Quality Assurance Manager POST NUMBER: 464243
The Quality Assurance Manager position is responsible for all Quality Assurance, New part qualification & internal quality systems in adherence with regulatory standards and Customer Requirements. The position provides leadership and technical support to the QA Team and guidance to Management for quality related activities.
Essential Functions (but are not limited to):
· Ensures safety of self and others by following all Safety Policies/Procedures and wearing all required PE
· Establish systems to ensure high quality production activities and outcomes.
· Approve and request standards, manuals, regulations to control quality assurance.
· Establish and lead testing processes and systems to test quality internally.
· Investigate, summarize & analyze quality performance.
· Prepare and present monthly quality meetings and schedule other meetings as needed.
· Recommend and execute quality improvement activities.
· Understand and support customer targets and production processes.
· Plan and implement audits for pre and mass production.
· Promote and lead continuous improvement activities.
· Collect, analyze and report quality results and countermeasures to management and customer.
· Lead document control process for company.
· Develop and maintain strong positive relationships with customers and suppliers.
· Lead new product launch processes from a quality perspective.
· Confirm tool and gauge control systems. Recommend improvements to control systems.
· Develop skills of quality department members and companywide team member quality awareness.
· This position manages all team members in the department and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the department.
Required Qualifications, Education, and Experience:
· Bachelor’s Degree in Quality Systems, Industrial Engineering or related area or equivalent experience.
· 5 years minimum quality experience in the Automotive industry with a demonstrated track-record of accomplishments in quality assurance.
· Proficient personal computer and system software skills.
· Attention to detail, ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and adapt to changes in priorities and direction.
· Prior management experience.
· Experience interfacing with suppliers and customers
· Problem solving skills including 8Ds and Poka Yoke
· Familiar with launch processes including PPAPs and APQP
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.