Quality Manager

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION - Basic Function; Quality Manager Guides and directs the Quality Department to assure appropriate procedures are in place that will assure both internal and external customer quality expectations are achieved. - Works with Engineering on advance quality planning on future programs and ensures that all special characteristics identified during product development are monitored using statistical techniques throughout the manufacturing process. - Supervises and manages Quality Engineers and Quality Technicians. - Manages complete Quality Reporting system. - Serves as the Management Representative for Quality/BOS. Manages the internal audit schedule for BOS and IATF 16949. Administers all Quality activities as defined in the BOS and IATF 16949 standards - Knowledge of IATF 16949 and ISO 9001:2015 standard. - Manages supplier base for both purchased and bailed components. - Engages in safe practices as well as follows safety rules and job rotations. - Must be willing to report unsafe conditions, reporting unsafe acts, participating in safety/ergonomic committees, participating in safety Kaizen events, participating in blue sky initiatives, participating in safety audits, and participating in safety observation feedback events. - Assist the plant in achieving safety goals while achieving and maintaining Safe Workplace and Environmental and Sustainability objectives. - Ensures that facility maintains calibration on all variable and attribute gauges. - Complete individual development plans for each member within the Quality Department. - Establishes the criteria guideline for determining incoming inspection frequencies and ensuring that it is conducted. - Ensures that a final product audit is conducted to the necessary instructions, frequency and auditors. - Review daily customer scoreboards/ concerns/ other feedback in the absence of the Quality Manger or Quality Engineer - Reviews and understands the Customer Specific Requirements. - Responsible for assigning and maintaining designated people list to manage sample part cage. PRIMARY LOCATION Northwood Facility