SUMMARY
Utilize QA/QC principles to maintain high capacity utilization and optimize manufacturing and service operations ensuring product and service meets customer requirements. This position is responsible for managing, developing, and reporting on the quality systems and processes within the supply base in support of ISO9001:2000 quality system requirements with special regard to the APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) and PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) functions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ability to understand quality systems, as established from industry specific codes and standards. Ability to apply inspection and test methods to determine product/service conformance.
• Manage suppliers through the AIAG’s (Automotive Industry Action Group) APQP and PPAP processes. ISO9001:2000 requirements as a minimum.
• Support and lead supplier development and ensure documentation supports activities.
• Ensure smooth transition of APQP data into PPAP submission.
• Provide ongoing support to supplier’s quality, cost, and delivery objectives.
• Proactively lead problem solving activities for supplier issues.
• Conduct supplier process/product assessments on a scheduled routine to provide ongoing quality assurance and analyze supplier capability.
• Provide training or identify training needs within the supply base to ensure the supplier’s success.
• Monitor the supplier part/service qualification and certification process, providing regular updates to the project teams.
• Review and approve all necessary documentation for initial sample submissions including APQP, PPAP, ATP, customer-specified documents, and any other required documentation.
• Initiate supplier process/product improvements and cost reductions.
• Collect and analyze data to eliminate redundant or unnecessary processes and improve existing processes. Identifies and interprets trends in data, and applies simple SPC techniques to acquire data.
• Support the establishment of quality related training programs and techniques.
• Reviews customer and supplier inspection and test plans to assure proper witness/hold points are injected into the plans and proper tests are detailed in the plans.
• Generate Quality related procedures and specifications to support the MPSA Quality Management System (QMS).
• Assist in maintaining the NCR, CAR and PAR databases, and coordinating the process of issuing, monitoring and closing open NCRs/CARs/PARs.
• Assist management to create and report on Metrics.
• Perform other such duties as may be required.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures reporting all unsafe activities to Management and/or Human Resources.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Contribute to building a positive team spirit.
• Apply effective written and verbal communication.
• Protect confidential information by not communicating, disclosing, or using for benefit of 3rd parties.
• Maintain the highest degree of honesty and integrity at all times.
• Travel (up to 40%) by land and/or air.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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.
Regularly required to stand, walk, talk and/or hear. Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Eye and Hearing protection may be recommended and/or required in some areas.
