Quality Compliance, Corrective Action and Continuous Improvement Coordinator

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

Provides company-wide support to production and non-production areas for quality issues and questions. Participates in external, internal and supplier audits. Maintains documentation on audit findings and is responsible for coordinating corrective action responses and following up on corrective action plans and areas of nonconformance. Coordinates identification, implementation and documentation of continuous improvement activities. Determines critical methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel. Works on items of unique complexity which require a high degree of ingenuity and innovation. Primary responsibilities are to analyze and enhance overall quality management system practices. Supports/facilitates continuous improvement activities across the organization, including areas such as supplier assessment, contractual and regulatory compliance, and product manufacture. Coordinates corrective action assessments, and implementation and verification of corrective action activities. This includes corrective actions from internal/external audits, supplier requested corrective actions and self-identified corrective actions. Takes the lead in preparation for Teledyne's annual AS9100/ISO 9001 recertification audit and other less frequent audits (Nadcap, NQA-1, ASME, CMMI, etc.). Participates in performing compliance audits to verify adherence to company policies, standards, and procedures. Performs queries of established databases to derive trend analysis data and provides feedback in support of product and system improvements to enhance the effectiveness of the quality system. Prepares written reports of findings obtained from analysis, including the results of internal audits. Prepares business reports, feasibility studies, and justification statements when a requirement. Participates in the Quality Planning process as focused in identifying, and ensuring satisfaction of customer order requirements. Participates in the customer satisfaction assessment process. May assist in the generation of SOP's, GMP's, and Quality System procedures or changes thereto when required. Uses SPC principles in support of root cause analysis when assessing production anomalies, including variability studies. May perform product/process inspections if specifically trained. Supports maintenance of the company's training and records retention programs. Daily availability to include evenings and weekends when necessary to reach goals and deadlines.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university in a related field and a minimum of 10 years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledgeable in using software conducive to presenting analytical results, such as charts, graphs, and presentations using Excel, Powerpoint, Access, etc.
US Citizenship.
Ability to attain/maintain government security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Ability to travel domestically approximately __+/-10_% is a plus.

Responsibilities

Analyze and enhance overall quality management system practices.
Support/facilitate continuous improvement activities across the organization, including areas such as supplier assessment, contractual and regulatory compliance, and product manufacture.
Coordinate corrective action assessments, and implementation and verification of corrective action activities.
Take the lead in preparation for Teledyne's annual AS9100/ISO 9001 recertification audit and other less frequent audits (Nadcap, NQA-1, ASME, CMMI, etc.).
Participate in performing compliance audits to verify adherence to company policies, standards, and procedures.
Perform queries of established databases to derive trend analysis data and provide feedback in support of product and system improvements to enhance the effectiveness of the quality system.
Prepare written reports of findings obtained from analysis, including the results of internal audits.
Prepare business reports, feasibility studies, and justification statements when a requirement.
Participate in the Quality Planning process as focused in identifying, and ensuring satisfaction of customer order requirements.
Participate in the customer satisfaction assessment process.
Assist in the generation of SOP's, GMP's, and Quality System procedures or changes thereto when required.
Use SPC principles in support of root cause analysis when assessing production anomalies, including variability studies.
Perform product/process inspections if specifically trained.
Support maintenance of the company's training and records retention programs.