FUNCTION:

Plans, coordinates and manages the quality assurance program designed to ensure quality production of products consistent with established standards by performing the following duties.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in Lean events and initiatives to support a culture of continuous improvement.
• Facilitate and participate in safety initiatives as designated.
• Formulate and maintain quality assurance objectives complementary to corporate policies and goals.
• Oversee Quality Management System and or ISO 9001 program to maintain compliance with corporate quality initiatives, including internal facilitation and direct interface with outside consultants/facilitators and registrars.
• Manage incoming sampling/inspection of supplied materials; assuring non-conforming materials are removed from facility.
• Qualify new Technicians and Inspectors in quality control and ISO procedures, methods, and standards, as well as product knowledge and company policy. Assure all training and qualifications are documented.
• Oversee facility Field Service Report process and work to provide timely completion.
• Monitor quality performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports.
• Serve as facility contact for regulatory agencies in regard to quality matters.
• Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
• Work with new product design, development, and sampling.
• Have direct contact with customers in regard to complaints, returns, and issues resulting from non-conforming products.
• Hire, train, evaluate, or discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances.
• Develop or implement quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports to detect quality issues.
• Prepare and maintain production reports or personnel records.
• Coordinate or recommend procedures for facility, or equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
• Responsible for any other special projects as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCED REQUIRED:

• College degree or equivalent experience.
• Four years of managerial/supervisory experience in a quality/manufacturing environment
• ISO 9001 implementation experience, lead auditing preferred
• Six Sigma, TQM knowledge a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Proficiency in statistical software (i.e. Mini-Tab) a plus
• Excellent written and verbal skills

FUNCTION:

Perform functions to supervise hourly work force engaged in the manufacturing of Company products.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accept responsibility for your Safety and the Safety of others by using Safety awareness to eliminate unsafe acts and correct unsafe conditions.
• Participate in Lean events and initiatives to support a culture of continuous improvement.
• Actively participate in 5S and STOP activities.
• Ensure required PPE is available and worn properly.
• Participate in the development of JSA procedures and ensure employees are following these procedures.
• Supervise the activities of the department; assist with training, support and guidance; contribute to the performance evaluation process; determine the department’s staffing requirements consistent with the volume and budget levels, authorizing overtime as necessary.
• Inspect products to verify conformance to specifications and direct setup and adjustments of machines.
• Initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
• Evaluate and prioritize work orders to assure on-time delivery.
• Ability to perform activities of those supervised.
• Ensure employees are meeting output standards and customer demand.
• Schedules machine time, eliminating unnecessary down time.
• Ensures productivity is completed at efficient levels by measuring cost of quality, on-time delivery, revenue per team member, and cycle time.
• Investigate and recommend manufacturing processes in order to improve efficiency.
• Conduct safety audits/inspections.
• Responsible for any other special projects as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCED REQUIRED:

• Associate’s Degree or equivalent from two-year college, technical school, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years of direct supervision
• 3 – 5 years of experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
• Experience with heavy duty press machines, progressive dies and coils, and injection molding machines (dependent on facility)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Excellent written and verbal skills

FUNCTION:

Perform functions to supervise hourly work force engaged in the manufacturing of Company products.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accept responsibility for your Safety and the Safety of others by using Safety awareness to eliminate unsafe acts and correct unsafe conditions.
• Participate in Lean events and initiatives to support a culture of continuous improvement.
• Actively participate in 5S and STOP activities.
• Ensure required PPE is available and worn properly.
• Participate in the development of JSA procedures and ensure employees are following these procedures.
• Supervise the activities of the department; assist with training, support and guidance; contribute to the performance evaluation process; determine the department’s staffing requirements consistent with the volume and budget levels, authorizing overtime as necessary.
• Inspect products to verify conformance to specifications and direct setup and adjustments of machines.
• Initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
• Evaluate and prioritize work orders to assure on-time delivery.
• Ability to perform activities of those supervised.
• Ensure employees are meeting output standards and customer demand.
• Schedules machine time, eliminating unnecessary down time.
• Ensures productivity is completed at efficient levels by measuring cost of quality, on-time delivery, revenue per team member, and cycle time.
• Investigate and recommend manufacturing processes in order to improve efficiency.
• Conduct safety audits/inspections.
• Responsible for any other special projects as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCED REQUIRED:

• Associate’s Degree or equivalent from two-year college, technical school, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years of direct supervision
• 3 – 5 years of experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
• Experience with heavy duty press machines, progressive dies and coils, and injection molding machines (dependent on facility)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Excellent written and verbal skills