Quality Manager Apply
Quality Manager
Location: Mason City, Iowa
Direct-Hire & Full-Time
Growth Potential, Great Benefits & 401K
This individual will lead the company's quality functions, focusing on formulating, executing, and sustaining a strategic quality plan. This role is responsible for establishing and overseeing standards, policies, procedures, specifications, people practices, and training initiatives governing quality activities across all phases of company processes.
Qualifications:
- 6+ years of leadership experience in Quality Management and Quality Engineering within manufacturing or process environments.
- Strong preference for quality-related experience in a manufacturing or foundry setting.
- Demonstrated proficiency in using quality core tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, etc.).
- Competence in applying statistical quality methods (sampling plans, DOE, Cpk, etc.).
- Understanding of metrology, including the ability to utilize various measuring devices like calipers, micrometers, hardness testing, x-ray, and coordinate measuring machine (CMM).
- Experience conducting both destructive and non-destructive tests on materials and parts to assess performance, durability, or materials characteristics.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and collaborate with management or engineering staff to establish quality standards.
- Prior experience in leadership roles within an ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
- ASQ Quality Engineer certification is a plus.
- Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification is a plus.
- Familiarity with ISO 14001, ITAR, AS9100, TS16942, and ISO 14981 quality systems.
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma, Kaizen, Lean, etc.
Essential Duties:
- Implement, maintain, and manage a quality system.
- Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 by maintaining the quality system.
- Define quality requirements in collaboration with customers and suppliers.
- Foster productive relationships with customers and suppliers, leading efforts to promptly resolve quality issues.
- Support the advanced product quality planning (APQP) process.
- Contribute to the development of data acquisition and analysis processes.
- Supervise the customer return material authorization (RMA) process and reduce customer returns through internal and supplier enhancements.
- Plan, coordinate, and facilitate training activities related to product quality.
- Set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and monitor plant performance against quality metrics.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
