Section Manager Quality

Cleveland-Cliffs•Bowling Green, KY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Cannon Automotive Solutions, a division of Cleveland-Cliffs Tooling and Stamping, is seeking a Section Manager Quality for its Bowling Green, Kentucky stamping facility. The role is responsible for the quality assurance function, ensuring compliance with established standards, corporate objectives, and industry regulations. This is accomplished by planning, developing, and implementing quality systems that support business objectives and resources. The Section Manager Quality leads the Quality Department and its employees, overseeing quality standards, inspection activities, audits, calibration, supplier quality, customer complaints, and the implementation of the company’s ISO Quality Manual. The position works with production and other plant managers to improve product reliability and minimize costs, and reports departmental progress to the Senior Leadership Team while implementing directives from the Manager. The company offers an excellent total compensation package, including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, a retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off, and career advancement opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher and five to seven years of related quality management experience and training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations with limited standardization.
Ability to interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to lift up to 23 kg (50 lbs).

Nice To Haves

Experience working with castings, machined parts, and domestic and international suppliers.
Ten years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Interpret current quality data to assess whether quality standards and policies meet established quality goals and finished-product reliability expectations.
Formulate and maintain quality control objectives that align with corporate policies and goals, including inspection types.
Assist in developing and implementing inspection criteria and procedures.
Provide leadership and assistance during internal and external audits.
Interpret and implement the company’s ISO Quality Manual for personnel throughout the organization.
Establish quality assurance standards and procedures, including evaluating current quality procedures, instruments, and test equipment.
Direct inspection personnel to maintain continuous control over materials, facilities, and products, and provide oversight of inspection procedure standards.
Coordinate quality objectives with production procedures and other plant managers to maximize product reliability and minimize costs.
Train quality control inspectors on new requirements and procedures and implement changes to the quality control program.
Apply total quality management tools and approaches to analytical and reporting processes within each department.
Oversee calibration procedures, including instrument calibration documentation, schedules, and record keeping.
Work with vendors as required to ensure the quality of purchased parts, including travel to vendor locations when required.
Investigate and resolve customer complaints regarding quality.
Report departmental progress to the Senior Leadership Team and implement directives from the Manager.
Direct, coordinate, and evaluate Quality Department employees, including training, planning, assigning and directing work, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.