Quality Manager The Quality Manager promotes, develops, and oversees compliance of the company quality system, monitors and develops systems, methods and practices to improve; 1) customer satisfaction and 2) cost of quality. Assure compliance of customer requirements by managing quality policies, standards, procedures, programs and practices while driving and facilitating continuous improvement.
As a Quality Manager you will: - Ensure compliance with the customer requirements, quality policy, company standards, regulatory and external standards.
- Measure and improve customer satisfaction and cost of quality.
- Validate quality processes by establishing product specifications and quality attributes; measuring production; documenting evidence; determining operational and performance qualification; writing and updating quality assurance procedures.
- Develop and implement the Quality led APQP activities specified within company process to assure quality from concept to production.
- Effectively interact with Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to maintain product supply and introduction of new products.
- Work directly with suppliers to ensure compliance of supplied materials.
- Work directly with customers to support quality requirements.
- Work with purchasing staff to establish quality requirements for external suppliers.
- Develop policies and procedures to ensure quality product.
- Write technical and management systems reports.
- Bring together staff of different disciplines and drives the group to plan, formulate and agree on comprehensive quality procedures.
- Manage and improves the Company's quality inspection and product release programs for incoming and in-process materials and components, processes and finished goods.
- Set Quality compliance objectives and ensures that targets are achieved.
- Maintain and improve product quality by completing product, company, system, compliance, and surveillance audits; investigating customer complaints; collaborating with other members of management to develop new product and engineering designs, and manufacturing and training methods.
- Facilitate analysis and coordinates activities related to process/system improvement projects.
- Determine staffing requirements to meet quality and delivery expectations.
- Maintain operations data and prepares productivity/quality reports for management.
- Direct and coordinate the activities of team engaged in quality functions • including inspection, analysis and training.
- Make final determinations or dispositions related to non-conforming materials.
- Monitor indicators related to ensuring employees conform to production or processing standards.
- Keep up to date with industry trends by attending conferences and training courses.
We are looking for someone who: - Holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or similar)
- Has 10+ years of progressive experience in Quality or similar role.
- Is a Lean Six Sigma Black belt or Master Black belt
- Is a statistical Problem Solving (Red X) Trainer
- Has Baldrige framework experience
- Has excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with peers and internal and external customers.
- Possesses strong problem solving skills (Lean six sigma, red-x, 8D, etc)
- Has strong change management skills
- Possesses knowledge of MS Windows, Word, Spreadsheet and project applications is required.
- Has the ability to travel overnight 10 to 20% and on occasional weekends.
What we offer you: Typical pay is $96,555 • 145,000 annually.
Please note the pay information shown above is a general guideline. Pay is based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications.
This position is eligible for participation in our Quarterly Incentive Pay Program
G&W Electric offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Health club membership program and reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 401 (k)
- Annual Profit Sharing
- Vacation
- Air-conditioned/heated state-of-the-art manufacturing facility
