge of computer systems and pertinent software such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Project and PowerPoint


• Experience with specialized software such as MiniTab (SPC Software, Pro-E and mainframe systems are a plus

V. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: