Manager, Quality

Stolle Machinery Company•Dayton, OH

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About The Position

SUMMARY: Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts. PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES include: • Collect and analyze production samples to evaluate quality. • Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff. • Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. • Communicate quality control information to all relevant organizational departments, outside vendors or contractors. • Instruct staff in quality control and analytical procedures. • Produce reports regarding nonconformance of products or processes, daily production quality, root cause analyses, or quality trends. • Participate in the development of product specifications. • Review statistical studies, technological advances, or regulatory standards and trends to stay abreast of issues in the field of quality control. • Identify critical points in the manufacturing process and specify sampling procedures to be used at these points. • Create and implement inspection and testing criteria or procedures. • Oversee workers including supervisors, inspectors, or laboratory workers engaged in testing activities. • Document testing procedures, methodologies, or criteria. • Review and update standard operating procedures or quality assurance manuals. • Identify quality problems or areas for improvement and recommend solutions. • Verify that raw materials, purchased parts or components, in-process samples, and finished products meet established testing and inspection standards. • Review quality documentation necessary for regulatory submissions and inspections. • Generate and maintain quality control operating budgets. • Direct the tracking of defects, test results, or other regularly reported quality control data. • Evaluate new testing and sampling methodologies or technologies to determine usefulness. • Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles. • Instruct vendors or contractors on quality guidelines, testing procedures, or ways to eliminate deficiencies. • Coordinate the selection and implementation of quality control equipment such as inspection gauges. • Monitor development of new products to help identify possible problems for mass production. • Confer with marketing and sales departments to define client requirements and expectations.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent, degree preferred.
Intermediate level CMM programming and operation experience is a must.
7- 10 years of experience in dimensional inspection of machined details.

Nice To Haves

CAT 1000 CAD and MCOSMOS software experience desired.
ASQ certificate in Mechanical Inspection is preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze production samples to evaluate quality.
Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff.
Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
Communicate quality control information to all relevant organizational departments, outside vendors or contractors.
Instruct staff in quality control and analytical procedures.
Produce reports regarding nonconformance of products or processes, daily production quality, root cause analyses, or quality trends.
Participate in the development of product specifications.
Review statistical studies, technological advances, or regulatory standards and trends to stay abreast of issues in the field of quality control.
Identify critical points in the manufacturing process and specify sampling procedures to be used at these points.
Create and implement inspection and testing criteria or procedures.
Oversee workers including supervisors, inspectors, or laboratory workers engaged in testing activities.
Document testing procedures, methodologies, or criteria.
Review and update standard operating procedures or quality assurance manuals.
Identify quality problems or areas for improvement and recommend solutions.
Verify that raw materials, purchased parts or components, in-process samples, and finished products meet established testing and inspection standards.
Review quality documentation necessary for regulatory submissions and inspections.
Generate and maintain quality control operating budgets.
Direct the tracking of defects, test results, or other regularly reported quality control data.
Evaluate new testing and sampling methodologies or technologies to determine usefulness.
Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles.
Instruct vendors or contractors on quality guidelines, testing procedures, or ways to eliminate deficiencies.
Coordinate the selection and implementation of quality control equipment such as inspection gauges.
Monitor development of new products to help identify possible problems for mass production.
Confer with marketing and sales departments to define client requirements and expectations.