Quality Manager
Wieland Rolled Products
- Lake Zurich, IL
- $102,000-153,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and implement a quality production program to ensure conformity of purchased material, final products, and services to quality standards.
- Customer Liaison for quality and customer satisfaction-related issues.
- Responsible for the management of quality personnel and activities defined in job descriptions.
- Provide oversight of the Corrective Action process, addressing product non-conformances and safety.
- Provide basic human resources services where applicable to include: effective training, interviewing, approving vacations, completing performance appraisals, conducting discipline sessions & performance reviews, and personnel development.
- Designs and implements quality training programs for key personnel in conjunction with managers.
- Plays an active role on quality management teams within the organization.
- Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality codes and standards.
- Provide oversight and approval of manufacturing process documentation, such as Control Plans, PFMEA, and Process Flow Maps, which define verifications during production to ensure all requirements are met.
- Recommend the purchase of equipment and ensure calibration and suitability for use in line with the self-managed department budget.
- Visit vendor facilities and meet with customers, quality representatives, and company personnel to discuss and resolve quality problems as required.
- Manages Continuous Improvement Program and acts as a change agent to produce a culture of safety, improvement, and quality.
- Prepare for and represent the company during customer reviews, audits, and assessments.
- Contract review, assuring the verification that the customer's needs and requirements can be met.
- Summarize and report quality information and evaluate trends and major causes through Pareto analysis.
- Establishes statistical confidence programs by identifying sample size and acceptable error; determining levels of confidence to maintain process control.
- Oversight of the gauge calibration program and training of calibration.
- Chair of the new product implementation process & cross-functional team review of new products.
- Communicate with process owners to resolve nonconforming conditions by developing or facilitating corrective and preventive actions.
- Promotion of change & continuous improvement through activities utilizing Six Sigma and Lean.
- Responsible for Aerospace Self-Release Designate(s) and Completion of FAIR’s/PPAP’s.
- Support and contribute to lean manufacturing principles.
- Delegate Internal audit program in line with ISO9001, AS9100, ISO14001, LPA, Configuration.
- Support and take accountability for the QEMS through the promotion of risk-based thinking, communication, promoting continual improvement in all areas, and shall be customer-focused.
- Formulates, maintains, and communicates the quality policy, quality objectives, and KPI’s in line with the context and strategic direction of Wieland Morgan Bronze.
- Delegate and act as the Management Representative for all registered international standards.
- Identify risks and communicate to the management team, and manage plans to address risks.
- Support other management team members to provide leadership, strategy, direction, and support as it applies to their areas of responsibility.
- Ensure that the quality management system achieves its intended results.
- Engage, support, and direct, supporting persons to contribute to the effectiveness of the quality management system.
- Utilizes and promotes the process approach through PDCA Methodology.
- Assure that resources needed for the quality management system are available.
- Maintains a focus on enhancing customer satisfaction through understanding and meeting requirements, and any risks or opportunities that can affect conformity or satisfaction are addressed.
- Ability to create effective written and verbal instructions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Strong computer skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
- Advanced blueprint reading & understanding of GD&T.
- Strong knowledge of quality practices.
- Proper measuring techniques with a variety of gauges.
- Knowledge of ferrous and/or non-ferrous materials.
- Strong mechanical aptitude.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering discipline preferred.
- Prior quality experience required, preferably in a regulated industry.
- Prior manufacturing experience in a machining job shop preferred.
- Prior supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Ability to meet the color vision examination and near vision to 20/25 corrected.
- 10 years of experience in the related field preferred.
- Benefits - Starting on Day 1! Including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life & more!
- Retirement Savings - 401(k) contribution + match.
- Work/Life Balance - Paid Vacation & Holidays.
- Growth Opportunities - We have over 9,000+ employees worldwide and 40+ locations in North America alone. Growth opportunities are limitless!
- Wellness Programs – Wieland encourages participation in our unique and personalized approach to wellness, where you are eligible to earn healthcare premium discounts as well as HSA employer contributions based on your status within the program.
- Sustainability- Wieland continues to break ground with eco-friendly solutions and push the barrier in sustainability for future generations.