Quality Assurance Manager

About the role

This position oversees and maintains quality control procedures and programs to ensure customer expectations are consistently met in a new, highly automated facility in Columbus, Mississippi. The Quality Assurance Manager reports directly to the Operations Manager with a dotted line to the Corporate Director of Quality Management.

Responsibilities

• Verify that inspection procedures used by all personnel are accurate and compliant with established quality control standards.
• Lead and manage a team of quality professionals to ensure parts meet all customer specifications.
• Maintain and update quality control standards and procedures, ensuring all relevant personnel are informed and compliant.
• Support the management team in maintaining ISO 9001 compliance and assist during ISO and customer audits.
• Oversee the inspection of incoming and outgoing materials to confirm specifications are met.
• Evaluate rejected material (both internal and external) and manage the corrective action system to reduce nonconformances and waste.
• Manage Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions to customers and ensure all requirements are satisfied.
• Develop and implement programs to educate, train, and update all personnel on quality control procedures.
• Manage the gage calibration system, ensuring all gages are properly calibrated and maintained.
• Integrate new inspection technologies to enhance accuracy and efficiency in the inspection process.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Operations Manager or Corporate Director of Quality Management.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in a quality management role, preferably within the metal fabrication industry.
• 4-year college degree or equivalent, preferably with a technical or engineering focus.
• Lead activities and reporting to gain and maintain IATF/ISO certification.
• Familiar with customer/supplier PPM.
• Utilize quality tools such as APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, Control plans, 8D, 5 Why.
• Experience with Steel/Aluminum surface inspection for exposed and unexposed automotive applications.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Advanced skills in problem solving and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Experience in hiring, developing, and managing a team of quality professionals.
• Proficient in using measurement tools such as calipers, height gauges, protractors, etc.
• Strong knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience with Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM).

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong computer and technical skills.
• Familiarity with the ISO-9001 standard.
• Excellent analytical abilities for assessing and resolving quality issues.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• High attention to detail in all aspects of work.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on precision and quality in all inspection tasks.