POSITION TITLE: Quality Assurance Manager
SUPERVISOR: President; Mike Albers
Job summary: This position oversees the Quality Assurance department and ensures product quality and reliability of parts produced to meet and/or exceed customer specifications. Organizes inspection processes to assure that defects are detected at the earliest point in the manufacturing cycle.
Essential Job Functions
- Supervises Quality Assurance Inspectors and Quality Assurance Administrator. Manages QA personnel processes, performance goals and improvement plans.
- Develops and trains company personnel on quality standards and policies/processes.
- Plans and coordinates with engineering and sales departments in product design, review and approval.
- Plans and supervises studies aimed at improving product quality and reliability.
- Establishes plans to audit and approve vendors for key parts, commodities, and services.
- Oversees and validates testing methods used by staff to ensure quality assurance.
- Leads quality assurance audits conducted internally or performed by external sources
- Contributes to team effort by performing other duties as assigned.
- Works with customers to resolve quality issues.
Education and Experience:
- Required- High School diploma or equivalent. Additional technical schooling in relevant field preferred.
- Preferred- Minimum 5 years of quality assurance experience in a metal manufacturing/fabrication environment.
- Preferred- Minimum 1 year of experience in a leadership position.
- Preferred- Experience working in an ISO9001/AS9100 certified environment.
- Required- basic computer skills; Preferred- proficient computer skills and familiarity with JobBOSS and UniPoint Software systems.
Qualifications:
- Must be able to read and interpret blueprints, shop drawings, sketches, or other production orders to perform duties.
- Strong attention to quality and detail orientation.
- Ability to work independently.
- Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships.
Work Environment:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.
- This is a full-time, exempt position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Thursday 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Work Authorization:
- Corporation performs work under contracts which are within the jurisdiction of departments or agencies of the United States Government. Some of the work performed under these contracts affect the National Security of the United States and the requirements of these contracts are designed to ensure that the essential attributes of the work are carefully checked or inspected and that records accurately reflect the results of all work. Any falsification, concealment, or alteration of any material fact, or any false, fraudulent or fictitious statement or representation in connection with the work under any contract within the jurisdiction of the Government is not only prohibited by company policy but may be punishable under Federal Law.
- Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), our company is required to verify the identity and work authorization of all newly hired employees. Therefore, you will be required to complete a Form I-9 upon hire. Within three business days of beginning employment, you will need to supply acceptable documentation (as noted on the Form I-9) of your identity and work authorization.
- Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, or any other basis protected from discrimination by applicable federal and state law.
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
- communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing.
- stand, sit, and walk continuously.
- stoop, crouch, and reach.
- use hands and fingers to enter data into computer frequently.
- occasionally perform repetitive motions.
- push, pull, and lift up to 50 lbs.
