Quality Manager

FNA Group; Mesquite (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

FNA Group, a world-class manufacturer of pressure washers and outdoor power equipment, is seeking a Quality Manager to lead QA across production, engineering, purchasing and vendors. You will ensure products meet engineering drawings and specifications, and drive the development, implementation and maintenance of all quality systems onsite in Mesquite, TX.

The role requires managing QA staff, supplier quality, NCRs, and field returns, while facilitating continuous improvement, root-cause

Qualifications

• Knowledge of quality assurance methodologies.
• Experience leading QA teams and vendor interfaces.
• Ability to implement improvements at the production floor level.
• Familiarity with Six Sigma tools and capability studies.
• Ability to read mechanical blueprints and interpret tolerances.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and SPC.
• Experience with ISO frameworks and quality system maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality auditing team and QA functions.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external quality standards.
• Manage incoming/outgoing inspection programs and PPAP procedures.
• Create NCRs and coordinate with suppliers and supply chain.
• Lead calibration standards and quality reporting.
• Develop go/no-go and golden samples for sorting.
• Investigate customer complaints and determine root cause.
• Train QA staff and maintain staffing levels.

Skills

QA methodologies

Leadership

Floor implementation

Change management

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Process improvement

Six Sigma

Blueprint reading

Lean manufacturing

SPC

ISO standards

Project management

Reporting

Education

Quality Certification (Data Analysis, Quality Process Improvements)

Quality Engineering experience

Job description

Summary:

FNA Group is a world class and leading manufacturer of consumer and industrial pressure washers and other outdoor power equipment. FNA's highly acclaimed brands include Simpson, Delco and CRX. Exclusive licenses with recognizable brands such as DeWalt, Stanley Black & Decker and Craftsman further strengthens FNA's market presence and awareness. FNA is a dynamic organization with unprecedented growth due largely to its ability to attract and retain highly talented associates.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Quality Manager to work with production, engineering, purchasing and vendors to facilitate a continuous improvement process. The Quality Manager will provide technical and quality support for all manufactured products, ensure products are built to engineering drawings and specifications, and ensure successful development, implementation and maintenance of all quality systems within FNA Group. Manage Quality staff, supplier quality, quality quarantine area, field returns and nonconformance reporting.

Note: This position is 100% onsite in Mesquite, TX. Only candidates that can commit to working onsite will be considered, and no visa sponsorship available.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Maintain constant surveillance over quality auditing team and all quality functions.
• Maintain compliance with internal and external quality standards and regulations.
• Implement and maintain incoming and outgoing inspection programs.
• Implement and maintain PPAP inspection procedures.
• Create NCR and communicate with vendors/supply chain.
• Manage quality quarantine area, which includes MRB, Internal Damage, RMA's and product repairs.
• Analyze nonconforming product found on production lines, facilitate handling of goods.
• Participate in teleconference with overseas vendors.
• Interview, hire and train staff.
• Create and review control plans, SOPs and other documentation to ensure quality requirements are met.
• Manage and administer calibration standards.
• Responsible for daily, weekly and monthly quality reporting and updates.
• Develop go/no-go samples and golden samples for ease of sorting.
• Interface with production teams, operations, vendors and customers, to resolve quality issues.
• Lead customer complaint and failure investigations, determine root cause and implement corrective action plans.
• Conduct training sessions to keep QA personnel informed on procedures, methods, use of equipment and other techniques.
• Ensure you keep your department fully staffed according to the approved QA organizational chart.
• Confer with and in conjunction with Engineering and Manufacturing personnel, resolve problems relative to product designs, specifications, materials, tooling, and productions operations affecting quality.

Required Skills / Abilities:

Required:

• Knowledge of quality assurance methodologies.
• Strong leadership and people management abilities.
• Strong floor implementation abilities.
• Ability to change culture and historical thinking.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, analyze results, and draw conclusions.
• Ability to effectively present information and train a group of people.
• Must be able to implement improvements at production floor level.
• Knowledge of Six Sigma tools, primarily capability studies.
• Must be able to read a mechanical blueprint.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing.
• Knowledge of SPC.
• Knowledge of ISO framework.
• Ability to manage multiple QA special projects simultaneously.
• Must be able to create daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to ownership.

Preferred:

• Six Sigma Master or Black-belt.

Education and Experience:

• Degree and/or Quality Certification (Data Analysis, Quality Process Improvements, etc...) preferred.
• Quality Engineering experience.

Work Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm with occasional extended hours as required to complete assignments.