Quality Manager - Coyote Technical & Executive Sourcing

Quality Manager

Responsibilities

Safety

Lead the quality organization under the philosophy of ‘safety is our overriding priority’. This includes participating in STOP audits, addressing reported incidents, and participating in both the Health & Safety Review Board and its subcommittees.

Quality Processes

Represent the “Voice of the Customer” in the facility

Own the Facility Quality System

Lead the transition to a fully functional AS-9001 system while maintaining current ISO:2015 certification

Create and support process auditors and audit teams

Lead the Plant’s quality documentation process including record retention matrix, document control, and local work instructions

Act as the liaison to corporate groups such as, supplier quality, design quality, new products.

Process Quality

Lead the Plant in measuring and improving the process quality while addressing gaps to targeted goals

Partner with Process Engineering/Operations and Production to rapidly respond to quality problems; develop containment plans (protect the customer), corrective actions, implementation of long term solutions, and validation of sustainment of corrective actions

Partner with Process Engineering/Operations to implement and maintain process documents (i.e. Flow Diagrams, PCP, PFMEA’s) for all processes

Support and leverage lesson’s learned across the facility

Oversee the metrology and calibration lab

Define, measure, and provide countermeasures on manufacturing process audits

Partner with Engineering, Operations and Production on the Cost of Quality measure and its gaps (i.e. scrap, cost of failure, etc.) including setting annual forecasts

Create and lead audit team(s) to audit all departments for adherence to the Quality System

Product Quality

Lead the disposition of quality problems as they relate back to supplier components, manufacturing execution or product design

Act as the liaison to supplier quality in the area of supplier component concerns

Act as the liaison to CQI in the area of consumer concerns

Own the design, application, and calibration of all gages and measurement systems used to ensure product or component quality

Oversee the Product Performance Testing lab. Ensure compliance to all product regulatory requirements. Maintain Lab Certification

New Product Quality

Ensure APQP documents are completed for all newly launched projects

Support PPAP process of all new products introduced to the facility, including: product performance, meeting cosmetic requirement, etc.

Ensure Lessons Learned are applied to new product designs

Organizational Development

Interview, hire, and train Associates. Plan, assign, and direct work. Appraise performance; reward and discipline Associates. Address complaints and resolve problems

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree is required

Minimum of 8 years of quality or product development experience in a lean high volume manufacturing / assembly is required

Demonstrated track record of management experience in a quality or engineering function

Knowledge of AS-9001 and ISO-9001 or equivalent quality systems implementation and maintenance

Strong problem solving skills through disciplined processes (6 Sigma, Shainin, DOE, etc.)

Must have the ability to:

Build strong relationships with external and internal customers

Conduct Product Performance Testing

Read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents

Respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community

Apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis

Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Carry out management and supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws

No sponsorship visa (H1-B, etc) candidates at this time, sorry.


Qualified candidates must submit their resume in Microsoft Word format along with at least three professional references to:


COYOTE TECHNICAL & EXECUTIVE SOURCING
Phil Montoya
Director of Sourcing