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Quality Manager

Springfield, MO

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Position Summary: 

The Quality Manager leads the Quality team with implementation of company-wide operations procedures and process to support the overall Quality Assurance plan.  This role support Quality improvement throughout the shop floor and within the team concept. Participate as cross-functional team member within assigned goal oriented team responsibility.    

Responsibilities: 

Oversee all Quality staff.Coach, develop and provide guidance to Quality staff. Ensure cross-training of all Quality staff, so that all internal and external (service/installation) needs can be met. Drive efficiency and productivity within the team. Review and evaluate site Quality staff performance.Support and maintain ABEC Key Initiatives and Core Values. Support and maintain the ABEC Quality program. Maintain and ensure compliance to ABEC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Support and maintain ABEC quality practices and guidelines, including best industry practices such a Good Documentation Practices (GDP). Participate in internal, process and mock customer audits, as directed. Perform vendor qualification or re-qualification audits, as directed. Coordinate 3rd party audits of specified site as directed (ASME, National Board, etc.). Coordinate and support Customer audits of the ABEC site, as directed.  Site liaison with Authorized Inspection (AI) Agency personnel (Vessel Manufacturing sites only). Coordinate team involvement in Pre-FAT, FAT, SAT, and IQ/OQ activities as required. Corrective Action & Preventive Action (CAPA).Coordinate assigned CAPA activities (Root cause analysis, short & long term corrective and preventive actions).Serve as a site CAPA mentor for assigned champions from other functions. Coordinate assigned Continuous Improvement initiatives, driving both cost and process improvements. Coordinate Quality System Change Management assignments as directed. Coordinate calibration activities at specified ABEC facility. Report to the Global Director of Quality the status and metrics of the quality program for the specific site. First Pass Yields (from monitored Mfg. Processes).  Turnover Package (TOP) Audits.ECN Reviews.MRB cycle times. Receiving Inspections.Trend analysis of FAT/SAT punch list items. Maintain documents in ABEC archives. Execute other tasks as assigned. Ability to travel when required. Requirements

 Required

Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline or related Science field (ex. Chemistry, Metallurgy).Minimum 5 years post graduate work in a Quality or Validation fields. Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment. Proven ability to lead, supervise and coach a team of 10 quality staff. Report to the Global Director of Quality the status and KPI metrics of the quality program for specific site such as First pass Yields (from monitored Mfg. Processes).Turnover Package (TOP)Audits, ECN Review, MRB cycle times, Receiving Inspections, Trend Analysis of FAT/SAT punch list items. Experience with Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) is required. Coordinate assigned CAPA activities (Root cause analysis, short and long term corrective and preventive action). Certifications in cGMP, ISO 9000, ASME, BPV or equivalent is required. Must be able to travel domestically and internationally. 

Preferred

Review and evaluate site quality staff performance experience is preferred. Experience with Site Liaison with authorized inspection (AI) Agency personnel (Vessel Manufacturing sites only) is preferred. ASQ CQE, ASQ, CQM and Six Sigma would be a plus.