Quality and Sustainability Manager (20981)

CORE Consulting • Brookfield, Wisconsin • 3m ago

Under the direction of the President, the Quality & Sustainability Manager is responsible for internal, supplier, and customer quality and sustainability activities.

We provide custom electromechanical solutions to customers in a variety of industries - automotive, off-highway & fire protection.

Duties and Responsibilities

Develop, establish, and implement long-range and short-term strategies and operating policies to achieve established quality and sustainability goals.
Oversee ISO 9001:2015 & ISO/IEC 80079-34; building into processes/procedures and enforcing.
Manage the organization's sustainability programs
Lead analysis and collaborate with leadership to develop corporate sustainability strategies to ensure that business practices and products are environmentally friendly and compliant with government rules and regulations.
Directly supervise and lead Quality personnel and Shipping & Receiving personnel.
Work with internal stakeholders and suppliers in the investigation, technical approach and solution of non-conformances, corrective action, and other quality challenges
Support new product launches (APQP/PPAPs).
Lead, registrar, internal, supplier and customer audits and meetings.
Direct integration of technical activities and products.
Support new product launches, scale up and continuous improvements throughout production lines installation and qualifications.
Lead Root Cause analysis activities, FMEA’s, Flows, Control Plans, other Quality activities, as well as sustaining Engineering solutions.
Analyze quality reporting; make suggestions for areas of improvement.
Lead continuous improvement projects.
Participate in strategic capital/process decisions and correlation with business plan.
Translate quality requirements into practical applications.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in technical field such as Engineering, Manufacturing Technology or Quality Assurance
5 years of leadership experience in Quality
Understanding of ISO 9000; IATF 16949 preferred
Six Sigma knowledge; Green or Black Belt certification preferred
ISO/TS Auditor certification or related experience
Solid knowledge in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Design for Manufacturing (DFMA) methodology, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), quality measurement and inspection
A strong background in manufacturing and supplier quality capabilities
Mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of different materials (metals, plastics, etc), as well as coatings/finishes and hardware.
Knowledge of different manufacturing process capabilities; CNC, injection molding, welding, milling, etc.
Knowledge of risk management methods preferred
Experience with ensuring sustainability related legal compliance preferred
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint); Advanced working knowledge of Excel