SMT Quality Manager - Mason, United States - VEGA Americas

Description

Job Description

VEGA Americas manufactures, distributes, and services process instrumentation to measure level, density, weight, and pressure. Our products have been making industrial processes safer and more efficient for over 60 years.

As an employee, you'll find VEGA Americas commits itself to the highest quality standards and respect for the individual needs of employees, customers, vendors, and shareholders. Don't take it from us alone, VEGA has been awarded a Cincinnati Enquirer's Top Workplace Award for 6 years running

Our Mission: Deliver innovative measurement technology solutions worldwide

Our Values: Curiosity, Humanity, Simplicity, Connectivity

Essential Duties and Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable each individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Actively leads the Quality Engineering team with agility to address technical issues in support of the internal and external program and production teams.
• Ensures that quality engineering effectively reviews, interprets, and flows down customer contractual quality requirements to the program office, engineering, manufacturing, and inspection.
• Must communicate successfully with external and internal customers by discussing quality specifications and actions taken to prevent or correct problems with our products.
• Effectively perform investigations to determine the root cause for product and process non-conformance
• Initiates and follows up on inspection and test methods and procedures to ascertain proper administration and compliance with all requirements. Assists in cost reduction through lean manufacturing techniques.
• Supports manufacturing and helps ensure daily production targets are met
• Optimizes machine set-up, changeover, and programming
• Assist in training employees of all functions in quality, ISO9001, customer requirements, and company practices
• Prepares job descriptions and successfully interviews and hires proficient candidates for the Quality Engineering Team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Materials Science, Mechanical).
• A minimum of 5 years of demonstrated knowledge of ISO 9001
• Engineering experience in the printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) industry in a high-reliability environment.
• Experience with all SMT Processes – SMT Pick and Place, Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI), and THT.
• Strong leadership and coaching/mentoring skills.
• Prior manufacturing engineering experience with technical leadership in high-reliability SMT.
• Thorough knowledge of validation principles, manufacturing processes, quality systems, and engineering design fundamentals.
• Technical knowledge of reading blueprints, schematics, electrical/engineering drawings, and electrical and automation programming aptitude.
• Experience with J Standards for electronic manufacturing.
• Experience with drawing interpretation and GD&T.

VEGA Americas, Inc. provides a full benefits package to Full-Time employees including:

• A competitive salary
• Health, company HSA contribution, Dental, Life, and Disability benefits available on day one
• Competitive 401(k) with flexible investment options and a company match to help you reach your retirement goals
• Other perks include vacation time, holiday pay, 100% paid parental leave, tuition assistance, a casual dress code, and training opportunities.

VEGA Americas, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy that we will not discriminate against any person based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, or veteran status.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE AA Minority/Female/Vet/Disability