QUALITY ENGINEERING MANAGER

SMALLEY STEEL RING COMPANYLake Zurich, IL
$110,000 - $130,000Onsite

About The Position

We have an opening for a Quality Engineering Manager in our Quality Engineering Department! This individual will plan and direct activities concerned with development, application, and maintenance of quality standards for industrial processes, materials, and products. This individual will also be responsible for overseeing, leading, and the planning of Quality Control and Quality Assurance activities.

Requirements

  • Four-year Engineering Bachelor degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university; and five to ten years related experience
  • Minimum of seven years experience in a role supervising quality engineers
  • Quality Engineering Experience in implementing QMS systems, Supplier QA and Quality auditing
  • In depth understanding of: APQP/PPAP, Gage Repeatability & Reproducibility, SPC, Capability Charts, AS9102, Industrial Validation Documents, S1002s, First Article Inspection Reports, Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Process Flow Diagrams, Control Plans, ISO9001, 13485, IATF16949, and AS9100
  • Minitab experience required
  • ISO 9000/9001 required
  • Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis

Nice To Haves

  • Black Belt preferred
  • Medical field preferred

Responsibilities

  • Manages staff resources and organization structure to adequately align with and meet business objectives for new and existing customers
  • Identifies areas to improve Quality Engineering Department processes and implement best practices
  • Reviews and identifies areas to improve Inspection Department processes and implement best practices
  • Maintains the Customer Issue Report
  • Coordinates and monitors Returned Goods Authorization (RGA) process and status.
  • Leads Material Review Board (MRB) including scheduled review of discrepant hold area
  • Responsible for the Corrective Action System; this includes but is not limited to reporting cause, corrective action and verification of effectiveness and verifies information is complete and accurate
  • Responsible for the Late Shipment System
  • Gains a full understanding of the total work volume handled by the Quality Department (QC40 tickets, Late Shipments, RGAs, etc.) on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis
  • Develops strategies for addressing unfavorable quality trends in order to reduce the quantity/frequency
  • Maintains budgetary spending in the Quality Engineering Department
  • Monitors and mentors Quality Engineering and Inspection leadership on spending in departments against approved and adjusted budgets
  • Monitors Quality Engineering Phone Loop to verify ACD Phone System is properly staffed during business hours and reports results weekly with detailed information for any significant variance and plans for correcting any negative variance
  • Reviews and suggests ideas for financial budgets for Quality Engineering department
  • Leads, motivates and inspires all direct reports
  • Monitors and reviews performance of direct reports, and provides prompt and objective coaching, mentoring and counseling
  • Resolves performance, job satisfaction, and interpersonal issues, balancing employee and department needs.
  • Develops on-boarding and training programs and guides creation of development plans
  • Manages team including recruiting, developing and evaluating team members

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k match
  • Life insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • PTO
  • parental leave
  • employee assistance program
  • paid holidays
  • paid time off
  • 401(k)
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