QA Manager

Quality Assurance Manager

The Quality Assurance Manager position is responsible for providing support to the GBX facility to ensure that products and workmanship meet Greenbrier, customer, and applicable regulatory requirements. The role involves actively leading QA initiatives, including conducting training, assisting in internal and external audits, collaborating with cross functional teams to standardize Quality processes, and assisting in the development, tracking and implementation of corrective actions.

• Leads improvement initiatives and Quality Team Communications.
• Ensures implementation, oversight, and management of the Quality Assurance Program on a site level basis.
• Leads customer visits & audits.
• Manages internal/external AAR audits.
• Evaluates quality workload demands to determine adequate resource allocation to support facility Quality Assurance.
• Safeguards process nonconformance’s by reporting, entering into the nonconformance application and analyzing.
• Leads and participates in continuous improvement opportunities resulting from RCA data analysis.
• Supervises and coordinates activities for Inspections.
• Ensures adherence to Greenbrier safety policies and procedures.
• Contributes to the overall performance from the standpoints of safety, quality, profitability.
• Manages in process inspection and final inspection audits to ensure compliance with quality program.
• Facilitates root cause and corrective action processes with cross-functional operations team.
• Ensures all required customer, AAR regulatory and Greenbrier standards, specifications and instruction are maintained.
• Evaluates and coordinates with the Plant Manager and Functional Leaders the operational and quality training needs.

Qualifications

• Ability to help others learn and develop.
• Ability to maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality and sensitive information.
• Ability to organize and prioritize projects and information with accuracy, under tight timeframes, to meet organizational needs.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate professionally, both verbally and in writing, at all levels.

• Minimum Qualifications: Degree in mechanical or industrial engineering or equivalent, or five years experience in quality assurance, including two years in a Quality Manager role. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SmartSheet. Working knowledge of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and The Association of American Railroads (AAR) regulations.
• Preferred Qualifications: Degree in mechanical or industrial engineering or equivalent, or five years experience in quality assurance, including two years in a Quality Manager role. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SmartSheet. Working knowledge of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and The Association of American Railroads (AAR) regulations.

Work Environment And Physical Requirements

• Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical Activities And Requirements: Frequency Key Not Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupation Occasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5+ hours/day) Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5: 5.5+ hours/day) Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hours/day)
• Working Postures: Sit: Frequently Stand: Frequently Walk: Frequently Bend: Occasionally Kneel/Squat: Occasionally Crawl: Occasionally Climb: Occasionally Reach Forward: Occasionally Reach Upward: Occasionally Handling/Fingering: Occasionally Lift / Carry Requirements: 5-10 lbs: Occasionally 10-25 lbs: Occasionally 25-50 lbs: Occasionally 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable 75+ lbs: Not Applicable Push / Pull Requirements: Up to 10 lbs: Occasionally 10-25 lbs: Occasionally 25-50 lbs: Occasionally 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable 75+ lbs: Not Applicable