Quality Assurance Manager - Supplier & NDT Expert

Nippon Steel; Seymour (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nippon Steel in Seymour, IN seeks a Full-Time Quality/1st/indirect Manager to coordinate QA functions, supplier quality, and in-house quality activities. The role focuses on inspections, testing, and process improvement in a plant environment.

Responsibilities include managing supplier audits, PPAP submissions, and NDT programs, with involvement in metallurgy and corrective actions. Strong QA and ISO/IATF experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus five years’ related experience preferred.
• Experience with QA processes and measurement tools.
• Familiarity with IATF audits and quality systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate quality and assurance functions including incoming material inspections, process audits, sampling strategies, testing, and finished goods inspection.
• Oversee customer complaint process and corrective actions.
• Implement total quality management principles and use statistical tools to reduce variability.
• Coordinate development, implementation, and maintenance of quality systems for certifications (e.g., JIS, ISO9002, QS9000).
• Manage supplier quality activities: supplier complaints, SQAM, supplier site audits, and PPAP submissions.
• Lead in-house quality and continual improvement efforts; track issues and develop corrective actions.
• Oversee non-destructive testing programs; pursue Level II and Level III certifications; ASNT practices.
• Support IATF audits, process audits, and annual assessments as assigned.
• Drive metallurgy investigations, sample evaluation, and CQI improvement activities.
• Fill in for manager: meetings, staff direction, procurement approvals, and department reporting.
• Review and approve internal deviations; prepare monthly department performance reports.
• Support QE investigations in customer complaints as needed.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Supplier Quality

NDT

Metallurgy

Audit processes

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Micrometer

Caliper

Roundness tester

Contour tracer

Lab equipment

Job description

Nippon Steel in Seymour, IN seeks a Full-Time Quality/1st/indirect Manager to coordinate QA functions, supplier quality, and in-house quality activities. The role focuses on inspections, testing, and process improvement in a plant environment.

Responsibilities include managing supplier audits, PPAP submissions, and NDT programs, with involvement in metallurgy and corrective actions. Strong QA and ISO/IATF experience preferred.