Quality Manager

Check-Mate Industries•Thomasville, GA

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Check-Mate Manufacturing LLC located in Thomasville, GA is a subsidiary of Check-Mate Industries based in West Babylon, New York. Over the past 40 years, Check-Mate has proven to be the winning move for hundreds of customers in a diverse range of industries. The company has been recognized as an innovator and leader in tool & die, stampings and assemblies. Whether producing high-precision tools and progressive dies, stamping, or assemblies for everything from healthcare to personal security products, Check-Mate out-thinks, out-maneuvers, and out-performs its competition. QUALITY MANAGER Check-Mate Industries has an immediate opening for a Quality Manager at its Thomasville, GA facility. SUMMARY OF POSITION: The Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring manufactured products at Check-Mate Industries meet set standards of quality, reliability and performance. Sets and implements both internal and external quality requirements to ensure that company products and services meet customer expectations. Develops quality management system for Check-Mate Industries utilizing ISO/TS 16949 standards. Manages quality engineers and quality inspectors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, engineering, or in other related discipline.
5+ years’ experience with PFMEA, PPAP/FAI, SPC and control plans
Experience working with quality/safety standards ITAR, RoHS and OSHA
Ability to use precise measuring equipment such as micrometers, calipers, gauge blocks, dial indicators, attribute gauges, height gauges, CMM and methodologies including Gage R&R
5+ years’ experience in Metals manufacturing (stamping, forming & welding) and quality assurance
Experience with ISO 9001, 140001/ IATF16949 etc. implementation
1-3 years’ experience with Plex ERP, SAP, MRP or other manufacturing-wide resource systems
5+ years’ experience with SME Root Cause and Failure Analysis (CAPA), ASQ Design of Experiments, Lean and Total Quality Systems
Experience with lean manufacturing principles (Six Sigma)
Proficiency using Microsoft Suite (Excel, Access)

Nice To Haves

Certified Quality Inspector/Auditor preferred

Responsibilities

Maintains the Quality Management System to ensure compliance to QMS Standards.
Supports External QMS audits.
Conducts assessments of company production processes to develop in-house quality policies, procedures and specifications.
Collaborates with an organization’s purchasing, materials, warehouse and production departments to ensure raw materials from external suppliers meet quality requirements.
Evaluates customer requirements to ensure their needs are met by set customer service standards.
Specifies quality requirements for raw materials obtained from vendors and suppliers.
Implements and monitors quality assurance standards to ensure consistent product quality.
Establishes procedures and processes for sampling, recording and reporting of quality data.
Conducts and monitors the analysis/inspection of raw materials and final products to ensure compliance with set specifications.
Conducts tests to verify the quality of raw materials and finished products.
Carries out research to identify ways to reduce waste and maximize resources.
Collects, compiles, and analyzes relevant quality statistical data to obtain information regarding quality performance.
Approves compliant products and reject defective ones.
Collects and compiles relevant quality statistical data is also part of the quality manager description.
Reviews existing process and product specification to identify the need for improvement or upgrade.
Addresses both internal and external quality issues in order to bring to resolution.
Analyzes data for trends in order to prevent issues from occurring.
Conducts surveys to identify customer requirements and ensure they are being met by established quality standards.
Ensures manufacturing processes comply with local and global standards of production.
Conducts quality audits to make sure set quality policies and procedures are being adhered to.
Monitors product development processes to identify deviations from quality policies.
Assists external quality auditors in coordinating on-site audits.
Maintains proper records of quality test, procedures and standards.
Maintains records and documentation of quality tests and other quality-related activities.
Oversees the recruitment and training of quality assurance personnel to ensure an effective work unit.
Organizes training for quality assurance staff to enhance their skill and knowledge of product quality requirements.
Supervises quality engineers, technicians, inspectors, and other company staff to ensure they perform their duties in line with established quality procedures.
Offers recommendations to company management on ways to improve on existing quality processes.
Collaborates with quality personnel to implement procedures, systems, and standards of operation.
Prepares and presents reports to update upper management on quality activities.
Prepares and presents to senior management reports of quality operations.