Quality Manager

Job Description : Quality Manager

Accountable To : VP of Operations

Responsive To : VP of Operations

Primary Responsibilities and Authorities

The Quality Analysis has the delegated authority from the VP - Quality and Technical Services, and overall responsibilities for implementing and ensuring compliance of the Quality Management System. Specific quality responsibilities and authorities include the following :

• Reports directly to the VP of Operations regarding all quality issues affecting the company.
• Ensures compliance of the Quality Management System and company -wide programs or initiatives to improve the company.
• Provide Quality System direction for the plant and other areas of the company.
• Assists all Managers with development of plans and initiatives to achieve Quality Goals
• Analyzing and solving quality problems.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers to ensure execution of corrective and preventive compliance with customer specification.
• Understand and communicate customer quality program requirements, deliverables, and timing requirements.
• Facilitates and directs the implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS)
• Interacts with all levels of management as needed to ensure compliance with the requirement of ISO9001 : 2015 and TS / IATF-16949 within our Quality Management System
• Provides Quality Reports as it relates to our QMS.
• Management Representative to assist in maintaining company compliance to current ISO9001 and TS / IATF-16949 quality system standard requirements.
• Available quality department resources when working in conjunction with Department VP's, Managers, Supervisors in areas of the ISO 9001 and TS / IATF-16949 QMS standard.
• Provides Process Measurable Performance data and Quality information.
• Handles all audit activities related to Internal, External, and 3rd party QMS audits, Management Review Meetings and Continuous Improvement Meetings
• Writing, updating or development of new quality procedures and work instructions as needed to ensure the quality system is maintained and current. Performs AIAG Advance Quality Planning (APQ), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), 8-D Problem Solving, Process Failure Mode & Effects (PFMEA) Reports, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Process Control Plans, Process Flow Charts, Statistical Process Control (SPC), and advanced Statistical Studies

Job Description : Quality Manager

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