Assistant Manager For Quality Assurance

Nippon Steel Pipe America; Seymour (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nippon Steel Pipe America is seeking a Quality/1st/Sal/Indirect Full Time Manager in Seymour, IN to oversee quality and assurance functions, supplier quality, and NDT programs. You will coordinate audits, testing, and deviation reviews to ensure compliance with multiple certifications.

The role requires a Bachelor’s Degree plus five years of related experience, strong measurement tool skills, and leadership to drive continual improvement in a heavy manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree plus minimum five years’ job-related experience preferred.
• Ability to use gauging and measuring tools such as micrometer and caliper, and lab equipment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate quality and assurance functions including incoming material inspections, process/audit activities, sampling strategies, testing, and inspection of finished goods.
• Oversee customer complaint process and corrective action.
• Apply total quality management principles using statistical tools to reduce variability.
• Develop and maintain quality systems for certifications (e.g., JIS, ISO9002, QS900).
• Lead supplier quality activities: supplier complaints, SQAM, supplier audits, PPAP submissions.
• Lead in-house quality and continual improvement: investigations, corrective actions, executive review packets.
• Coordinate NDT programs (UST/ECT) and work toward Level III certification; develop ASNT NDT written practices.
• Perform IATF audits: process and supplier audits, heat treat and weld assessments.
• Oversee metallurgy activities: failure investigations, sample evaluation, CQI-9 improvements.

Skills

Quality management

Auditing

Process improvement

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years experience

Tools

Micrometer

Caliper

Roundness tester

Contour tracer

Lab equipment

Job description

Quality/1st/sal/indirect Full Time Management Seymour, IN, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1273

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates Quality and Assurance functions, to include incoming material inspections, process/procedural audits, determining sampling strategies and methods, final testing, and inspection of finished goods. Determines types of tests to be performed and documentation and reporting requirements.
• Customer complaint process, to include overseeing corrective action to be taken.
• Implementation of total quality management (TQM) principles including use of statistical tools to measure and reduce process and product variability.
• Coordinates development, implementation, and maintenance of quality systems designed to support and maintain various certifications, e.g. JIS, ISO9002, QS900, etc.
• SUPPLIER QUALITY
  • Supplier complaints
  • Manage/maintain SQAM
  • Supplier site audits
  • Manage/maintain annual PPAP submissions
• IN-HOUSE QUALITY / CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT
  • Track, follow up on serious in-house quality issues
  • Work with manager & coordinators to investigate causes & develop/implement C/As
  • Assemble, submit, & maintain final executive review approval packets
• NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
  • Level II UST & Training Program
  • Level II ECT & Training Program
  • Develop ASNT NDT written practices
  • Work toward level III certification – UST & ECT
  • Work toward certified NDT program
• IATF AUDITOR
  • Process audits as assigned
  • Supplier audits
  • CQI-9 Annual Heat Treat Assessment self-audit
  • CQI-15 Weld Assessment Audit
• METALLURGY
  • Failure investigations (furnace performance, hardness, etc.)
  • Sample evaluation
  • CQI-9 improvement activities & follow-up
  • Develop & maintain NSPA Metallurgy Manual
• MANAGER FILL IN
  • Morning meetings
  • General meetings
  • AMM when needed
  • Monthly quality meetings
  • Personnel issues
  • Purchase requisition approvals
  • Direct staff on large projects
• OTHER ITEMS
  • Review / Approve internal deviations
  • Monthly department performance reports
  • QA Hold support as needed
  • QA Lab support as needed
  • Support QE’s in customer complaint investigations as needed

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Exposure to loud noise levels, dust, heat and cold and various chemicals while in plant area (lubricants, cutting fluids, drawing oils). Stooping, reaching, climbing and lifting up to 50lbs. Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time. Hardhats, long sleeves, safety shoes, earplugs and safety glasses are a requirement to be worn at all times while in the plant.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree plus minimum five (5) years’ job-related experience preferred.
• Ability to use various gauging and measuring tools, micrometer, caliper, lab equipment (roundness tester and contour tracer).