Quality Assurance Manager

Apscareerportal; North Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Parental leave

Relocation bonus

Training & development

Vision insurance

Wellness resources

401(k)

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Dental insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Module X Solutions, LLC is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead a growing QA team and ensure products meet regulatory, customer, and internal standards. The role oversees ~50 teammates and expands with customer demand, driving audits, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement across the QMS.

The individual will manage supervisors and QA inspectors, coordinate daily QA activities with production, and maintain calibration and quality documentation in a fast-paced manufacturing

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience providing quality assurance and quality control on projects.
• 5+ years in management roles in a manufacturing environment.
• Lean manufacturing experience is a plus.
• RCCA, 6-sigma or other experience is preferred.
• Certification in a Quality related area desired.

Responsibilities

• Own health and safety of teammates with full PPE compliance and clean work areas.
• Deliver high-quality products on time and own customer relationships.
• Lead Lean initiatives to improve efficiency and KPIs.
• Build a leadership team capable of scaling with customer needs.
• Schedule quality inspectors to support production and shipping.
• Coach supervisors and QC inspectors.
• Address nonconforming product and customer complaints.
• Perform internal audits of the QMS on schedule.
• Assist Quality Director in managing the QMS.
• Conduct root-cause analyses and drive product improvements.
• Maintain quality documentation and calibration records.

Skills

Quality leadership

Lean manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field

Job description

Benefits:

• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Relocation bonus
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Dental insurance
• Tuition assistance

MODULE X SOLUTIONS

is a rapidly growing modular manufacturing business that serves marquee corporate and government customers in renewable energy, network infrastructure, battery storage, telecommunications, petrochemical, utility, transportation, and other verticals. We design, engineer, and manufacture products to our customers’ specifications. We are a proud Shreveport-based company working to support our employees and our community.

JOB SUMMARY:

A Quality Assurance Manager oversees an organization’s quality management system, leads audits, manages quality teams, and ensures products or services meet regulatory, customer, and internal standards. The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for a team of supervisors and an organization of ~50 teammates and growing. The QA department must meet the daily support requirements for products in production and help ensure compliance with drawings and specifications in a timely fashion. Position requires the employee to perform a wide variety of duties including, but not limited to, the following:

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Safety first and last – take full ownership of the health and safety of our teammates by requiring full PPE compliance, ensuring teammates are trained on how to do their jobs properly, and by ensuring teams keep the work areas clean and free of trip hazards.
• Ensure customer satisfaction by delivering high-quality products on time. Own customer relationships.
• Early adoption and deployment of Lean tools to improve efficiency and key performance indicators (KPIs). Walk the talk.
• Build and develop a leadership team that can scale to the needs of our customer; grow and develop leaders in your organization; promote a culture of open feedback, uncovering and solving problems, lack of blame, and trust to build high functioning teams.
• Work with supervisors to perform daily scheduling of quality assurance inspectors to support production and shipping schedules.
• Helps coach supervisors and QC inspectors to perform their duty to the best of their ability.
• Takes appropriate actions on nonconforming product and customer complaints.
• Performs or arranges for the performance of internal audits of the quality management system at prescribed intervals.
• Assists the Quality Director with the management of the Quality Management System and reviews its effectiveness.
• Performs root cause analysis of nonconforming products and conducts studies to implement improvements in products.
• Verifies that all quality documentation is maintained and properly completed.
• Maintains equipment calibration and supporting record keeping ensuring equipment is calibrated in accordance with appropriate schedules.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Work Experience:

• 2+ years’ experience providing quality assurance and quality control on projects.
• 5+ years in management roles in a manufacturing environment.
• Lean manufacturing experience is a plus.
• RCCA, 6-sigma or other experience is preferred.
• Certification in a Quality related area desired.

Education:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field desired.

Related Experience:

• Knowledge and experience with manufacturing inspection processes.
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal.
• Self-motivated and works well with or without supervision.
• Good organizational skills and a methodical approach to work.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Detailed oriented, able to read and interpret drawings, BOMs, options, shop details, etc.
• Must have a good attendance record and have a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Personal computer skills required.
• Must be able to pass a drug test and background check.
• Ability to work safely.
• Experience maintaining and updating a quality manual and supporting QMS documentation; familiarity with ISO 9000/9001 standards is a plus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee sometimes works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to excessive noise, extreme heat, extreme cold, and heights. When participating in activities on the shop floor, the noise level in the work environment is typical for a fabrication shop and ear plugs may be used as necessary.

DISCLAIMER

The employer shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet the company’s changing needs.

This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate at the employer’s sole discretion.

Module X Solutions, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities / Females / Veterans / Disabled

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.