What are the responsibilities and job description for the QUALITY MANAGER position at Parker Trutec?
Position Summary: Drive efficient and effective quality best practices and activities that will provide an associate-oriented, high-performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce. Responsibilities include: Strategic business partner with departments concerning themes or initiatives that may have an impact on quality and customer satisfaction.
About us: Parker Trutec Urbana facility specializes in surface protection coatings primarily in Phosphate, E-Coat painting, and solid lubrication for applications mostly in the automotive industry.
At Parker Trutec we believe that quality of service to our clients and our employees is what will continue to drive our success. We believe that the environment is our responsibility, and we are proud to be part of an international organization that provides top quality heat and chemical treatments to parts for the automotive, agricultural, military, appliance, fitness industries, and more, helping our clients to conserve materials, prolong the lifespan of products, and improve the safety of use of those products for millions of people around the world. We’d love to have you as a part of our team!
Qualifications (including but not limited to):
Required Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or commensurate experience and education. Master’s degree preferred
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a leadership position
- Must be able to analyze numerical data and detect abnormal situations.
- Knowledge of how to handle and operate all equipment assigned in the area.
Required skills, knowledge and abilities:
- Candidate should have a complete grasp of process quality control methodology
- 5P or 8D method of problem solving
- Demonstrated management experience
- Excellent communication skills
- 5 years minimum quality related experience
- Manufacturing experience a must (Knowledge of automotive manufacturing requirements/experience is a major plus)
Duties (including but not limited to):
- Responsible for maintaining integrity of finished product which requires the monitoring and maintain key process control indicators.
- Monitoring finished product quality
- Monitoring incoming part quality
- Creating and reporting plant quality performance with focus on root cause and countermeasure activity
- Responsible for new product APQP and PPAP process execution
- Building and maintaining quality capabilities of team members
- Managing performance of team’s responsibilities including testing lab and equipment
- Working with customers to improve product quality
- Troubleshooting quality of non-conforming parts
- Maintain Quality certifications.
Additional duties may be required as needed by Parker Trutec and our customers.
