Quality Manager

Job Details

Job Type

Full-time

Pierceton, IN

Description

Why Aludyne?

Aludyne is recognized as the #1 aluminum knuckle manufacturer in the world. We have over 30 strategically located facilities across the globe, with leading market shares in several key regions. With this infrastructure, we are able to serve our global customers as well as meet the needs of local demands of speed, flexibility and efficiency.

At Aludyne, we aim to recruit and retain smart, inquisitive people fueled by the same entrepreneurial spirit that drives us. It’s how we deliver on the promises we make to customers, and to each other. We believe in continuous improvement for our workforce and providing them with the tools necessary to further their career while also giving them the autonomy to make a defined difference.

Benefits We Offer:

Comprehensive Benefits Package to include medical, dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Reimbursement, Employer 401K Match, Employee Assistance Program, paid vacation and holidays.

We are hiring a Quality Manager to join our team to provide necessary support for the manufacturing, quality, and shipping departments. Involvement in new programs, problem solving, and working on processes. Training and delegating the quality staff to perform duties and procedures. Issuing quality alerts, sending gages out for calibration, programming air gages. Maintaining scrap counts for monthly reports and trying to find ways to improve. Helping/support of program engineers and managers when needed.

The Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring Quality operations are implemented and maintained and standards are met at plant level. Formulates basic quality policies, plans, program, standards and techniques necessary to carry out the objective of the Quality Department. Actively participates in APQP meetings with engineering personnel, program management personnel and customer to ensure best practices are taken into account during part and process development. Actively involved in warranty part analysis for this specific plant.

Requirements

Primary Duties and Responsibilities Include:

Assures documentation of the program to the satisfaction of the customer.
Visits customers & suppliers as needed to expedite solutions to Quality concerns.
Maintains proper relationships with vendors to ensure their products meet customer’s quality standards.
Answers and takes action to correct the cause of customer complaints due to poor workmanship.
Ensures effective utilization of manpower, facilities and equipment indicated by the work produced against predetermined standards.
Ensures all material produced is according to the latest customer engineering design level.
Maintains an adequate marking system for approved and rejected material, tracks all rejected material for disposition and periodic reporting to upper management.
Approves packaging of all material to insure the satisfactory condition of its arrival at the customer’s facilities.
Ensure reliability of all laboratory reports submitted by vendors performing services on customer’s material.
Coordinates all quality activities at the plant.
Trains and updates subordinates and employees to relevant policy, procedures, work instructions and inspection practices.
Institutes Statistical Process Controls throughout the Plant in an organized manner
Depending on the facility being referenced, the quality manager may also be required to act as management representative as referred to in the quality manual.
Performs special assignments as delegated.
Reviews Quality documentation for correctness.

Job Specifications:

Ability to coach and develop employees
Ability to deal with multiple levels of people effectively, in group and individual settings
Ability to effectively deal with vendors/suppliers/customers
Basic computer literacy
Basic math and business writing skills
Ability to develop project plans and manage projects to successful completion
Ability to learn new programs, activities and tasks
Good oral/written communications and interpersonal skills
Ability to facilitate small group meetings
Strong organizational, planning and documentation skills

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university, or equivalent work experience. Preference for a technical degree: Engineering (mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, quality or related) or Manufacturing/Operations
Master’s degree (M. A.) desirable. Must have 10 or more year’s related experience and/or training
Die casting and machining experience preferred
ASQ Certified Quality Manager.
Six Sigma Black Belt
Certified Lean Master
IATF, VDA auditor

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