Quality Assurance Manager

Job Title:
Quality Assurance Manager

Classification:
Exempt

Department:
Quality Assurance

Reports to:
Operations Manager

* In Person Role*

Plans, coordinates, implements, and directs Quality Assurance programs designed to ensure the production process from purchased raw material to final product is consistent with established standards; develops, implements, maintains, and updates Quality Assurance records.

• Requires constant physical activities throughout shift (except breaks and lunch) such as standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, near/far vision, pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying aluminum products up to 50 lbs.
• Develops, implements, and maintains IATF
  16949 Quality Assurance programs, procedures, controls, and related audits in all departments.
• Ensures that performance and quality of products conform to established company standards.
• Coordinates and approves all sample submissions of new products and engineering changes to ensure quality standards.
• Coordinates with suppliers to ensure purchased material meets quality standards.
• Formulates and maintains quality control objectives and coordinates objectives with pre-productions and production procedures in cooperation with other department managers to maximize product reliability and minimize costs.
• Controls maintenance of inspection and testing procedures for raw materials to ensure quality standards.
• Daily inspects parts in production process for defects and keeps records.
• Responsible for developing inspection standards to instruct QA Technicians for the inspection of product at all production processes. These inspections include destructive and non-destructive methods ultrasound, eddy current, spectro-analysis, micro/macro inspection and dimensional checks. Also, notifies department managers and supervisors to correct quality problem; performs follow up inspection to ensure quality standards are met.
• Makes out quality control inspection records on rejected products showing date, run number, department, product type, and reason for the rejection.
• Maintains an up-to-date knowledge in the techniques of Quality Assurance and in the company products and process technologies; oversees quality assurance auditing of production areas and systems; reviews reports findings and makes recommendations for corrective action; continuous process improvement.
• Submits and administers budget schedules and performance standards; plans, promotes, and organizes training activities. Responsible for ensuring personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety, and Environmental compliance; responsible for ensuring that employees follow all company guidelines related to health, Safety and Environmental practices.
• Implements employee training, monitors training, evaluates skill levels, and development of QA employees.
• Requires personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Create and maintain department budget.
• Performs other duties as required.

• Reading details and schematics, organizational, supervisory, computer, mathematical, and statistical skills.
• Observes OSHA, EPA, and Company rules and regulations concerning personal safety.
• Enforces company policies.
• Regularly exposed to temperature extremes.
• Maintains and cleans work area and reports maintenance problems.
• Ability to read and comprehend basic English.
• Ability to follow instructions.

• College degree and 3-5 years experience preferred in forging and casting products for automotive industry.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis, precision measurement, process validation, supplier quality, product testing, training and development, and process capability studies.