Quality Leader - Plant 10
This position is responsible for the overall quality of the product produced and shipped to the customer including work instruction accuracy, customer satisfaction and overall employee knowledge of quality issues.
Further, this position ensures Howmet manufacturing and support systems comply with the standards prescribed in AS9100 and standards established by customers and corporate.
Job Roles
Business minded--understands processes and identifies high risk areas; prioritizes based on
company interests; pushes enterprise to anticipate versus respond
Detail oriented--attends to certifications; date and process aware; tracks multiple projects
simultaneously
Relationship and communication--interacts with technicians to understand, coach and instruct;
understands and negotiates customer requirements and concessions; navigates multiple
environments to ensure team has what it needs to succeed; personable
Organization and structure--directs and redirects resources; coordinates workloads, projects
and timelines; adapts to high pace of environment while maintaining systems and procedures
Objective--makes decisions based on established criteria; explains why; contributes to solutions
and creating pathways to success; gatekeeper to customer satisfaction; ensures consistency of
output
Improvement and change--creates an additive learning environment; shares and disseminates
knowledge; measures improvement quantitatively; drives positive change and adapts to
unforeseen elements; prioritizes requests as they arrive
Translator--helps quality engineers understand management and customer priorities; supports
plant-wide initiatives and implements with team
Courage--willing to hold parts or stop processes; safeguards customer interests and company reputation
Responsibilities
The Quality Leader has responsibilities including, but not limited to:
Promotes the Howmet quality policy and associated objectives
Ensure the established quality policy is implemented culturally within the plant; comply with regulatory and customer requirements
Foster continuous improvement
Establishes measurable quality objectives consistent with business unit and corporate objectives; aligns those objectives with organizational purpose and priorities
Provides framework for reviewing quality objectives and quality management systems
Conducts management reviews of quality management systems per Howmet business operating procedures
Maintains and achieves customer satisfaction goals
Plans and executes continuous improvement activities to improve effectiveness and suitability of quality management systems
Aligns resources to meet quality management system objectives and continuous improvement activities
Maintains quality management system integrity during planned system changes
Establishes and enforces quality management processes as part of an overall system
Understands and drives compliance to customer quality requirements, and assists in resolution of quality issues
Functions as primary source of information and communication regarding the effectiveness of the quality management system; regularly solicits input for informal audits and continuous improvement
Communicates the importance of meeting customer, legal, statutory, regulatory, and internal quality requirements to all levels of the organization
Informs customers of any significant organizational changes
Promotes customer awareness throughout the organization
Recognizes and cultivates potential in others
Synthesizes and explains data to influence and lead
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited Institution
Minimum of seven years of quality related experience
Minimum of three years of leadership experience
? Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or in a technical related field
Aerospace investment casting quality/engineering/manufacturing experience
Working knowledge of quality systems and requirements and how they relate to business (i.e. AS9100, NADCAP).
Familiarity with turbine engine components
Read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community
Lead/Support the implementation of initiatives necessary to improve product quality and delivery
Experienced in PPAP and APQP
Key on talent development. Conducting performance appraisals of direct reports - Quality Engineers and Technicians
Effectively communicate & present information to all levels of the organization - shop floor, direct reports, and management.
Can define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Use and train in the following quality tools - root cause analysis and problem solving, FMEA, control plans, PPAP, APQP, System audits, SPC.
Strong computer skills.
