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Ascential Technologies

Quality Assurance Manager

Ascential Technologies, Three Rivers, MI, United States

Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Certified IATF 16949/AS9100 Auditor preferred
  • PPAP
  • APQP
  • PFMEA
  • MSA
  • ISO 14001 Certified Auditor preferred
  • 5 – 10 years as a Quality Manager
  • Experienced Six Sigma problem solving
  • Understands Lean Manufacturing practices
  • Well versed in LPA’s
Primary skills and responsibilities:
  • Directs sampling inspection, and testing (including CMM Layout) of produced/received parts, components, and materials to determine conformance to standard
  • Reviews quality problems with management, engineering, inspection personnel and directs actions to correct defects.
  • Serves in a key role in making “accept” or “reject” decisions.
  • Exemplifies a culture quality-awareness.
  • Host customers for audits, react to customer complaints, follow through on all sorting and rework of suspect parts.
  • Prepares plans and coordinates activities of the Core Team. Provides training as appropriate.
  • Prepares for and represents the company during all quality related audits as the Management Representative which has the ability to resolve quality management issues.
  • Responsible for directing, instructing, and organizing the work of the person tasked with supervising the parts sort area.
  • Oversee completion of PPAP submissions.
  • Maintain file of all revisions for every part produced at the facility.
  • Coordinates and approves all sample submissions of new products and engineering changes.
  • Maintain excellent communications with customers and outside suppliers at the plant level.
  • Supervise the Quality Assurance staff.
  • Facilitates corrective action teams (8D, 5-Why, fishbone, …) to address defective quality in all products within the value stream.
  • Develop and implement effective and efficient preventive and corrective actions.
  • Leads ISO/IATF/AS certification audit activities and hosts auditors of these audits.
  • Prepare and manage internal audits to the internal audit plan.
  • Lead project launch operations and maintain project timeline from a Quality Assurance view.
  • Manage RMA’s and Nonconformance Reports and provides follow-up on both.

  • Other responsibilities may be added or assumed based on necessity.