What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Manager position at ThompsonFirstGroup?
Thompson First Group is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager for a direct hire opportunity with a local client in Emporia, VA.
Candidates with a background developing, implementing, and coordinating quality management system within a manufacturing environment are encouraged to apply.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Analyzes, evaluates, and presents information concerning factors such as business situations, production capabilities, manufacturing problems, design, and development of new products.
- Ensures compliance to customer requirements, monitors customer scorecards and work on improving satisfaction levels.
- Proposes quality objectives / goals / targets to the management team as requested by executive team.
- Suggests and debates alternative methods and procedures in solving problems and meeting changing market opportunities.
- Visits and confers with vendors to obtain information related to supply quality, capacity of vendor to meet orders and vendor quality standards including traveling to offsite locations.
- Reviews technical and quality publications, articles and abstracts to stay ahead of technical and quality developments in industry.
- Directly supervises employees in the Quality Department, including Quality Lab and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
- Maintain ISO Standard Program and accreditation and all environmental and ballistics testing interfacing with third party laboratories.
- Confirm that plant audit procedures are properly carried out and assigned work schedules are maintained.
- Determine overall plant product quality by conducting and evaluating various product tests and tests related to manufacturing and packaging.
- Resolve / identify major quality problems at production facility, areas as required.
- Educate and instruct plant personnel in recommended quality control testing, equipment. Confirm these procedures are being maintained.
- Discuss plant evaluation with plant management, make appropriate recommendations and set timetable for improvement and corrections.
- Function as an information source for customers when critical quality issues arise.
QUALIFICATION / REQUIREMENTS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
BENEFITS
Thompson First Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Compensation :
75,000-$85,000 per year
Salary : $75,000 - $85,000
