Quality Liaison at Strom Minnesota

Strom Minnesota is currently looking for a Quality Liaison for our client in Mendota Heights, MN.

Acts as a liaison with manufacturing personnel, account executives, estimators, suppliers, engineering and customers to relay and promote quality assurance by performing the following duties and others as assigned. This position also serves as a functional backup to the Quality Director.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Initiates nonconformance + corrective action reports including, investigation of root cause, immediate action including verification of corrective action per procedural guidelines.
• Assists in the customer return program, including CRA creation, creating work orders, inspection, dispositioning, scrapping, and documenting of nonconformance.
• Assist in communications with customer and internal personnel on quality issues.
• Creates and implements inspection criteria and procedures providing inspection activity for products throughout the manufacturing cycle including but not limited to: level III PPAP, contract review, FMEA’s, control plans, capability studies, Gage R&R’s, testing, and any other documentation required by customer or statutory/ regulatory specifications.  
• Generates and completes non-conformances and corrective action reports.
• Ensures compliance to customer and statutory/regulatory requirements through reviews, evaluations, and subsequent control plan implementations.
• Manages company’s approved supplier program working closely with suppliers and conducting on-site audits as scheduled.
• Assists with company’s calibration program.
• Ensures customer quality issues/requests are being addressed.
• Commitment to company values and ethics.
• Cross departmental training.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• A.S. in technical/management or quality disciplines; or five years related quality experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Metal stamping industry experience is a plus.
• Working knowledge of AS/ISO requirements, with proven knowledge in AS9100 auditing.

• Working knowledge of APQP, Process Flow, FMEA, Control Plans and Root Cause analysis.

• Excellent communication skills and strong team leadership skills.
• Lean or Six Sigma certification or experience is preferred.