Quality Manager

Basic Function

Quality Manager guides and directs the Quality Department to assure appropriate procedures are in place that will assure both internal and external customer quality expectations are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Works with Engineering on advance quality planning on future programs and ensures that all special characteristics identified during product development are monitored using statistical techniques throughout the manufacturing process
• Supervises and manages Quality Engineers and Quality Technicians
• Manages complete Quality Reporting system
• Serves as the Management Representative for Quality/BOS
• Manages the internal audit schedule for BOS and IATF 16949
• Administers all Quality activities as defined in the BOS and IATF 16949 standards
• Manages supplier base for both purchased and bailed components
• Engages in safe practices as well as follows safety rules and job rotations
• Must be willing to report unsafe conditions, reporting unsafe acts, participating in safety/ergonomic committees, participating in safety Kaizen events, participating in blue sky initiatives, participating in safety audits, and participating in safety observation feedback events
• Assists the plant in achieving safety goals while achieving and maintaining Safe Workplace and Environmental and Sustainability objectives
• Ensures that facility maintains calibration on all variable and attribute gauges
• Completes individual development plans for each member within the Quality Department
• Establishes the criteria guideline for determining incoming inspection frequencies and ensuring that it is conducted
• Ensures that a final product audit is conducted to the necessary instructions, frequency and auditors
• Reviews daily customer scoreboards/concerns/other feedback in the absence of the Quality Manager or Quality Engineer
• Reviews and understands the Customer Specific Requirements
• Responsible for assigning and maintaining designated people list to manage sample part cage

Qualifications

• Knowledge of IATF 16949 and ISO 9001:2015 standard

Primary location: Northwood Facility