Quality Manager
South Hadley, MA - USA
Job Summary
EIS Wire and Cable is seeking an analytical and hands-on Quality Manager to lead quality assurance quality control compliance and continuous-improvement activities within a wire and cable manufacturing environment.
About Us:
EIS Wire and Cables long history of engineering expertise and manufacturing excellence has resulted in strong and lasting business relationships with customers in a wide range of diverse industries. Our customers can count on the quality service and attention to evolving needs that they would expect of a manufacturing partner. Today EIS Wire and Cable Company operates a modern 125000 sq. ft. facility based in Western Massachusetts and specializes in manufacturing a wide range of custom design and standard construction products-from single conductor hook-up wire to complex multi conductor composite cables.
What we are looking for:
The successful candidate will be highly detail-oriented comfortable working with production personnel and customers and capable of converting manufacturing and quality data into clear conclusions and measurable actions. This role requires strong knowledge of Excel or comparable data-analysis tools including the ability to consolidate information from multiple sources and produce meaningful reports Pareto analyses trends dashboards and management-review data.
Key Responsibilities:
- AS9100 Transition: Preparation implementation and maintenance of the companys AS9100.
- Support management reviews with accurate performance data and documented follow-up actions.
- Experience with establishing and maintaining a structured system for collecting and analyzing quality data from production inspection customers suppliers and internal processes.
- Monitor first-pass yield scrap rework nonconformances customer returns defects inspection results and on-time corrective-action completion.
- Lead or support root-cause investigations and formal corrective-action responses.
- Maintain objective evidence supporting product conformity and corrective-action effectiveness.
- Lead root-cause analysis using appropriate methods such as 5 Why fishbone analysis fault-tree analysis 8D Pareto analysis process mapping and trend analysis.
- Ensure corrective actions address systemic causes rather than only correcting individual defects.
- Maintain a disciplined corrective-action log with clear status and objective evidence.
- Support supplier-quality activities including supplier corrective actions incoming inspection material nonconformances and supplier performance monitoring.
- Lead and develop quality personnel inspectors technicians and other employees
- Establish quality procedures to train new and existing employees inspection requirements nonconforming-product controls documentation and customer-specific requirements.
- Promote a quality culture based on prevention fact-based decisions accountability and continuous improvement.
- Work effectively with production while maintaining independent quality judgment.
- Communicate quality issues clearly to both hourly employees and executive management.
Required Qualification:
- Bachelors degree in quality engineering manufacturing operations business or equivalent experience.
- Five or more years of progressive quality experience in manufacturing.
- Experience managing or substantially supporting an AS9100 quality management system.
- Demonstrated experience with quality metrics data analysis corrective action internal auditing and nonconformance management.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel including functions tables filters pivot tables charts data validation and data cleanup.
- Experience creating management reports dashboards Pareto charts trend charts and performance summaries.
Preferred Qualification:
- Experience with AS9100 implementation.
- Experience in aerospace defense medical automotive electronics or other highly regulated manufacturing.
- Experience formal corrective-action systems
The EIS premier benefits package includes:
- Medical (EIS funds 100% of the deductibles & 80% of premiums)
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) with Employer match
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Life insurance - Company paid
- Paid time off (Holidays vacation sick personal birthday)
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Bonus Incentives
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
EIS Wire and Cable specializes in manufacturing a wide range of custom design and standard construction products-from single conductor hook-up wire to complex multi conductor, composite cables.