Quality Assurance Manager

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Salary range: $101,400-138,285*

*The salary range listed is a guide for this position and may vary depending on experience, education, geographic location, and other qualifications. The final offer will be determined based on the candidate's individual merits and the company's compensation policies.

Under the direction of the Plant manager, the Quality Assurance Manager assures Elmore plant quality systems, procedures, and policies are maintained to satisfy Materion, customer and third-party requirements. The Quality Assurance Manager manages the AS9100D site quality system and the quality engineers who support the unique value streams. The position may provide technical support to all corporate divisions as required.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Manage and ensure plant adherence to AS9100D quality system by leading internal, external, and customer audits, customer complaint, specification review, plant score cards, process change reviews, and document control system. Establishing best practices and continuous improvement per the standard.
• Supports Lean Six Sigma initiatives. Work alongside operations teams on identifying quality drivers and RCCA.
• Comply with and promote EH&S policies & procedures; leads strategic efforts to improve EHS performance and overall production efficiencies. Identify key process improvements for EH&S and lead cross functional teams within the department to accomplish these goals. Serves as department lead for Quality in plant wide safety teams.
• Assist in creating an environment of high performance, high morale and positive employee relations. This includes having designated projects on employee engagement and supporting cultural change.
• Administers the annual performance management process for quality engineers. Develops goals and periodically appraises work performance of employees and pursues appropriate action.
• Identifies and recommends capital expenditures to maintain and improve quality capabilities and reduce overall costs across the site.
• Assists other Quality functions to maintain NADCAP & ISO17025 certification of the business.
• Prepares progress reports providing updates about the status of quality at the site.
• Manages the budget for the quality engineering team. Acts as necessary to meet or improve standards and budgetary commitments.

REQUIREMENTS: ​

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field and 2+ years of relevant Inspection, Quality, or related technical experience. 
• 2 years of relevant experience leading people.
• Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and Power Point.
• Exceptional leadership skills and results oriented.
• Communication skills to effectively interact with employees, internal partners and customers.
• Effective managerial skills and capabilities.
• Experienced in administering formal corrective action processes.
• Working knowledge of SPC methods.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Nondestructive testing, e.g. Fluorescent Penetrant, Radiography and Ultrasonic
• Familiarity with Materion Be Products product specifications for metal, composite and powder products and the management thereof
• Familiarity with Nadcap NDT
• Certified as an Internal auditor
• Experienced supervising engineers

The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Materion’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Materion’s business requirements.

Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s personnel representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Materion’s Veteran Employee Resource group supports veterans and promotes the benefits of hiring veterans in the workplace. We honor all those who have served and are a military friendly company. Veterans are encouraged to apply and military experience and skills are transferrable to Materion careers.

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