Quality Assurance Manager

Kloeckner Metals - Americas; Columbus (MS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kloeckner Metals - Americas in Columbus, MS seeks a Quality Assurance Manager to oversee quality programs ensuring customer expectations are met in a brand-new highly automated facility.

The role reports to the Operations Manager with a dotted line to the Corporate Director of Quality Management and requires strong leadership in QA, ISO compliance, and process improvement.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in a quality management role, preferably metal fabrication
• Lead activities and reporting to gain and maintain IATF/ISO certification
• Familiar with customer/supplier PPM
• Use quality tools such as APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, Control plans, 8D, 5 Why
• Experience with steel/aluminum surface inspection for automotive applications
• Read and interpret blueprints
• Strong SPC and problem-solving skills
• Experience hiring, developing, and managing a quality team
• Proficient with measurement tools (calipers, height gauges, protractors)
• Strong GD&T knowledge
• Experience with CMMs

Responsibilities

• Inspect procedures and ensure compliance with QC standards
• Lead a team of quality professionals to meet customer specifications
• Maintain and update quality control standards and procedures
• Support ISO 9001 management and assist during audits
• Oversee inspection of incoming/outgoing materials for spec compliance
• Evaluate rejected material and drive corrective actions
• Manage PPAP submissions to customers
• Develop and implement QA training programs
• Manage gage calibration system
• Integrate new inspection technologies
• Perform other duties as assigned by Operations Manager or Corporate Director of Quality Management

Skills

Quality leadership

ISO 9001 knowledge

APQP/PPAP

FMEA/SPC

GD&T

CMM experience

Blueprint reading

Team management

Root cause analysis

PPM familiarity

Education

B.S. in Engineering or related field

Tools

CMM

Job description

Job Summary

The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for overseeing and maintaining quality control procedures and programs to ensure that customer expectations are consistently met. This role reports directly to the Operations Manager and has a dotted line reporting relationship to the Corporate Director of Quality Management.

The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for overseeing and maintaining quality control procedures and programs to ensure that customer expectations are consistently met. This role reports directly to the Operations Manager and has a dotted line reporting relationship to the Corporate Director of Quality Management.

This position will oversee all QA for a brand new highly automated facility currently being built in Columbus, Mississippi.

Job Responsibilities

• Inspection Procedures: Verify that inspection procedures used by all personnel are accurate and compliant with established quality control standards
• Team Management: Lead and manage a team of quality professionals to ensure that parts meet all customer specifications.
• Quality Standards: Maintain and update quality control standards and procedures, ensuring that all relevant personnel are informed and compliant
• ISO Compliance: Support the management team in maintaining ISO 9001 compliance and assist during ISO and customer audits
• Material Inspection: Oversee the inspection of incoming and outgoing materials to confirm that specifications are met
• Corrective Actions: Evaluate rejected material (both internal and external) and manage the corrective action system to reduce nonconformances and waste
• PPAP Submissions: Manage Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions to customers and ensure all requirements are satisfied
• Training Programs: Develop and implement programs to educate, train, and update all personnel on quality control procedures
• Gage Calibration: Manage the gage calibration system, ensuring that all gages are properly calibrated and maintained
• Inspection Technology: Integrate new inspection technologies to enhance accuracy and efficiency in the inspection process
• Other Duties: Perform additional duties as assigned by the Operations Manager or Corporate Director of Quality Management

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in a quality management role, preferably within the metal fabrication industry
• 4-year college degree or equivalent, preferably with a technical or engineering focus
• Lead activities and reporting to gain and maintain IATF/ISO certification
• Familiar with customer/supplier PPM
• Utilize quality tools such as APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, Control plans, 8D, 5 Why
• Experience with Steel/Aluminum surface inspection for exposed and unexposed automotive applications
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints
• Advanced skills in problem solving and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Experience in hiring, developing, and managing a team of quality professionals
• Proficient in using measurement tools such as calipers, height gauges, protractors, etc
• Strong knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Experience with Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM)

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong computer and technical skills
• Familiarity with the ISO-9001 standard
• Excellent analytical abilities for assessing and resolving quality issues
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• High attention to detail in all aspects of work
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Must be detail-oriented with a strong focus on precision and quality in all inspection tasks