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HDT GLOBAL

Director of Quality

HDT GLOBAL, Florence, Kentucky, us, 41022


Join the team that is a leader in engineering, designing and manufacturing of leading-edge military expeditionary products and rugged industrial/commercial products since 1937.

What We Offer:

Health benefits, including telehealth medical services, Dental & Vision

Life, AD&D & Disability (paid for by the company)

401K with a company match

Safe & clean work environment

Essential Duties:

Develops, implements, manages and integrates a QMS for all manufacturing facilities

Serves as the primary quality control resource for problem identification, resolution, loss reporting and continuous improvement

Establishes and implements metrics (process capability, control charts, measurement quality) for monitoring system effectiveness and to enable managers to make sound product quality decisions

Supports product engineering efforts by participating in design development projects representing quality assurance and the customer

Leads the implementation and documentation of procedures for process control, process improvement, testing and inspection

Leads root-cause analysis and other problem solving activities to identify effective corrective actions and process improvements

Establishes collection and analysis systems of statistical data to predict trends that will affect improvement of product quality

Leads the development of process certification standards and assist in process certification

Directs the activities for maintaining for each manufacturing facility’s ISO certification

Interfaces with Government Quality Inspectors to ensure government quality requirements are achieved

Interacts with customers to ensure that the necessary criteria and provisions are included in quality and process plans, identify opportunities to improve quality and establish feedback with manufacturing and development personnel

Champion Quality support to New Product Development activities in an integrated product team environment including process control for final product launch activities

Directs internal and external quality audits

Requirements/Education/Experience/Abilities:

Bachelor’s Degree in Quality, Technical or Manufacturing Degree or related field preferred

Minimum 7 years related quality management experience required; minimum of 5 years of supervisory/managerial experience

Experience in Lean Manufacturing preferred

Experience in federal government contracting and subcontracting desirable

Working knowledge of engineering principles and ability to apply them in inspection activities

Experience with developing/documenting procedures for ISO compliance program

Experience in internal/external audit programs and procedures

Experience with ERP systems required, SAP operating system preferred

Up to 30% travel required to HDT production facilities and vendors

This specific position requires U.S. Citizenship

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this role.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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