QA Manager Jobs

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
Establish, manage and maintain plant Quality systems to ensure Quality of finished products. Manage plant continuous improvement activities and SPC systems. Audits all departments to insure compliance with existing procedures and proper Quality safeguards are in place. Provides disposition on non-conforming product. Provides Customer support regarding Quality issues and coordinates communication regarding Quality initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop, implement and manage Quality systems.
• Provide techniques and equipment to achieve and measure the Quality of products and processes. Develop procedures to predict and prevent non-conformance.
• Provide reports regarding Quality performance.
• Lead investigations regarding Customer complaints and internal failures.
• Provide support to the Customer to resolve Quality issues.
• Communicate Customer needs to the plant.
• Facilitate root cause investigation and plans for corrective actions.
• Audit corrective actions implemented.
• Participate in the qualification of new products and processes.
• Work with Silgan product development Engineers and Customers in developing specifications and test methods.
• Ensure certificates of analysis’ are completed for Customers that require them.
• Implement and coordinate the plant SPC system.
• Maintain Gainseeker, troubleshoot computer issues and interface with Corporate IT to maintain the system.
• Provide SPC training to hourly and salaried personnel.
• Manage continuous improvement efforts.
• Utilize statistical tools to provide product and process data to operations.
• Responsible for Quality budgets.
• Train and support the Quality staff.
• Manage all internal and Customer audits.
• Maintain Quality equipment (gages, computers, software, etc…).
• Review and provide disposition for non-conforming product.