Quality Assurance Manager

Central Wire•Michigan City, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Manager at Sanlo is a critical role to support the success of the business. They will play a leading role in maintaining the AS9100:D and ISO 9001:2015 with emphasis on compliance to IATF16949 quality systems, new process development, continuous improvement, and daily operational activities. A successful candidate will be hands-on with a great "mechanical aptitude" and be able to problem solve in unique situations. They will work closely with Manufacturing, Sales and Customer Service to drive customer satisfaction.

Requirements

BS in Engineering, Quality, or related discipline preferred; relevant experience in an accredited Quality System environment required.
3-5 years of experience in Quality Management required.
Experience with quality systems and standards including understanding of AS9100 D and ISO9001:2015, as well as IATF16949
Effective communication and presentation skills and ability to lead and train others.
Effective communication and presentations with customers and supply base.
Understanding of ERP business systems and Microsoft Office products.
Be able to act as the safety coordinator for the plant working with operations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with process control plans, APQP, GD&T, PPAP, FMEA, Gage R&R preferred.

Responsibilities

Implement and support the AS9100 D and ISO9001:2015 standards, acts as the site representative for the QMS. Review current system and fill gaps to become compliant with IATF16949 to support business growth.
Develop resources to support quality initiatives and plant performance; assess areas that need improvement to the quality system and initiate actions for continual improvement.
Maintain customer satisfaction levels by deploying a proactive, preventive action approach to protect the organizations quality level and assure that the customer's requirements are understood and achieved through tools such as APQP, FMEA, SPC, etc.; act as liaison between functional areas and the customer; and resolve customer concerns through corrective action process (8-D).
Monitor and manage plant performance indicators (KPI's) to use and take necessary actions to meet or exceed agreed targets and budgets (example of such metrics are internal and external rejects, scrap, and rework, customer satisfaction levels/customer concerns, and plant safety).
Plan and manage the quality functional area activities to support the quality initiatives and meet plant performance levels. Be able to work with, and support, manufacturing operations needs while maintaining compliance.
Act as the 'Quality Conscience' of the plant by ensuring the quality systems and quality standards are maintained. Act as the plant safety coordinator, working with the operations team, to ensure policies are maintained.
Development of the organizational resources to understand and conform to quality systems and standard through training, education, and enforcing compliance of entire system via compliance audits.