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Race Winning Brands · 3 days ago
Lead Quality Engineer
Mentor, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Maintains a positive, team environment relationship with employees by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing company systems, policies, and procedures
Displays quality leadership by providing succession planning and development of the quality team
Maintains workflow of quality inspections by monitoring steps of the inspection process; monitoring personnel and resources; studying inspection methods; developing and implementing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrective actions; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments
Establishes daily and project related priorities and monitors progress; revises schedules and priorities as needed; resolves production, staffing, and resource constraints
Ensures operation of equipment by coordinating required repairs, service, calibrations; evaluates new equipment and measurement techniques
Provides quality KPI's by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing inspection and measurement data; reports results to management
Creates, implements, and revises systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements
Maintains safe and clean work environment; enforces compliance with established safety policies, procedures, and standards to quality employees
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviews professional publications; establishes personal networks; benchmarks state-of-the-art practices
Leading and implementing continuous improvement projects that drive cost reductions
Maintain ISO 9001:2015 certification of Race Winning Brands Quality Management System
Lead daily material review board (MRB) discussions
Lead weekly customer claim discussion. Identify and assign appropriate actions to contain & correct, identify root causes and implement corrective actions
Measure and track quality KPI's and cost of quality
Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering to train, certify, and audit production employees
Assist with creation of tools to monitor and document compliance to procedures including incoming quality assurance
Facilitate Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) of new product and/or process
Assist in the development and adherence of inspection procedures
Ensure the calibration of all measuring and test equipment
Maintain quality records in accordance with established procedures
Able to train and use various measuring tools during quality inspections
Improve productivity within the quality department while decreasing quality issues using lean tools including but not limited to: Support 6S, Conduct root cause analysis of problems to identify appropriate solutions by using the 8D method approach, Identify and decrease opportunities that create waste, Identify and decrease process variation
Help to develop and implement measurement systems to track and improve the processes
Able to create and implement work instructions for current and new processes
Qualification
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Required
Bachelor's degree preferred
5+ years in a Quality Role, Supervisory experience preferred
Experience in ISO 9001:2015 preferred
Thorough knowledge of ISO-9001 quality system standard
Thorough knowledge of total quality management techniques
Thorough knowledge of common mechanical and electronic measurement equipment
Thorough knowledge of calibration procedures for all measurement equipment
Thorough knowledge of statistical process control techniques
Thorough knowledge of the common processes for the machining and forming of metals
Language, writing and computer literacy skills appropriate to support the documentation and analytical requirements of the quality system
Verbal communication skills appropriate to support interaction with customers, suppliers and other Wiseco employees
Team leadership skill and cross-functional teamwork experience
Preferred
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is a plus
Certified ISO9001 Lead Auditor is a plus
Working knowledge of the use of classification of characteristics
Working knowledge of vendor certification processes
Working knowledge of quality system auditing procedures
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Employer Paid Life and Disability Insurance
HSA with Employer Contributions
401(K) Retirement Plan with Company Match
Employee Wellness and Assistance Programs
Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
Paid Time Off
13 Paid Company Holidays
Company
Race Winning Brands
Race Winning Brands is an automotive company specializing in components for automotive and powersports industries. It is a sub-organization of Kinderhook Industries.
501-1,000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-11-22Acquired· by MiddleGround Capital
Leadership Team
Robert Bruegging
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2022-04-25
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