Job Description

DESCRIPTION:

The primary responsibility of this position is to plan, analyze, administer, and coordinate the Quality Assurance functions of Quality Control. Supervise and program CMM’s and inspect parts as needed to maintain the production schedule and on-time deliveries.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Plan and administer the Quality Control function of the department.

• Create and execute inspection methods and techniques that will assure quality is achieved and maintained.

• Coordinate quality activity with entire quality control staff to enhance teamwork and continuous improvement throughout the plant. Analyze the performance of our quality control system and work with people at all levels to meet customer’s requirements for Total Quality performance.

• Supervise inspectors to accomplish first piece/first article inspections, in-process inspection, final inspections, Certificate of Conformance (CoC) and outside process receiving inspection tasks as required.

• Manage all assigned labor (time and attendance) and fixed cost for the inspection department.

• Maintain a calibration system which includes employee owned measuring tools as well as company owned measuring equipment.

• Assure current print revisions and current process instructions are readily available for inspection of assigned parts. Inspection records shall be maintained which show pertinent information for each production run of assigned parts.

• Measure and analyze key quality performance data. Make recommendations to management on specific opportunities to improve quality.

• Develop training and procedures to support and audit operator in-process inspections and required documentation.

• Develop and implement quality plans on an ongoing basis. The quality plan should specify the requirements for people, equipment and systems to be used for continuous improvement of quality.

• Recommend changes to documentation which supports quality improvement, (i.e., Engineering Change Requests, process instructions, raw material requirements).

• Leads and applies the principles of “Total Quality” to the workplace, to include 5S and safety standards.

• Participate and maintain assigned responsibility for ISO 9001:2008 documented quality systems.

• Be responsible for insuring that inspectors know and comply with all ISO 9001:2008 requirements within their area of responsibility.

• Provide quality inspection support of a value stream in a back-up support role as needed.

• Monitor all tooling / inspection equipment inventory, purchase new equipment and supervise the repair of inspection equipment.

• Supervise 6-10 hourly inspectors

• Executes necessary precautions to ensure safety and compliance with Company, OSHA, and other standards and

regulations

• Comply with applicable environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, Company policy and accepted safe work practices.