Quality Supervisor- Crawfordsville

THE CLOSURE SYSTEMS COMPANIES INC•Crawfordsville, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Candidate is responsible for leading the Quality Assurance effort within the Crawfordsville’s Plant. The candidate will ensure that advanced quality methods are used to evaluate products and processes within the Plant. This position will be recognized for expertise in the quality systems and their application within the location. The candidate will provide representation on quality concerns to both suppliers and customers. The candidate will provide leadership, personal and professional growth opportunities, and strategic planning for members on the Quality Team. The candidate will do his/her own tactical planning to help achieve plant goals and will provide strategic planning input to the Crawfordsville Quality Manager. The position requires that the candidate work effectively in a team environment.

Requirements

BS in appropriate technical discipline (Engineering, Math, Science) and a minimum of 10 years related industrial experience, with at least four years in a departmental management position or an advance degree with at least 5 years of related experience, with at least 3 years in a departmental management position.
American Society for Quality Control (A.S.Q.C.) certification in quality engineering (CQE or quality management (CQM), Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME) certification as a Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE) or registration as a Professional Engineer P.E.
Experience with plastic molding equipment and rotating machinery.
Must have a working knowledge of statistics, SPC and Design of Experiments.
Must have the ability to train production employees and engineers in statistical methods.
Must have experience in ISO 9000 procedures and quality system implementation.
Must have familiarity with GMPs used in the food and food packaging industries.
Must have familiarity with FDA regulations as they apply to food packaging.
Must have good computer skills and be knowledgeable in the use of Excel, Word, and statistical software such a Statgraphics, SPSS and QI Analyst.
Must have familiarity with programming languages such as Visual Basic, or C, C+ or C++.
Must have experience in departmental management function such as staffing levels, personnel development, budgeting, planning and results evaluation.
Must have experience in dealing with customers in a complaint situation.
Must possess communication and HR skills to effectively deal with customers who are experiencing frustration and products from Alcoa CSI.
Must be familiar with physical inspection processes, tools, equipment and gauging and also be able to conduct gauge reproducibility and repeatability studies.

Nice To Haves

background experience in CAD would be desired.

Responsibilities

Integration of quality systems to ensure a common quality system throughout the North American Plant locations.
Provide the manufacturing personnel with quality systems and tools to allow effective evaluation of products and processes.
Ensure the application of advanced quality tools to provide process improvement to the manufacturing group.
Ensure that quality tools and system training are adequate to meet the Plant goals.
Provide documentation systems that are appropriate for international registration as appropriate.
Provide leadership and direction for the group to enable them to perform their tasks.
Provide tactical and strategic planning for the quality group.
Handle the HR function, such as evaluations, payroll, staffing and other tasks as required to be compliant with CSI Policy.