Manager, Quality Assurance

SUMMARY

The Quality Manager is responsible for planning, developing, and directing quality assurance policies, programs, and initiatives. They will establish, oversee, and lead the Quality Assurance department to ensure that products are developed, manufactured, maintained, and shipped according to customer specifications and consistent with the quality standards of Auburn. In addition, this person will be responsible for the development and implementation of strategic planning and improvement initiatives for the quality and reliability of our products and the management of internal and external relationships while ensuring compliance with the Quality Management System.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure total product integrity by providing strategic leadership in establishing a common quality vision, culture, structure, management systems and processes.
• Provide leadership and management for the Quality team. Responsibilities include staffing, performance management, employee development and coaching.
• Develop, implement, and monitor all key quality metrics, systems, and procedures tied to ISO9001 and AS9100.
• Promotes and leads a Root Cause Counter Measure culture by Managing the corrective action process.
• Drives the reduction of Cost of Poor Quality across the Facility.
• Drive early cross functional engagement initiatives to ensure quality is built into the design and processes.
• Manage quality audits to ensure compliance to customer requirements and pro-actively support engineering and manufacturing to meet or exceed requirements.
• Work with both suppliers and customers to ensure the highest level of quality throughout the value stream.
• Partner with the Supply Chain organization and R&D to develop and implement a supplier qualification process and ensure the quality and cost reduction efforts (PPV and VAVE) of downstream parts delivery.
• Negotiate with all current and proposed customers to establish contractual quality requirements and quality statement of work.
• Manage the quality organization's budget, and strategic initiatives in support of the company's goals and objectives.
• Continuous Improvement tied to product workflow of both supplier part inspections and outgoing product certification.
• Provide guidance and training for department personnel.
• Champion the Auburn culture and core values: teamwork, continuous improvement, performance measurement, integrity, personal responsibility.

Critical Competencies

• Effective problem solver including the ability to perform and train others in root cause analysis.
• Strong continuous improvement mindset
• Balance Strategy and Tactics appropriately.
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills
• Able to interpret data and statistics.
• Ability to lead and mentor teams across various organizational levels.
• Operate with a high level of integrity under business pressure.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (strongly preferred) or equivalent in experience.
• 3+ years of experience as a Manager of Quality or equivalent in a progressive manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of experience working in the Quality Department of a manufacturing facility.
• Experience leading quality in a low mix/high volume-based business model in the A&D industries is a plus.
• Thorough working knowledge of the various customer and industry quality system models including ISO9001 (required), AS9100 (required).
• Solid quality background including hands-on experience with PPAP (required), Control Plan, SPC, CAPA, NCR, 8D, fishbone diagram, validation protocols and ISO certification (preferred).
• Strong mechanical background and knowledge of GD&T (preferred)

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.  If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.

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