Senior Metrology Leader

Job Description Summary
Managers who have responsibility across multiple job families (eg. Quality Assurance & Quality Control). Have direct reports (or dotted line reports). Should be used for regional or product line scope.

Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Leads the Inspection Technology Engineers (ITE), CMM programmers and Calibration Technicians.
• Leads the site gage calibration program. This covers recall and interval management, traceability to national standards, calibration records, internal and external (ISO/IEC 17025-accredited) calibration providers, inspection strategy, documentation and training. 
• Sets inspection strategy and methods. Owns approvals, training, resource deployment, CMM equipment maintenance, and file management systems.
• Provides technical leadership on metrology methods, dimensional inspection technologies, and best practices.
• Is the plant focal point for new inspection equipment: screens purchases with subject matter experts, supports procurement, and plans how new equipment fits into the business.
• Grows the site’s digital data strategy, including SPC support, training, data visualization, and data access.
• Contributes to strategy and policy, delivering results.
• Builds consensus and mentors less experienced colleagues.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university + minimum of 5 years Quality & Quality Management or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 10 years Quality & Quality Management experience

Desired Characteristics

• Experience managing a gage calibration program, including traceability, calibration intervals, out-of-tolerance management, MSA/Gage R&R, and measurement uncertainty/TUR
• Strong working knowledge of ASME Y14.5 GD&T
• CMM programming and inspection planning experience (PC-DMIS or equivalent)
• Familiarity with ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 9001, AS9100, or similar standards
• Experience with SPC and data tools such as Minitab, Power BI, or Quantum XL
• Experience leading hourly and salaried technical teams
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills. 
• Effective communication skills, both written and spoken and the ability to interact at all levels – including leadership, regulatory representatives, and customer / operator representatives.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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