Quality Assurance Manager with CWI

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. is seeking a QA Manager for its Portland manufacturing facility. The role will plan, coordinate, and direct the Quality Control program to ensure continuous compliance with established standards, either personally or through supervisors.

The successful candidate will study statistical data, set QC objectives, supervise inspection, and drive training initiatives while addressing customer quality concerns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university with related experience and at least five years in a managerial role.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business publications, technical procedures or regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to present information clearly to groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Strong communication skills are required.
• Ability to work with probability, statistics, geometry, and mathematical concepts.
• Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions practically.
• Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret written, oral, or diagram-based instructions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data and specifications to determine quality standards and reliability for finished products.
• Formulate and maintain quality objectives; coordinate with production to maximize compliance and minimize costs.
• Interpret quality control philosophy to key personnel in the organization.
• Direct inspection and testing to monitor production and finished goods.
• Plan and organize training activities related to product quality.
• Assist in investigating internal and external customer quality complaints.
• Supervise QA/QC personnel, including regular staff; handle interviews, training, and performance reviews.

Skills

Leadership experience

Quality management

Data analysis

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Five years related experience or 10 years equivalent with five years managerial experience

Job description

The QA Manager shall plan, coordinate, and direct the Quality Control program for the Portland manufacturing facility designed to ensure continuous compliance of Water Transmission Products consistent with established standards by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors/lead persons.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• Develops and analyzes statistical data and product specifications to determine present standards and establish proposed quality and reliability expectancy of finished product.
• Formulates and maintains quality control objectives and coordinates objectives with production procedures to maximize product compliance and minimize costs.

• Interprets quality control philosophy to key personnel in organization.

• Directs workers engaged in inspection and testing activities to ensure continuous monitoring of production in progress as well as finished product.
• Plans, promotes, and organizes training activities related to product quality.
• Assists in the investigation of internal and external customer complaints regarding quality.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Quality Assurance (QA) Manager will supervise and lead all QA/QC personnel including any other regular full-time employee assigned to him on a temporary basis.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university and five years related experience or 10 years equivalent combination of education and experience with a minimum of five years managerial experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Better than average communication skills are required.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference; and the fundamentals of plane geometry, solid geometry, and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• AWS CWI
• ASQC-CQM, CQA, or CQE
• ASNT-UT, PT, VT, RT, MT Level II