Director of Quality

Description 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 The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)