Quality Manager (Direct Hire)
Lake Zurich, IL
Job Requisition : 7456
Description for Quality Manager :
Perform functions to manage, develop, maintain, and improve quality assurance programs and systems in line with international standards and customer requirements. Assures products and quality objectives are met to our goals and to achieve superior quality and reliability levels. Plans, coordinates, and directs the quality and improvement program designed to ensure quality assurance of the production of product consistent with established standards.
Responsibilities for Quality Manager :
- Develop and implement a quality production program to ensure conformity of purchased material, final products, and services are to quality standards.
- Customer Liaison for quality and customer satisfaction related issues.
- Responsible for the management of quality personnel and activities defined in reports job descriptions.
- Provide oversight of the Corrective Action process addressing product non-conformances and safety.
- Provide basic human resources services where applicable to include : effective training, interviewing, approving vacations, completing performance appraisals, conducting discipline sessions & performance reviews and personnel development.
- Designs and implements quality training programs to key personnel in conjunction with managers.
- Plays active role on quality management teams within organization.
- Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality codes and standards.
- Provide oversight and approval of mfg. process documentation such as Control Plans, PFMEA and Process Flow Maps which define verifications during production to ensure all requirements are met.
- Recommend the purchase of equipment and ensure calibration and suitability for use in line with self-Managed department budget.
- Visit vendor facilities, and meet with customers, quality representatives, and company personnel to discuss and to resolve quality problems as required.
- Manages Continuous Improvement Program and acts as a change agent to produce a culture of safety, improvement and quality.
- Prepare for and represent the company during customer reviews, audits, and assessments.
- Contract review assuring the verification that the customer needs and requirements can be met.
- Summarize and report quality information and evaluate trends and major causes through pareto analysis.
- Establishes statistical confidence programs by identifying sample size and acceptable error; determining levels of confidence to maintain process control.
- Oversight of gage calibration program and training of calibration.
- Chair of the new product implementation process & cross-functional team review of new products.
- Communicate with process owners to resolve nonconforming conditions by developing or facilitating corrective and preventive actions.
- Promotion of change & continuous improvement through activities utilizing Six Sigma and Lean.
- Responsible for Aerospace Self Release Designate(s) and Completion of FAIR’s / PPAP’s.
- Delegate Internal audit program in line with ISO9001, AS9100, ISO14001, LPA, Configuration
- Support and contribute to lean manufacturing principles.
Requirements for Quality Manager :
Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering discipline preferredPrior quality experience required, in an AS9100 environmentPrior quality experience in a CNC focused environmentPrior supervisory experience in a manufacturing environmentAbility to meet color vision examination and near vision to 20 / 25 corrected10 years of experience in related field preferred