Quality Control Manager

at Valence Surface Technologies LLC in Wichita, Kansas, United States

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Understand and execute quality philosophies, principles, systems, risk, methods, tools standards and improvement systems, performance, leadership, training, interpersonal relationships and professional ethics.
• Manage organizational and team dynamics, customer expectations and satisfaction and supplier relations.
• Establish, promote and execute product and process quality, quality principles, including planning processes, material control, acceptance sampling, and measurement systems.
• Develop, apply and maintain quality requirements and standards for processes performed.
• Serve as the primary Quality Control resource to department supervisor(s) for issue identification, material and process review, issue resolution, loss reporting and continuous improvement.
• Support concurrent engineering efforts by participating in process development projects, first part integration, representing quality control and the customer.
• Design and implement methods for process control, process improvement, testing and inspection.
• Execute quality standards, inspection processes, test methodology, quality plans, documents and reports.
• Assist and maintain process certification for NADCAP and all other relevant certification registrations with a high level of system compliance. Sustain outside audits and recertification audits as required.
• Review customers purchase orders, contracts and change requests and ensure that the necessary criteria and provisions are included in quality and process plans.
• Work with Quality Manager in developing, executing and analyze quality-reporting measures.
• Establish, maintain and manage process improvement metrics to drive zero customer escapes
• Report to management on quality issues, trends and losses.
• Participate in internal and external quality audits.
• Interface with supplier and customer quality representatives concerning problems with quality control and assure that effective corrective action is implemented.
• Serve as the quality control representative to the Materials Review Board (MRB).
• Compile, write and deliver training material on quality standards and activities.

• Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree (four-year college or technical school) Preferred, Field of Study: Engineering or Chemistry
  • Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience.
  • Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • 5 plus years of experience in Aerospace Chemical Processing work environment preferred.

  • Good understanding of quality testing to include analytical, evaluation.

  • Computer Programming Platforms, SPC programs, and Simulators, Visio, CATIA

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office

Export Compliance Requirement
This position requires access to EAR or ITAR controlled technologies. Applicants are required to be eligible for employment under U.S. export control laws.