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Howmet Engine Systems (HES) seeks a highly qualified Associate Quality Director. They will be sharing the responsibility for all aspects of Quality for multiple manufacturing facilities with the Quality Director, including systems (Management System) and results (delivered quality measured in ppm and financial impact) through ensuring appropriate and functioning system of checks and balances that facilitate operations. The Associate Quality Director will assist the Business Unit (BU) by interfacing with Airfoil customers. Will also help lead customer interface activities for communication, particularly quality system, technical issues, continual improvement, corrective action, and, when necessary, containment. Position location is Whitehall, MI.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Responsible for leading the deployment of Process Quality Management for the purpose of improving process performance and stability through the effective deployment of process quality management and statistical process control.
- Candidate will be required to travel to assigned HES plants and customer locations – domestic and international up to 60% of the time.
- Lead/work with site teams to develop part/tool process specific Quality Improvement Plan that drive measurable reductions in escapes (PPM) and customer disposition requests (MRB)
- Work with customers to improve disposition response times/methods (i.e. negotiate/collaborate with customers) on standard MRB approval process reducing turnaround times
- Assist with capabilities growth (CapEx projects) to support increased production flow
- Assist site QM on all compliance, performance and Continual Improvement (CI) activities associated with operations and non-destructive testing (NDT) processes.
- Develop team members by coaching and teaching appropriate plant quality managers and mentor select quality engineers.
- Help implement specific quality improvement plans for associated manufacturing plants.
- Reduction of cost of poor quality (cost structure) through proactive risk mitigation, inspection rationalization and reduction of internal and external failures.
- Assist Quality Director & Quality Management Systems manager with the Business Unit (BU) Corrective Action Board addressing all customer and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party major audit findings.
- Build supportive teams through partnership with various BU segment leaders.
- Support deployment of proactive quality tools within the framework APQP/NPI Process.
- Help lead with conviction and bias for continuous improvement and product safety management.
- Candidate will be required to interface with peers in the QA Organization, BU Lead Team, Plant Managers, plant process/product engineering, Sales and Plant QA personnel. In addition, candidate will be required to meet with customer QA representatives and select customer Leadership.
- Position requires frequent communication with all HES locations via multiple media communication on-site.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee will need to remain flexible as schedule changes may occur with multiple priorities simultaneously.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline such as Engineering, Mathematics, or Science
- Minimum of 8 years of experience leading manufacturing process improvement, including deploying Process Management and Statistical Methods in a user-friendly manner to manufacturing operation personnel
- Strong math and statistical capability
- AS9100 experience
- Must be able to meet travel requirement
- Superior verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external personnel at all levels of the organization
- Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
Preferred Qualifications:
- Six Sigma blackbelt or CQE is preferred
