Quality and Engineering Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as engineering and quality leader and technical expert of all engineering and quality disciplines.
• Oversee the development and implementation of all manufacturing processes.
• Ensure cohesive environment between engineering and quality teams and manufacturing departments.
• Support the development and implementation of new equipment and manufacturing processes.
• Resolve issues and answer questions brought forth by engineering and quality team members.
• Create detailed engineering plans, standard work, processes, and procedures for engineering staff to use and abide by.
• Direct, develop, initiate and control standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation that assures the design criteria.
• Achieve quality operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; completing audits; determining system improvements and implementing change.
• Monitor and determine various staffing and training needs within the engineering and quality departments.
• Responsible for hiring, training, and supervising engineering and quality staff members.
• Oversee budgets and timelines for engineering and quality projects.
• Coordinate process changes within the organization.
• Support teams on open ECNs, track open ECNs, and confirm accuracy of change control.
• Spearhead various research and development directives to identify opportunities for new projects and improved processes.
• Communicate and collaborate with other managers, vendors, suppliers, and customers.
• Align resources with production for manufacture of new tools, fixturing and/or modification of existing tools and equipment.
• Aid in the implementation of new equipment for production.
• Career Development and Training: Coordinate Engineering and Quality Lean activities, Kaizen, Kanban, 5S and Value Stream Mapping.
• Technical Sales Experience: Assist with specifying of materials, thermal processing, and component requirements to meet customer expectations.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university; or eight to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Must be proficient using computers.
• Compliance to the Quality Management System, Safety Practices, and Management Operating System documents relative to your department.
• Support specific objectives and targets that support company goals and objectives.
• Responsible for meeting or exceeding requirements for cost targets within your functional areas.
• Participate in Lean Enterprise/Manufacturing initiatives throughout the organization including but not limited to kaizen, OEE, Kanban, 6 Sigma, etc.
• In conjunction with management, define training needs and implement necessary actions to optimize employee performance.
• Oversee and comply with company rules and practices in compliance with the Employee Handbook.
• Comply with 5S housekeeping practices and maintain a clean, organized work environment.
• Responsible for promoting and demonstrating a team philosophy in accomplishing company and personal goals and objectives.
• Project Management experience.
• Technical Sales Experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Solid soft skills working with internal and external customers.

Supervisory Responsibility

Yes