Quality Manager

What you will do:

The person filling this position will develop plans and have vision where Amsted Rail - Petersburg to continuously improve upon current processes and develop suppliers to maintain a steady flow of consistent quality products and processes to meet the ever-changing needs of the company’s business

• Lead, manage and plan the quality control activities performed by the product launch team both domestically and internationally
• Create, communicate, and execute the company’s long-range quality strategy
• Develop control procedures to ensure compliance to internal, customer, and regulatory standards
• Ensure proper documentation to ensure compliance to internal, customer, and regulatory standards
• Monitor Production Processes and work with Operations to resolve quality-related issues in a timely manor
• Assess the strength of our supplier base and provide a ranking of their strengths and weaknesses.
• Ensure high level of process and product quality for Quality Engineering activities related to development and manufacture of products
• Promote the company’s operational visions, values, and goals
• Maintain professional contact with employees and suppliers
• Champion continuous improvement activities and measurement efforts by analyzing data, interpreting findings and implementing corrective actions
• Must have knowledge basic statistics, including SPC and data analysis tools; proficiency with Minitab desired
• Manage corrective and preventive action process; lead root cause investigations, implement corrective actions, and follow through on effectiveness checks
• Oversee inspection activities—incoming parts, set-up/in-process inspection, first piece approval and final product audits
• Work closely with internal departments (Design, Planning, and Production) to resolve in-house and supplier quality issues
• Direct and supervise the work-flow of Engineers, Technicians and Inspectors in a diverse operation
• Performs internal and vendor audits to applicable standards including customer specifics
• Manger Quality team including training, mentoring, and performance improvements
• Identifies performance indicators (positive or negative) with existing product designs.

 

Professional Requirements:

•  Bachelor’s degree in Quality and/or Engineering such as material science, mechanical or related discipline or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years managerial experience in a manufacturing environment
• Minimum 5 years work experience in quality assurance, supplier quality, and auditing
• Experience with development of internal processes and suppliers preferred
• Prior experience in delivering results through others

Competencies Preferred:

• Self-directed leader
• Experience with new product launches
• Ability to foster trust at all levels of organization
• Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict
• Capable of defining, analyzing, and resolving complicated problems
• Demonstrated self-awareness and continuous learning
• Strong technical capabilities within the organization and within our supporting organizations and customers
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft products (i.e. Outlook, Teams, Excel), quality systems (i.e. Fusion, smartsheets), and ERP (i.e. SAP)
• Knowledge of measuring equipment, including CMM programming and operation is a plus.
• Knowledge of IAFT 16949 is a plus

 

About Our Business, Amsted Rail: 

We are a privately held, 100% employee-owned company!  As an Amsted Rail employee, you are an owner.  Our commitment to employee’s professional satisfaction includes creating space and opportunities to be creative and be an integral part of our innovation journey; for employee’s personal fulfillment, we invest in everyone’s growth and development while ensuring a work environment that values them as an individual, with their unique set of strengths and beliefs.

Benefits include being an employee-owner participating in our ESOP program and benefiting from an additional full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401(k) with employer matching.   

To learn more about us, please visit us online at www.amstedrail.com.

 

Amsted Rail’s commitment to Affirmative Action:

Amsted Rail is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

To review our EEO Policies or to request assistance please go to www.amstedrail.com/careers/ and select EEO Compliance/Statements.  To learn more about us, please visit us online at www.amstedrail.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)