Quality Manager

This person should maintain quality and safety standards in regard to customer specifications and Burke Porter requirements. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Willing to work outside standard working hours as needed. Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Certified IATF 16949/AS9100 Auditor preferred
• PPAP
• APQP
• PFMEA
• MSA
• ISO 14001 Certified Auditor preferred
• 5 – 10 years as a Quality Manager
• Experienced Six Sigma problem solving
• Understands Lean Manufacturing practices
• Well versed in LPA’s

Primary skills and responsibilities:

• Directs sampling inspection, and testing (including CMM Layout) of produced/received parts, components, and materials to determine conformance to standard
• Reviews quality problems with management, engineering, inspection personnel and directs actions to correct defects.
• Serves in a key role in making “accept” or “reject” decisions.
• Exemplifies a culture quality-awareness.
• Host customers for audits, react to customer complaints, follow through on all sorting and rework of suspect parts.
• Prepares plans and coordinates activities of the Core Team. Provides training as appropriate.
• Prepares for and represents the company during all quality related audits as the Management Representative which has the ability to resolve quality management issues.
• Responsible for directing, instructing, and organizing the work of the person tasked with supervising the parts sort area.
• Oversee completion of PPAP submissions.
• Maintain file of all revisions for every part produced at the facility.
• Coordinates and approves all sample submissions of new products and engineering changes.
• Maintain excellent communications with customers and outside suppliers at the plant level.
• Supervise the Quality Assurance staff.
• Facilitates corrective action teams (8D, 5-Why, fishbone, …) to address defective quality in all products within the value stream.
• Develop and implement effective and efficient preventive and corrective actions.
• Leads ISO/IATF/AS certification audit activities and hosts auditors of these audits.
• Prepare and manage internal audits to the internal audit plan.
• Lead project launch operations and maintain project timeline from a Quality Assurance view.
• Manage RMA’s and Nonconformance Reports and provides follow-up on both.

• Other responsibilities may be added or assumed based on necessity.