Quality Planning Lead - Meadville, United States - Acutecind

Description

Reporting to the Director of Quality, the Quality Planning Lead is a working lead role that will be responsible for leading the Quality Planning team with a focus on throughput and quality of Zero-Defect Planning (ZDP).

This position will also be responsible for the continued development of the ZDP process, inspection strategy, and other projects that increase the overall efficacy of the Quality team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains an understanding of customer requirements (including AQL Sampling, PPAP, FAIRs, Capability Studies, Quality Documentation, Gage R&R's, etc.) and ensures plans and documentation meet these requirements.
• Coordinates with inspection teams to ensure that plans effectively meet data collection needs and data is captured as effectively as possible.
• Utilizes and develops risk management tools and aids for use by the organization in accordance with documented procedures, including but not limited to PPAP, PFMEA, DFMEA, etc. Develops process mitigation plans and strategies that are designed to mitigate the risks identified through the Risk Management process.
• Communicates with customers and suppliers regarding quality planning processes.
• Ensures process compliance through use of procedures, work instructions, flowcharts, forms, templates, checklists, worksheets, and other product and process related documentation.
• Performs a broad variety of tasks as assigned by manager.

Key Roles

• Lead and Hold Accountable the Quality Planning team.
• Continued development of ZDP process, inspection strategy, and overall efficacy of team
• Ensure plans and are in place for all jobs as necessary (NPI, process/revision changes, time lapses, etc.).
• Ensures effective use of quality plans and programs by inspection and production teams by responding to issues and concerns and providing necessary raining.

Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education & Experience Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline and/or at least five years experience in a related field. Six Sigma Green-Belt or other process improvement experience is a plus.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to communicate effectively with all internal and external customers in both written and oral form.
• Knowledge of Quality Planning, zero defect planning, CMM Programming, and quality documentation.
• Understanding of quality and inspection specifications, including but not limited to: AS9102, AS13002, etc.
• Ability to perform statistical process control input and interpret statistical data to compensate for machining deviation.
• Ability to generate and update quality documents and tools, such as control plans, FMEAs, PPAP, FAIRs, etc.

Supervisory Responsibilities
This position will directly supervise Quality Documentation Team and Quality Engineering – Planning Team.
May be required to train and assist other employees.
Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; and regularly required to stand; handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee will regularly lift and/or move up to 5 to 10 pounds and rarely lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Annual employee vision tests are administered.
Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles.

The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud.
Safety and Policy Practices

The employee in this job must be knowledgeable in regard to the safety policies and procedures of the Company as described in the company safety manual.

The employee must adhere to all said policies and procedures while supporting the goals and objectives of the organization and recognize the Company's need to achieve its business objective.

Employee is responsible for complying with Company hazardous waste disposal procedures.

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