Texmo Precision Castings

Quality Manager
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to work with a growing innovative company. Texmo Precision Castings is a global company and our site in Warsaw Indiana is looking at significant growth in the next few years. We have already invested a significant amount of funds to improve machinery and now this is starting to result in higher sales and a need for a highly motivated Quality Manager to join our rapidly growing company. The Quality Manager will help us create & maintain quality documentation procedures for inspections and processes. They will also be responsible for providing hands-on quality support for the manufacturing floor.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities
• Fostering a culture of concern for Quality throughout the entire company
• Create a cohesive Quality Team through mentoring, coaching, constructive performance feedback, and formal/informal training.
• Develop, review, and maintain Quality documentation procedures for inspection, equipment, and processes. Ensure all quality documents are accurate, complete, and reflect the most up-to-date regulations.
• Manage day-to-day Quality activities, concerns and issues in compliance with standards.
• Define and manage all Quality KPIs
• Manage preventative methods of controlling Quality through SPC, Visual Management, problem solving and prevention techniques
• Analyze Quality statistical data to determine present standards and establish Quality and reliability expectancy of finished product.
• Responsible for managing all in-house NDT (Non-destructive Testing) operations
• Provides technical expertise and hands on support on Quality matters to Engineers, Inspectors and manufacturing personnel
• Responsible for product quality issues, including customer complaints and feedback, production inspection procedures, final inspection, root cause analysis and corrective action management.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations and Customer Service to successfully launch new programs by identifying and mitigating quality risks up front during PPAP and new product qualification process.
• Responsible for handling customer communications and documentation for all PPAP related processes
• Lead & manage testing and controls aimed at verifying product conformity, starting from incoming inspection on raw materials to final test on finished goods.
• Responsible for process audits and identifying areas of improvement to ensure RTFT (Right the First Time) goals are achieved.
• Directly manage customer visits/audits and be the team leader for customer claims management and resolution.
• Initiates and drives Quality Kaizen programs as a result of risk assessments that help meet and exceed the customer quality standards
• Should liaise with external vendors, contractors, or suppliers to ensure that their products or services meet the organization’s quality standards.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
• A working knowledge of international and market specific quality requirements. Including but not limited to:
o ISO 9001-2015
o ISO 13485 (Medical Device Certification)
• Strong understanding of continuous improvement tools
o (Lean and/or 6 Sigma certification preferred)
• Strong organizational & planning skills
• Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills
• Proficient with Excel, PowerPoint, Word and other standard computer applications
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills (verbal & written)

Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of direct Quality experience including quality engineering, root cause evaluation, standards and procedural development, auditing, and training.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment