What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Management Systems Lead position at Hutchinson Industries Inc?
Quality Management Systems Lead
Facility : Trenton Plants
General Description
The Quality Lead position is a hands-on position. The Quality Lead is responsible for ensuring the management of the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and First Article Inspection (FAI) requirements for the organization per the customer requirements are met. The position requires monitoring all facets of the production process, including raw material certifications, in-process quality controls, work instructions, and final inspections and / or certifications as required by the customer.
Specific Duties
- Monitor workplace operations for compliance with all environmental, health, and safety rules and procedures and immediately respond to any non-conformances.
- Perform risk assessments and consult with workers on environmental, health, and safety issues.
- Ensure the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of the processes needed for the quality management system;
- Report to Quality and Top management on the performance of the quality management system including the need for improvement; and
- Verify all inspection records for PPAP / FAI requirements to ensure their integrity and that all material specifications have been met.
- Monitor all quality control inspections throughout the production process to ensure PPAP / FAI requirements are met.
- Ensure that all quality measuring devices are regularly calibrated when utilized for the PPAP / FAI documentation.
- Keep PPAP / FAI files including materials records and quality control reports related to order.
- Issue the final inspection report and / or sign-off for each PPAP / FAI completed. The position holds final authority to detain or release PPAP / FAI orders for shipment.
- Communicate all quality issues to management promptly, along with recommendations for any corrective actions that may be necessary.
- Travel as required.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
The employee frequently is required to sit; walk, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, lift, and / or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, for viewing a computer terminal distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception vision for driving, and the ability to adjust focus.
This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions
Personal Protective Equipment
The following list of PPE is required while in the manufacturing area.
Hutchinson Industries, Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer.
This is an exempt position. Hutchinson Industries, Inc. reserves the right to modify the job description based upon its needs and may require the employee to perform functions beyond those mentioned above. Neither this job description nor any other communication creates an employment contract between Hutchinson Industries, Inc. nor the employee, and either one may terminate employment without notice at any time.
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