Responsibilities

• Provide plans to achieve Plant-level goals and metrics in support of Divisional goals through strategies and objectives.
• Drives Zero Defects and process capability within the Dayton Plant.
• Proactively leads quality process improvement initiatives using technical/statistical problem solving and prevention-oriented quality principles and practices.  
• Responsible for SPC implementation on shop floor.
• Lead multi-disciplined continuous improvement projects and teams focused on improvements to COPQ and first pass Quality.
• Ensures compliance to customer quality requirements and company quality policies.
• Responsible for product quality, including inspection/testing processes and product acceptance.  
• Provides direct leadership support for the Quality Team including both exempt and non-exempt team members. 
• Collaborates directly with Division Quality, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Engineering and Sales to assure first-time, on-time product conformance to requirements at minimum quality cost. 
• Coordination of in-plant quality related training and operator certification activities. 
• Represents the Company during customer audits and quality system audits, as well as through direct interactions with customers and suppliers regarding product quality matters.   

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Technical is preferred .   
• 7+ years Quality Systems     
• 2+ years Management / Leadership
• Must come from a regulated, industrial manufacturing environment…Aerospace, Automotive, medical Device, etc.
• Must have ISO 9000 process experience such as AS 9100, TS 16969, ISO 13485.
• Auditing experience with AS9100, NADCAP or related would be helpful.

• Demonstrated knowledge with Zero Defects core tools (PPAP, PFMEA, QCP, MSA, process capability, error proofing).
• Demonstrated ability to create, train, monitor, analyze and implement improvements in SPC.
• Demonstrated competence in various problem-solving techniques.
• Knowledge of metrology and inspection techniques.