What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Lab Manager position at Optimas Solutions?
Description
Quality Manager - Manufacturing
About Optimas
Optimas Solutions is a global distributor of integrated supply chain solutions, and engineering support focused on delivering fasteners, components, industrial and safety supplies to our diverse customers around the world. Our local, on-the-ground teams understand the nuances of every community we serve. This allows us to adapt with our customers and partners as needs evolve, leveraging our footprint to remain at your side while providing a highly personalized level of service and support no matter where you find yourself around the globe.
Our Values are the THREAD that connects us as one team to ensure that we are accountable for our contributions to the success of our company and customers:
To learn more, please visit our website http://www.optimas.com
Position Overview
The manufacturing Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring quality performance of our manufacturing facility in Wood Dale, IL. Key responsibilities include manufacturing process controls and risk management, processing customer requests that may impact quality conformance, coordinating and controlling product changes, establishing processes and systems to ensure customer product requirements are met.
The ideal candidate has a good blend of manufacturing, technical and interpersonal skills to ensure product and processes associated with our manufacturing outputs are conforming to specifications, regulatory requirements, and internal business objectives.
Main Responsibilities
The ideal candidate must have the following competencies:
At Optimas we believe in having a competitive compensation scheme to motivate and retain our employees. More information will be given throughout the process.
Optimas OE Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Optimas OE Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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Quality Manager - Manufacturing
About Optimas
Optimas Solutions is a global distributor of integrated supply chain solutions, and engineering support focused on delivering fasteners, components, industrial and safety supplies to our diverse customers around the world. Our local, on-the-ground teams understand the nuances of every community we serve. This allows us to adapt with our customers and partners as needs evolve, leveraging our footprint to remain at your side while providing a highly personalized level of service and support no matter where you find yourself around the globe.
Our Values are the THREAD that connects us as one team to ensure that we are accountable for our contributions to the success of our company and customers:
- Teamwork
- Honesty
- Respect
- Excellence
- Accountability
- Drive
To learn more, please visit our website http://www.optimas.com
Position Overview
The manufacturing Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring quality performance of our manufacturing facility in Wood Dale, IL. Key responsibilities include manufacturing process controls and risk management, processing customer requests that may impact quality conformance, coordinating and controlling product changes, establishing processes and systems to ensure customer product requirements are met.
The ideal candidate has a good blend of manufacturing, technical and interpersonal skills to ensure product and processes associated with our manufacturing outputs are conforming to specifications, regulatory requirements, and internal business objectives.
Main Responsibilities
- Customer Corrective Actions, Internal Corrective Actions, Supplier Corrective Actions.
- Customer Liaison and first point of escalation for customer issues.
- KPI management: Cost of Poor Quality, PPM.
- AIAG Core Tools Leadership: PPAP, PFMEA.
- Inspection Compliance, Deviations, Quality Alerts, SPC.
- Support Internal Audits, Control LPA and Product Audits.
- QMS Management Review.
- Quality Support of our APQP and product/process changes.
- Collaborate with our Distribution Centers to ensure compliance to quality processes.
The ideal candidate must have the following competencies:
- Customer Orientation and Responsiveness
- Drive for Results
- Team Player
- Excellent Communication and Informing Skills
- Timely Decision Making and Problem Solving
- Excellent Analytical Skills
- Process Orientation
- Negotiation Skills and Conflict Management
- Proficiency in the use of Office Tools (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- IATF Internal or Lead Auditor highly preferred
- AIAG Core Tools: PPAP, MSA, SPC, FMEA
- Automotive Manufacturing or Distribution Experience
- 3 years experience in a manufacturing environment
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Field. Mechanical or Industrial Engineering highly preferred
- Isnpection, Metrology, Metallurgical Analysis Interpretation.
- GD&T, Print Review, Understanding and interpretation of engineering specifications (IFI, ASME, etc). Fastener experience highly preferred.
- Lean and Six Sigma experience preferred.
At Optimas we believe in having a competitive compensation scheme to motivate and retain our employees. More information will be given throughout the process.
Optimas OE Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Optimas OE Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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