Vacuum Process Engineering, Inc., known as VPE, is an exciting company that deals in impressive technology and is currently in a growth mode. VPE’s technology has multiple applications including satellite components, microchannel heat exchangers, and flight safety devices. There is never a dull day at VPE. VPE has been in business for 45 years and has 4 buildings with over 200,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space. We offer competitive pay, and a comprehensive benefits package. We are looking for a dedicated individual with good work ethics that is seeking a long-term career with a stable company.
Pay Range: $110-125k, depending on experience
Summary:
The Quality Control Manager supports the quality function from all aspects of systems compliance, process assessment, and control. Supervises QC Lab personnel and all QC Lab activities.
This role will also be seen as the face of the Quality Department. You will have the opportunity to develop, teach, and instill a strong, collaborative culture in not only the department, but across the company.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement methods to inspect, test, and evaluate products and production equipment
- Ensure products adhere to quality standards
- Propose corrective actions to improve compliance with quality specifications
- Guide and teach Root Cause Analysis – entity wide
- Work according to deadlines for the delivery of products
- Ensure detailed and recorded inspections of final products are conducted so products are up to industry and company standards
- Collect, analyze and summarize data for accurate reporting
- Train and manage production line staff in quality assessment of product
- Completion of all required documentation
- Manage departmental staff in the day-to-day performance
- Ensure project/department milestones/goals are met and adhere to approved budgets
- Provide leadership within the department
- Recommend and implement enhancements to the quality system that result in improved corporate quality performance, increased customer satisfaction, and/or simplification of processes
- Assess potential quality risks, and evaluate human factors and natural process variation with the goal of preventing unnecessary costs
- Ensure readiness for all internal and external quality audits
- Work with all departments to understand multiple priorities and set workflow schedules through the Inspection Dept
- Assist with analysis and documentation of non-conformances both systemic and process/product oriented
- Perform Internal Quality Audits to ensure compliance
- Train inspectors in CMM usage, Faro Arm, GD&T, surface plate set ups, inspection techniques
Competencies:
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Leadership and development of others – Ability to influence
- Teacher and Preacher of quality – Use quality platform to teach others to integrate high quality levels, and critically self-review one’s work. Create a high-quality culture
- Adaptability – Open to and actively solicit new ideas and opinions
- Assertiveness – readily offers opinions and acts even when the position may be unpopular
- Business Thinking – Sees the organization as a series of integrated and interlocking processes. Understands general business concepts
- Communication – demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross functional groups including suppliers, customers, and associates both written and verbally
- Conflict Management – Support and manage differences of opinion. Use consensus and collaboration to debate and resolve problems
- Organization and Planning – Manage time wisely and effectively prioritize multiple competing tasks
- Results Oriented – Maintains appropriate focus on short- and long-term goals. Motivated by achievement and persist until goals are reached
- Self-Discernment – Knows personal strengths and weaknesses and works towards improving them
- Safety – Strong belief in safety and housekeeping standards and policies
- Reasoning Ability – Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Quality Department- QC inspectors/Engineers/QA personnel
Qualifications:
10+ years’ experience in Quality
5+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
At least 5+ years’ experience in a Quality Management Role
Previous work experience in an ISO 9000 or AS9100 registered organization
Customer quality assurance experience
Formal training and previous experience as a Lead Auditor
Inspection Experience - Mechanical and Process
Experience with JobBoss and Nadcap is a plus
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field OR relevant experience with equivalent qualifications.
Five years’ experience in the Quality Department in an industrial manufacturing environment
Language Skills:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write procedural documents, routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Computer Skills:
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Current Driver’s License
Other Skills and Abilities:
Phone and e-mail communication skills
Management skills- training, development, disciplinary, mentorship
File organization skills
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
