• Implementing the company's quality management system (QMS)
• Acting as a champion for quality
• Providing quality system training for employees
• Gathering data for corporate metrics, generating and analyzing quality records to ensure compliance with the corporate quality system
• Coordinating with manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, suppliers and customers to resolve quality problems and prevent reoccurrence.
• Helping the manufacturing engineer create mistake proofing as required for customers
• Ensure that all aspects of the QMS are functioning as intended and are cost effective
• Represent the Quality Department on plant project teams
• Ensure the corporate priorities of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost are communicated and followed.
• This position reports to the Vice President of Quality.

Requirements:

• Looking for military leaders with a BS in an Engineering Discipline (or closely related discipline) and a good understanding of quality systems
• 2+ years of Quality System experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred, but not required.
• Knowledge of corrective actions, returned goods management, PPAP, data analysis, mistake proofing,
• Strong problem-solving tools, and quality data collection systems.
• Bilingual (English-Spanish) is a plus, but not required

Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Studying and evaluating in-process parts and assemblies through the use of capability studies, appropriate in process audits and statistical methods (when applicable) to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Manage and collaborate with internal and external customers in the review of the effectiveness of the quality system,
• material and finished goods storage, finished goods packaging systems.
• Manage the handling of material rejections, returned goods, and mistake proofing.
• Providing employee training regarding quality documentation (forms, work instructions, and standard procedures) and other quality functions.
• Direct the activities of the quality technician per corporate quality requirements and ensure that departmental quality inspectors are competent in measuring parts and fulfilling their quality system responsibilities.
• Work with customers in response to quality escapes, completion of customer corrective actions and 8D's. Ensure customer required documents are returned according to required timelines.
• Ensure customer required PPAP's, FAI and other new product approval requirements are completed on time and accurately.
• Provide support to the Sales department as required.
• Work with Company Products Supply Chain Manager(s) and with suppliers to ensure products and materials are supplied that meet specifications. Manage supplier quality as directed, including conducting supplier audits.
• Participate in planning and budgeting to support local quality objectives
• Review and initiate local quality forms and control plans and assist with or arrange any required English-Spanish translations. Advise when changes are necessary.
• Manage capability studies, the PPAP process, administration of gage calibration & evaluation, and Internal & External PPM reports.
• Conducting Quality audits of other MPI plants as directed.
• Assist with local projects as needed, including participation in Kaizen events and project teams.
• Directly supervise the Quality Technician(s) in your home plant.