Quality Manager

About the Role

At ConMet, product quality is a key pillar of our success, and our commitment to our customers. We are seeking a hands-on, forward-thinking Quality Manager for our Northwest plants in Clackamas, OR, and Vancouver, WA. This role specifically covers our die cast and machining plants.

Responsibilities

• Reviews daily on-the-floor quality-related issues with other applicable department management to determine the need for corrective actions.
• Reviews incoming returned product from customers as either nonconforming product or returns for restock.
• Works directly with customers on the review of nonconforming products, including issuance and management of corrective actions (8D’s), and visits customer facilities to report on actions taken to address quality concerns.
• Works with suppliers on incoming product quality issues, including issuance of supplier corrective actions, as necessary.
• Manages the company’s Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) to ensure completion and submission of full PPAP packages to customers.
• Ensures the dimensional review of incoming supplier products is completed as part of the supplier PPAP process and provides feedback to the ConMet Corporate Supplier Quality Group on results.
• Manages the company’s IATF16949 system as the designated “Management Representative” to ensure compliance with TS requirements and maintenance of system documentation.
• Reviews customer documentation, including Supplier Quality Manuals and Packaging Guidelines, and incorporates customer requirements into plant system documentation to ensure compliance.
• Ensures required testing (e.g., dimensional, X-Ray, material, chemical) is completed per customer requirements.
• Maintains awareness of the relevance and importance of activities and how each contributes to achieving quality objectives.
• Works safely and without injury.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university; plus five to ten years of experience in quality assurance with a similar production environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working in an IATF 16949 certified manufacturing environment is required.
• Experience with SAP is preferred.

Skills

• Knowledge of aluminum manufacturing principles and processes.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

About ConMet

ConMet, a division of Amsted Industries, is a leading global supplier of wheel hubs, aluminum castings, and structural plastics for original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket channels in the commercial vehicle industry. Since 1964, we’ve been driving the industry forward with transformative solutions. Our products are installed as OEM first-fit equipment on virtually all heavy-duty trucks in North America. We are committed to collaboration, innovation, customer focus, and sustainability, creating an environment where our people can thrive and making a positive impact on our communities and the environment.

ConMet provides equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor visas for this position.