Quality Manager

SUMMARY

Manage all aspects of the quality department including leading staff, defining and improving processes, ensuring accuracy of equipment and influencing all areas of production to ensure that all parts and finished products meet Weiler and customer standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify customer expectations, needs and requirements through direct contact, communicating with dealerships, and working with other cross-functional departments (i.e. Sales, Service, and Engineering).
• Develop, implement, and measure quality goals to improve manufacturability and quality of finished product.
• Evaluate all aspects of production to resolve quality issues and coordinate with the necessary Engineering, Production and Quality teams to implement solutions.
• Investigate root-cause of quality issues to address the underlying problems resulting in quality defects.
• Monitor all quality processes and ensure all standards are being followed.
• Drive accurate tracking and documentation of quality concerns to allow for accurate analysis.
• Coordinate and monitor inspection of all final goods to customers.
• Enforce sound safety and housekeeping practices.
• Travel up to 5%

SUPERVISORY REPONSIBILITIES

This job supervises Quality Control Inspectors, Quality Control Technicians, and Supplier Quality Specialists. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, reach with and use hands and fingers, talk and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, climb and balance.  The employee occasionally may be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly be exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.  The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration.  The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. 

This job description reflects management’s assessment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Preferred qualifications include an associate’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline, or at least five years of relevant experience in manufacturing, preferably with off-highway equipment.  A combination of equivalent education and hands-on experience in this field is also acceptable.  Previous supervisory experience preferred

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION

None.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to read, write and comprehend documents and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information to internal and external individuals and groups.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

COMPUTER SKILLS

High level of computer literacy – Functional in all Microsoft Office applications.  Use of MRP/ERP software.  Use of CAD and/or 3D Modeling software.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Strong mechanical aptitude and a working knowledge of electrical, hydraulic & mechanical systems.  Excellent trouble shooting and diagnostic skills.  Ability to read and interpret all types of manuals, diagrams, prints and schematics.  Ability to define problems and resolve them quickly.  Must be a self-starter who can work well with people at all levels both in and out of the plant.   Ability to work well with ever changing priorities and/or situations.  Ability to provide professional communication with customers and co-workers while maintaining positive relationships.