Quality Assurance Manager

Description

The TSUBAKI name is synonymous with excellence in quality, dependability and customer service. U.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLC is an international tier-one supplier of high-speed chain drive systems to the automotive industry.

The Quality Assurance Manager plans and directs the daily shop floor quality activities related to inspections, non-conformances, process changes/improvements, and tests. Supervises hourly inspection personnel to support manufacturing schedules, including coverage of both production and receiving inspection needs. Supervise Quality Engineers to meet customer expectations and new project launches.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The essential duties and responsibilities of this job are included but not limited to this job description – other tasks may be assigned and expected to be performed.

• Lead customer new product launches. Work with Quality Engineers to meet customer expectations in regard to quality and effective communication. Work with metrologist and technicians to provide full PPAP layouts.
• Lead development of supply base to improve quality and reduce costs. Lead formal KPI indicators to monitor supply base.
• Provides schedules and work direction to Inspection personnel to ensure coverage of daily responsibilities.
• Maintains accuracy and schedules related to QA support functions, including Calibration of Gages and Equipment, including Test machinery.
• Makes suggestions to reduce non-conformances and eliminate sorting/rework. Coordinates resources required to address quality concerns.
• Develops plans to improve quality and efficiency, while reducing costs.
• Create and monitor daily efficient flow of material through the department by utilization of manpower and equipment in the department.
• Determine and implement continuous improvement plans for the equipment, and overall department.
• Monitor yearly budget for the department ensure goals are met by reducing cost related to production and MRO supplies.
• Foster working relationships with associated departments i.e. Planning, Engineering and Production.
• Establish and maintain effective communication vehicles such as toolbox meetings and employee meetings.
• Understands, communicates, and follows all company policies and work rules
• Effectively utilizes this knowledge to analyze and resolve work problems or assist workers in solving work problems; correctly maintain time and attendance records; confer with Group Leader(s) and employees to coordinate activities of individual departments; ensure department inventory is accurate; make daily decisions on production schedules and personnel related matters that affect the delivery and quality.
  
  

It is the expectation of the company that Supervisors/Managers will accomplish these goals by working to a high ethical standard and consistently complies with all company policies, work rules, Union Contractual agreements, and applicable laws with little to no direct supervision.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 3 Years of Automotive Manufacturing experience; Five (5) to seven (7) years of supervisory experience, in quality engineering
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing, Project Management and ISO procedures is required
• Position require excellent planning and organizational skills, extreme attention to details and significant computer skills.
  
  

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in wet or humid conditions (non-weather), works near moving mechanical parts or within risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

U.S. Tsubaki offers a competitive compensation package, including health benefits effective on date of hire, generous 401(k) match and profit sharing, education reimbursement, and annual bonus potential.

Tsubaki is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability

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