Quality Manager

Essential Job Functions (Duties and Responsibilities): The primary duties consist of, but are not limited to the following.

• Implement and maintain a documented Quality program that meets customer requirements and corporate standards.
• Responsible for the daily compilation of certification packets, their review, and disbursement to customer representatives. 
• Provide procedures, as required, to support Quality department objectives.
• Provide training to individuals whose work affects quality issues in the requirements of the Bodycote Management System (BMS).
• Review customer proposals, requests for quotations, and/or purchase orders, including changes, to determine quality requirements, and ensure their input into internal planning.
• Establish/maintain relations with customer representatives in quality related activities, including source inspection, audits and process surveys.
• Interface with other departments to provide assistance, resolve problems, and monitor work affecting quality.
• Perform activities defined in the BMS responsibility matrix.
• Monitor and audit responsibilities defined in the responsibility matrix.
• Ensure conformance to Quality program requirements through external/internal audits, and corrective action programs and Qualify associates through testing and training.
• Maintain supplier qualification to insure their ability to perform work meeting Quality standards and obtaining process approvals.
• Acts as a member of the site management team and performs other duties as dictated by position or required by the General Manager.
• Practice and promote safety and good housekeeping.
• Must work in a manner consistent with the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) system.
• Must have the ability to report for work on time, follow directions, interact effectively with co-workers, understand and follow rules and procedures, and accept constructive criticism.
• May have access to compensation information of other employees or applicants in this role and as such cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to other individuals.  
• May have access to proprietary and third-party information necessary to the business and as such will perform duties in an ethical and professional manner. 

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Education:  Metallurgy or Material Science degree preferred.
• Experience:  Requires experience and practical knowledge of commercial heat treatment of automotive alloys including steel, aluminum, titanium, nickel, brass, copper, etc.  
• A minimum of 3 years of department management and 2 years of direct supervisory experience is preferred.
• Must demonstrate the ability to read, write, and communicate the English language to interface with management and all levels, both in-house and at the customer’s place of business.
• Must be capable of making written recommendations for improving Quality Assurance Systems and Procedures.
• Must be familiar with ISO / IATF quality systems.  
• Have or be willing to obtain a Six Sigma Green Belt.
• An understanding and working knowledge of PPAP processes are preferred.
• Must be able to read and interpret blueprints, specifications, and purchase orders.
• Must be detail-oriented and able to meet deadlines.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with computer applications including Microsoft Office and databases is required.

Physical & Mental Demands: The following physical and mental demands consist of, but are not limited to the following.

• Must be able to work in a sitting and/or standing position for extended periods of time in an office/industrial environment.
• Manual dexterity to perform data entry functions.
• Ability to bend, pull, stoop, and reach to perform functions.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds.
• May be exposed to heat, fumes, noise, humidity, etc.
• Must have the cognitive and mental capacity to perform essential job functions.
• Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Visual acuity to read documents, computer screens, files, etc.
• Ability to hear in person and via phone.

Bodycote has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented, and productive work environment and for these reasons, all applicants in the United States who receive a conditional offer of employment must undergo a drug screen before employment begins. 

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