This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For moreinformation, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12800882Quality Manager

　　Cox Machine, headquartered in Wichita Kansas, is a leading manufacturerof precision parts and assemblies for the aerospace, deep space, andsemiconductor industries. Cox Machine is leading the way in innovationand technology. Our employees and our customers are the heart of oursuccess since 1954. The diversity of our people and their ideas inspirethe innovation and collaboration.

　　Purpose

　　Interfaces and acts as a liaison between Manufacturing and Quality atthe Divisional Level using multidisciplinary manufacturing knowledge.Communicates and resolves Quality related issues in a fast pacedmanufacturing environment. Supports the Quality and Manufacturingfunctions by educating employees on quality systems, quality metrics,and customer engineering. Develops and empowers Quality personnel whileimproving Manufacturing and Quality relationships. Is a leader withinthe department holding employees accountable for business ethics anddaily performance.

　　Education and Experience

　　Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Management or related fieldor equivalent work experience in the preferably in the AerospaceIndustry

　　Minimum of 3 years of knowledge and experience in the Quality Assurancefield

　　Position Responsibilities

　　Oversee the Quality department to ensure delivery of high qualityproducts that meet the customers needs

　　Provide training, learning and development where appropriate for allemployees

　　Provide training as required in the quality system concepts, audittechniques, approaches corrective/preventative actions and continuousimprovement activities.

　　Partner with other departments to ensure the adherence to the QualityManagement System and other compliance requirements.

　　Collaborates with operations, leaders, purchasing, customer service andothers to efficiently meet customer demand.

　　Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact and dealwith internal and external customers

　　Supports all regulatory and customer quality audits

　　Regularly inspects and evaluates products for quality and defects.

　　Provide visibility to management of potential quality issues, as well asinput on internal perceptions associated with Quality and Deliveryperformance.

　　Works with Manufacturing and Quality Assurance personnel to perform inprocess review and assure best practices are followed.

　　Review applicable organizational policies and procedures, ensuringaccuracy and relevance, communicating policy and procedure updates andchanges

　　Performs other related duties, as required

　　Tasks

　　Has the capability to troubleshoot complex and questionable inspectionsby asking the right questions to get to the root cause of the problem

　　Ability to work in a dynamic environment with multiple priorities andshifting time requirements.

　　Makes decisions based on customer/regulatory requirements

　　Ability to effectively communicate in small and large group environments

　　Confer with organizational team members at all levels to discuss issues,coordinate activities or resolve problems.

　　Implement corrective actions to address organizational or departmentalissues.

　　Must be an engaged leader with a hands on approach to qualityimprovement

　　Act as liaison between organization and outside organizations.

　　Fully understanding the financial impact of decisions made on a dailybasis, including closely monitored non-value added cost in an effort toreduce or eliminate.

　　Work closely with shop floor supervision and employees

　　Analyze customer miss-deliveries in order to propose improvement actionplans: Define and optimize data gathering and exchange to ensure dataintegrity in systems.

　　Assess and report project opportunities, risks and potential solutions.

　　Conducts classroom training incl ding new hire training, COV trainingand other relevant training courses as assigned.

　　Supervisory Responsibilities:

　　Hires and trains front-line employees.

　　Organizes, directs, and oversees the schedules and work of front-lineemployees.

　　Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.

　　Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance withcompany policy.

　　Works with department leaders to monitor each department and makerecommendations to improve performance that impacts the organization

　　\"We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicantswill receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteranstatus, or any other characteristic protected by law.\"