What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Manager position at Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products?
Job Title: Quality Assurance Manager
Classification: Exempt
Department: Quality Assurance
Reports to: Operations Manager
Position Summary:
Plans, coordinates, implements, and directs Quality Assurance programs designed to ensure the production process from purchased raw material to final product is consistent with established standards; develops, implements, maintains, and updates Quality Assurance records.
Key Responsibilities:
Skills & Competencies:
Education & Experience:
Classification: Exempt
Department: Quality Assurance
Reports to: Operations Manager
Position Summary:
Plans, coordinates, implements, and directs Quality Assurance programs designed to ensure the production process from purchased raw material to final product is consistent with established standards; develops, implements, maintains, and updates Quality Assurance records.
Key Responsibilities:
- Requires constant physical activities throughout shift (except breaks and lunch) such as standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, near/far vision, pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying aluminum products up to 50 lbs.
- Develops, implements, and maintains IATF16949 Quality Assurance programs, procedures, controls, and related audits in all departments.
- Ensures that performance and quality of products conform to established company standards
- Coordinates and approves all sample submissions of new products and engineering changes to ensure quality standards.
- Coordinates with suppliers to ensure purchased material meets quality standards.
- Formulates and maintains quality control objectives and coordinates objectives with pre-productions and production procedures in cooperation with other department managers to maximize product reliability and minimize costs.
- Controls maintenance of inspection and testing procedures for raw materials to ensure quality standards
- Daily inspects parts in production process for defects and keeps records.
- Responsible for developing inspection standards to instruct QA Technicians for the inspection of product at all production processes. These inspections include destructive and non-destructive methods ultrasound, eddy current, spectro-analysis, micro/macro inspection and dimensional checks. Also, notifies department managers and supervisors to correct quality problem; performs follow up inspection to ensure quality standards are met.
- Makes out quality control inspection records on rejected products showing date, run number, department, product type, and reason for the rejection
- Maintains an up-to-date knowledge in the techniques of Quality Assurance and in the company products and process technologies; oversees quality assurance auditing of production areas and systems; reviews reports findings and make recommendations for corrective action; continuous process improvement.
- Submits and administers budget schedules and performance standards; plans, promotes, and organizes training activities. Responsible for ensuring personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety, and Environmental compliance; responsible for ensuring that employees follow all company guidelines related to health, Safety and Environmental practices.
- Implements employee training, monitors training, evaluates skill levels, and development of QA employees.
- Requires wearing personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Create and maintain department budget.
- Performs other duties as required
Skills & Competencies:
- Reading details and schematics, organizational, supervisory, computer, mathematical, and statistical skills
- Observes OSHA, EPA, and Company rules and regulations concerning personal safety
- Enforces company policies
- Regularly exposed to temperature extremes
- Maintains and cleans work area and reports maintenance problems.
- Ability to read and comprehend basic english
- ability to follow instructions
Education & Experience:
- College degree and 3-5 years experience preferred in forging and casting products for automotive industry
- Knowledge of statistical analysis, precision measurement, process validation, supplier quality, product testing, training and development, and process capability studies.