Quality Manager

Job Summary: Responsible for the Quality Management systems. Interfaces with both internal and external customers, to ensure that quality expectations are met.

Required Qualifications:

• Community College courses in Quality related discipline
• Minimum 3 - 4 years experience in similar role
• Through knowledge of blue print reading and interpretation of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
• Proficient in the use of measuring equipment (i.e. venires, micrometer, height gauges, profile projector, etc.)
• Proficient in Microsoft office
• High level of time management

Critical Success Factors:

• Excellent attendance
• Ability to interact with the Management Team in a professional manner to continually enhance the company's performance
• Desire to learn the business, understand the production process by walking the floor, and participating in production meetings
• A complete hands on approach is required to assist the plant in developing into a successful and profitable division of NanoXplore
• Ability to work independently without supervision and with minimum direction
• Ability to work in a team environment and be both a team player and team leader
• Ability to manage and direct subordinates on the day-to-day tasks in a fast paced environment
• Ability to mentor and guide subordinates to achieve overall departmental goals and objectives
• Respecting and understanding of the Customer/Supplier relationship
• Adopt a common sense approach to identifying and addressing problems and control weaknesses
• Ensure that all duties and tasks are carried out in a safe and efficient manner and at no time is the employee or their co-workers placed in an unsafe condition
• Experience with plastic mold for transportation industry an asset

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for trouble shooting root cause analysis, SPC data analysis, implementation and maintain up to date documentations related to APQP documentation
• Conduct and where necessary, lead in the improvement of capability studies and gauge R & R analysis
• Creating quality documents in compliance with the company's quality system manual and quality system standards
• Participate and coordinate the Team Oriented Problem Solving (corrective and preventive actions)
• Participate and coordinate Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Coordinate and responsible for PPAP submissions within specified timeframe
• To review and make recommendations for the disposition of non-conforming/suspect products in a timely manner and ensure formal corrective actions are answered within customers guidelines
• Contribute and assist in variability reduction, process improvement and continuous improvement
• To notify internal and external customers of potential problems and make recommendations for resolutions
• Contribute and participate in the Quality System and the Environmental System to meet customer requirements and the international standards
• Maintain SPC charts and ensure that SPC points are within capability range or initiate action to bring back into range
• Contributes to successful project completion by participating in the resolution of issues such as conflicting design requirements, safety concerns, unsuitability of standard material and difficult coordination requirements
• Coordinates project activities with other department's personnel to facilitate participation of appropriate staff in project completion
• Review project related documentation to ensure its accuracy
• Ensure time management is executed in the completion of all projects/ duties
• Assist with the needs of the customer in internal functions in addressing quality system requirements
• Tracking customer satisfaction measurables and communicate to appropriate personnel and/or management