Director of Quality
Director of Quality
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Job Description
The role of the Director of Quality is to assure quality products and processes by establishing and enforcing quality systems and standards. Leads the site Quality organization and provides overall responsibility for the full value stream of meeting the customers requirements and mission assurance needs. Builds and maintains a Quality culture and promotes a high sense of urgency and desire to meet customers requirements and regulatory compliance.
- Provide leadership and direction to Incoming Inspection Inprocess Inspection Manufacturing Quality Engineering Customer Quality Assurance Receiving Inspection and Calibration Teams.
- Establish and maintain the quality assurance system in accordance with AS 9100 and customer requirements.
- Manage internal quality system audit processes. Manage the hosting of external quality system audits by third party customers and government agencies.
- Direct and promote the use of diagnostic and predictive quality and continuous improvement tools and techniques including (SPC statistical analysis Lean sixsigma)
- Establishes strong corrective/preventive action systems to continually improve operational performance and performance in meeting customer requirements (Scrap Rework Cost of Poor Quality Quality Escapes Returns)
- Act as main point of escalation and problem resolution for customers as needed to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.
- Build quality department organizational capability by recruiting selecting orienting and training and developing employees.
- Maintain quality assurance staff job results by coaching counseling and disciplining employees planning monitoring and appraising job results.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Achieve financial objectives by preparing the quality assurance budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
- As a member of the site leadership team provide input and direction for the strategy priorities and objectives of the manufacturing site.
Qualifications:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience with effective decision making.
- Strong relationship building and influencing skills.
- Track record of meeting commitments and deliverables.
- Practical and applied knowledge of budgeting materials planning production control and operations management practices.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a highly regulated environment preferably in defense or aerospace industry.
- Deep knowledge of quality systems tools and methodologies
- Practical knowledge and leadership experience in Lean and/or sixsigmaincluding lean management system experience (i.e. Toyota Production System).
- Experience managing teams and professional employees.
Education and Experience:
- BS in Technical Field (MS Preferred).
- 10 years progressive experience in a technical manufacturing environment.
- 5 years experience in manufacturing quality function.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
