Company Description
Hammond Group is a global manufacturer of technically supported battery oxides, red leads, expanders, and other specialty chemicals, with a focus on serving the battery industry for advanced energy storage applications. With 90 years of experience, Hammond serves automotive, industrial, and telecom battery manufacturers with innovative solutions.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for a Director of Quality at Hammond Group in Hammond, IN. The Director of Quality will be responsible for overseeing quality control, auditing, management, assurance, and supplier quality to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations on a day-to-day basis.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assures quality products and processes by establishing and enforcing quality standards and testing materials and products
- Establishes quality and reliability standards by studying product and consumer requirements with other members of management and with production operators, technicians, engineers and sales personnel
- Develops raw material standards by studying manufacturing and engineering requirements, conferring and negotiating with suppliers, and devising testing methods and procedures
- Implements in-process product inspection standards by studying manufacturing methods and devising testing methods and procedures
- Establishes standards for the disposition of finished product by devising evaluation tests, methods, and procedures
- Interfaces, resolves, root cause analysis, and implements corrective actions on customer complaints
- Provides training and support to staff on quality standards, procedures, and best practices
- Manages certification processes and maintain necessary certifications for the organization
- Maintains product quality by enforcing quality assurance policies and procedures
- Establish and maintain quality KPI records for all manufacturing operations
- Collaborates with other members of management to develop new product and engineering designs and manufacturing and training methods
- Prepares product and process quality reports by collecting, analyzing, and assign employees and following up on work results
- Manages quality assurance staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees
- Achieves financial objectives by preparing the quality assurance budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions
- Any other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by management
- Normal work hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm
QUALIFICATIONS
- The ideal candidate is a self-starter, resourceful, and a proven leader with excellent analytical, negotiating and problem-solving skills
- Experience in managing and conducting internal and external audits
- Demonstrates strong leadership and verbal communication skills
- Strong IATF 16949 & ISO 9001 quality system knowledge, auditing, analytic and computer skills
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or related field
- Master’s degree in quality management, engineering, MBA or a related field preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project Management and Analytics software.
- Quality Control, Quality Auditing, and Quality Management skills
- Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality experience
- Experience in lead-battery manufacturing industry is a plus
