What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Quality Director position at Howmet Fastening Systems Aichach GmbH?
Responsibilities
Howmet Engine Systems (HES) seeks a highly qualified Associate Quality Director. They will be sharing the responsibility for all aspects of Quality for multiple manufacturing facilities with the Quality Director, including systems (Management System) and results (delivered quality measured in ppm and financial impact) through ensuring appropriate and functioning system of checks and balances that facilitate operations. The Associate Quality Director will assist the Business Unit (BU) by interfacing with Airfoil customers. Will also help lead customer interface activities for communication, particularly quality system, technical issues, continual improvement, corrective action, and, when necessary, containment. Position location is Whitehall, MI.
Primary Responsibilities
Howmet Engine Systems (HES) seeks a highly qualified Associate Quality Director. They will be sharing the responsibility for all aspects of Quality for multiple manufacturing facilities with the Quality Director, including systems (Management System) and results (delivered quality measured in ppm and financial impact) through ensuring appropriate and functioning system of checks and balances that facilitate operations. The Associate Quality Director will assist the Business Unit (BU) by interfacing with Airfoil customers. Will also help lead customer interface activities for communication, particularly quality system, technical issues, continual improvement, corrective action, and, when necessary, containment. Position location is Whitehall, MI.
Primary Responsibilities
- Responsible for leading the deployment of Process Quality Management for the purpose of improving process performance and stability through the effective deployment of process quality management and statistical process control.
- Candidate will be required to travel to assigned HES plants and customer locations – domestic and international up to 60% of the time.
- Lead/work with site teams to develop part/tool process specific Quality Improvement Plan that drive measurable reductions in escapes (PPM) and customer disposition requests (MRB)
- Work with customers to improve disposition response times/methods (i.e. negotiate/collaborate with customers) on standard MRB approval process reducing turnaround times
- Assist with capabilities growth (CapEx projects) to support increased production flow
- Assist site QM on all compliance, performance and Continual Improvement (CI) activities associated with operations and non-destructive testing (NDT) processes.
- Develop team members by coaching and teaching appropriate plant quality managers and mentor select quality engineers.
- Help implement specific quality improvement plans for associated manufacturing plants.
- Reduction of cost of poor quality (cost structure) through proactive risk mitigation, inspection rationalization and reduction of internal and external failures.
- Assist Quality Director & Quality Management Systems manager with the Business Unit (BU) Corrective Action Board addressing all customer and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party major audit findings.
- Build supportive teams through partnership with various BU segment leaders.
- Support deployment of proactive quality tools within the framework APQP/NPI Process.
- Help lead with conviction and bias for continuous improvement and product safety management.
- Candidate will be required to interface with peers in the QA Organization, BU Lead Team, Plant Managers, plant process/product engineering, Sales and Plant QA personnel. In addition, candidate will be required to meet with customer QA representatives and select customer Leadership.
- Position requires frequent communication with all HES locations via multiple media communication on-site.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee will need to remain flexible as schedule changes may occur with multiple priorities simultaneously.
