Quality Manager

Enerpac Tool Group Corp•Columbus, WI

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Manager leads a team of quality professionals, including inspectors and quality engineers, and maintains and continuously improves the quality management system (QMS) to sustain ISO 9001 certification and ensure customers receive high-quality products. The role supports manufacturing operations and works with other business functions to achieve quality goals and objectives. The position is based in Columbus, Wisconsin. The primary work environment is a temperature-controlled office, with visits to manufacturing facilities that require following site safety protocols. The employee may encounter elevated noise levels and may travel up to 25% of the time, depending on assigned projects.

Requirements

Four-year technical degree in engineering, manufacturing, or quality.
Five years of experience in a technical capacity, such as engineering, manufacturing, or quality.
Knowledge of ISO 9001 and DMAIC process tools.
Knowledge of machine and process capability studies, analysis of results, SPC, and other problem-solving techniques.
Thorough knowledge of FMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA, problem solving, continuous improvement, TQM, and GD&T.
Ability to guide activities of internal processes for many different products.
Ability to work independently.
Oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge of MS Office applications.

Nice To Haves

ASQ certification.
Green Belt certification.

Responsibilities

Maintain and continuously improve the QMS to sustain ISO 9001 certification and ensure customers receive high-quality products.
Perform internal audits based on the ISO 9001 quality system to maintain compliance.
Conduct product approvals (PPAP) and initiate and resolve corrective actions for internal and external defects.
Work with purchasing to qualify, audit, approve, train, and support a high-quality supplier base for products and services.
Measure and monitor internal processes to identify quality improvements.
Ensure parts are qualified on time for projects and changes.
Implement, maintain, monitor, and report metrics for internal processes, and ensure their effectiveness and maintenance.
Maintain test stands, tooling, and gage calibration systems.
Take appropriate action toward goals and objectives while partnering with and contributing to other business functions, including performing Quality Technician tasks.
Manage the nonconforming material (NCM) process to ensure timely processing.
Lead, develop, and support a team of quality professionals.
Ensure appropriate staffing to support manufacturing operations.
Conduct annual goal setting and performance reviews.
Ensure the inspection team maintains a steady flow of product through receiving inspection.
Ensure the return-to-vendor process continues to flow and materials do not age.