Quality Manager

• Develop and execute overall policy, strategy in extruded and cold finished rod and bar products quality risk mitigations to ensure compliance with customer specifications and government regulations, continuous improvement in total customer satisfaction and manufacturing cost reduction.
• Manage all Quality functions for Quality Assurance Systems, Specification Review Product Configuration, Process/Product Inspection, Test Lab Certification, Calibrations, and Manufacturing Operations, to include process engineering and growth/applications initiatives. Management of AS9100 system accreditation processes.
• Collaborate with the commercial organization to provide highly responsive customer support, e.g. concerning specification reviews, certification request and claims.
• Organize shop floor support in a quality-related questions.
• Work with Sales and Production to determine capability and quality requirements for new and existing products (aka Technical Inquiry Process). Establishing manufacturing plans and procedures to meet customer and internal requirements. 
• Drive the use of continuous improvement and operational excellence tools to drive business outcomes, included but not limited to A3’s, Hoshin Plans, Ishikawa diagrams, Visual Management Boards, Daily Management Activities and OEE reviews/reporting.
• Facilitate Quality focused kaizen events for departments based on the business needs to achieve immediate and sustainable improvements.
• Develop and challenge a team of highly motivated technical and quality professionals to drive industry best in class.  Developing succession plan and strategy working with Human Resources.
• Improve process control through the application of APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) methodologies.

• You will need strong leadership, including the ability of developing a team, supervising, evaluating, training and motivating employees, envisioning and articulating the strategy, and passionately owning and driving the team towards achievement. Ability to work effectively with multiple facets management, operations, sale/marketing, technical, engineering personnel in a large matrix organization.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in engineering (metallurgy, mechanical, chemical engineering or related disciplines, advanced technical degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of work experience facilitating and managing lean manufacturing programs.
• Demonstrated ability in providing leadership, achieving results, driving change and getting organizational support.
• Strong command and understanding in metallurgical practices, in thermal-mechanical processing and heat treatment/pyrometry, material laboratory testing, nondestructive testing, statistical process control, FMEA’s, Control Plans, PPAP’s, system and special process audits etc.
• Demonstrated proficiency in structured and systematic problem solving, using factual, data driven, logical approaches. Able to research and analyze information of considerable difficulty and draw valid conclusions.
• Strong command of quality systems and leading change through strategic direction, as well as applicable customer specifications/requirements quality specifications, AS/EN/JISQ 9100, and ISO/IEC 17025 Quality Systems and Nadcap special processes requirements.
• ASQ, CQA, CQE, CQM, 6-sigma certifications not required but desirable.

Base Salary Range: $120,000 - $135,000

Benefits: 401(k) contribution + match, vacation, holidays, health insurance, sick leave.