Quality Assurance Manager

Responsibilities:

• Assists management and project personnel with quality initiatives.
• Develops quality specifications, assures compliance to established standards that include but are not limited to: testing, processing, servicing, and installation procedures.
• Investigate quality problems and customer complaint issues.
• Ensures compliance to ISO 9000 Quality Standards, including but not limited to document and data control, creating, updating, and maintaining procedures and document system, managing internal audits, corrective/preventive action process and management review meetings. 
• Serves as Management Representative for the company supporting all functional directors.
• Generates required reports, expense budgets, charts and graphs.
• Responsible for vendor in-process surveillance, when required.
• Responsible for the control of all inspection gauges, measuring and other equipment.
• Administer correction action systems as required.
• Liaison with numerous Government/Customer Quality Representatives.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Extensive knowledge of industry & technology
• Data analysis and internal / external auditing.
• Read and interpret drawings using GD&T.
• Presentation of information and report writing
• In-house process knowledge; shaping, hobbing, shot peening, heat treating and cleaning
• Knowledge of gearing and gear production methods
• Machine shop process knowledge; turning, milling
• Knowledge of Metrology Lab machines
• Knowledge of special measurements (LFI, LFO, GTR)
• Knowledge of ERP Inventory and Quality modules

Required Education and Experience:

• Advanced degree or equivalent quality experience.
• 5 - 10 years’ business experience with a working knowledge of the operational aspects or manufacturing.