Quality Engineering Manager

QUALITY ENGINEERING MANAGER OVERVIEW: Are you passionate about quality and excellence? Join our dynamic team as a Quality Manager, where you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our Quality Management System (QMS) meets the highest standards. You'll have the opportunity to work with automotive technologies, lead a dedicated team, and make a significant impact on our products and services.

If you're driven by continuous improvement and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is the perfect role for you!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Apply updates to industry standards. Implement changes to maintain AS9100, ISO9000, IATF 16949, and OEM standards. Manage internal audits to meet industry and customer requirements. Develop and oversee inspection standards and procedures, ensuring compliance with FAR, DFARS, ITAR, and manufacturer specifications. Authorize product/service release to customers.

Ensure effective and timely corrective and preventive actions. Supervise Quality Department personnel. Verify proper performance and documentation of inspections before product/service release. Conduct Contract Review duties and provide training. Identify and correct quality issues, initiate corrective actions, or halt non-compliant activities.

Ensure adherence to quality program requirements through audits and associate qualification. Maintain supplier qualifications to meet quality standards. Review shop cards before certification and shipment. Oversee furnace surveys, equipment calibration, recall systems, and testing standards. Use required personal protective equipment.

Perform duties safely, adhering to all safety and health rules (OSHA, MTI, and SDS Standards). Perform related tasks as required or directed.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree with 10+ years in engineering and/or quality. Knowledge of commercial heat treatment of automotive alloys. Experience in Nadcap and/or automotive industry. Familiarity with automotive specifications, ISO, AS, QS, and IATF 16949 quality systems. AS9100 Lead Auditor certification. Six Sigma Green Belt/Lean Manufacturing skills.

Understanding of QMS Principles. Ability to read and understand customer specifications and drawings. Excellent communication skills. Experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action principles. Ability to collaborate with staff, vendors, and customers. Capability to mentor reports. Organized, detail-oriented, and accurate.

Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines. High integrity and ability to handle confidential information. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.