Quality Control Manager

Worksite: Statesboro, GA
Job Duties:
Plan and direct the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Companys quality management system to ensure that products and services meet Company quality standards, IATF 16949 requirements, and customer requirements. Monitor the performance of quality control systems to ensure their effectiveness and efficiency and improve quality performance while reducing quality costs. Direct quality procedures throughout product development and manufacturing processes, including the development and implementation of inspection and testing criteria. Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management and staff. Direct the tracking of defects, test results, nonconformances, root-cause analyses, and quality trends, and oversee the preparation and maintenance of related quality records and reports. Oversee audits of production processes, products, services, and suppliers; identify quality issues; and implement corrective actions. Manage supplier relationships and instruct suppliers on quality guidelines, testing procedures, and corrective actions necessary to meet Company quality standards. Oversee customer accounts and resolve quality complaints. Train, develop, supervise, and evaluate quality-control staff, including making recommendations regarding hiring, promotion, discipline, leave, and training. Review and update quality assurance procedures and stay current on quality management practices, regulatory standards, and industry developments.
Requirement:
Must have a Masters Degree or foreign equivalent in Electronic Engineering or a related Engineering field plus 3 years of experience as a Quality Control Manager (or related managerial role) at an internationally affiliated automobile parts manufacturer. Experience must include supplier quality management; APQP and PPAP management; implementing IATF 16949 processes for new product launches; and leading internal and supplier quality audits.
Worksite: Statesboro, GA
 
 
Job Duties:
Audit and maintain company’s Quality Management System to ensure full compliance with IATF 16949 standards and customer-specific requirements on the manufacturing line. Lead and perform root-cause analysis on line stops, internal scrap, and customer rejections, and implement corrective actions yourself.
Conduct internal quality audits of manufacturing cells and assembly processes to identify gaps and drive immediate resolution. Execute the APQP deliverables for new product launches, including writing control plans, process flow diagrams, and Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (PFMEA). Compile, verify, and directly submit the complete Part Approval Process (PPAP) package to customers, gathering all dimensional results, lab test data, and documentation. Build, execute, and validate prototype and pilot run inspection plans right on the production floor. Calculate and monitor Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts, control limits, and process capability indices for critical manufacturing dimensions. Analyze shop floor inspection and test data to identify trends, pinpoint shifting tool wear or machine drift, and immediately adjust process parameters or alert operations. Design sampling plans, data collection sheets, and inspection checklists for operators and inspectors to utilize daily. Operate precision measurement and metrology equipment (such as CMM, optical comparators, micrometers, and calipers) to inspect first-article, in-process, and outgoing parts. Interpret complex engineering drawings, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) callouts, and technical specs via meticulous blueprint reading during daily quality sign-offs. Conduct Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA) and hands-on Gauge R&R studies on plant inspection tools to ensure measurement accuracy. Physically inspect, segregate, and disposition discrepant, defective, or damaged materials, identifying the exact root cause and logging scrap or rework costs. Work directly with assembly and machining operators on the floor to verify that measurement, inspection, and testing instructions are correctly executed. Analyze production schedules, specifications, and workflows to recommend and implement hands-on process adjustments that reduce material waste.
 
Requirement:
Must have a Bachelor’s degree or foreign degree equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a closely related Engineering field plus 5 years of experience in a quality role in the automotive industry.
Experience must include:
• 5 years of experience in IATF 16949 
• 5 years of experience in statistical process control (SPC)
• 5 years of experience in Part Approval Process (PPAP) and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• 5 years of experience in metrology, Blue print reading and SPC