Quality Manager

Jobinhalt

Company Bio

Entrepreneurial Leader

Heroux-Devtek, the world’s 3rd largest producer of landing gear, serves the civil and military aerospace markets from production facilities in North America and Europe. The Company’s longevity, flexibility, and track record for the development and implementation of innovative production systems have distinguished it as a leader in the domain. With its most recent acquisitions, Heroux-Devtek is bolstering its status as one of the foremost landing gear, actuation and hydraulic system designers and manufacturers in the global aerospace industry.

Division Info

The Landing Gear Market specializes in the design, qualification, manufacture and repair and overhaul of landing gears and flight critical components to a customer base that extends from the OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) to the Operators in both the commercial and military markets.

Summary Of Position

This is a permanent, full time position reporting to the VP of Engineering, Quality Assurance and Environment with a dotted line to both Kitchener and Cambridge General Managers.

This position oversees all aspects of the Quality department for both the Kitchener and Cambridge facilities. Plan and manage Quality resources and activities to prevent escapes to the customer and promote continuous improvement in HD products and processes. Ensure compliance (products and processes) with regulatory requirements as well as those of customers.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

Primary

Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Ensure daily and weekly Inspection activities are planned
• Ensure inspection resources are allocated to daily inspection tasks to ensure timely completion
• Ensure all inspection personnel have adequate time and tools to perform duties accurately and thoroughly
• Ensure FAI activities, resources and documentation are coordinated
• Ensure that internal audits are effective, carried out on time, and that they target improvement opportunities so that they are truly a source of improvement for our business
• Develop, analyze and communicate QA/QC performance indicators (KPIs).
• Conduct Layered Process Audits (LPA)
• Participate in Customer Program Review meetings, Weekly Operations and Management Meetings, Daily Operations Focus meeting, Quality Staff meetings and Corrective Action Board meeting.
• Lead continuous improvement activities
  

Secondary

• Ensure QC personnel are properly and effectively trained to support inspection activities
• Manage and participate in internal quality system and product audits
• Ensure effective preparation for external audits and put in place the necessary monitoring tools to ensure that corrective actions are implemented as per target dates
• Ensure customer source inspection activities are coordinated
• Ensure internal NCRs are processed efficiently and in a timely manner
• Ensure customer concessions for internal non-conformance issues are submitted in a timely manner
• Collect weekly quality data; provide Quality Journal Report on a monthly basis
• Maintain Operator Self inspection program
• Ensure Bonded Stores area is maintained
• Ensure H&S in QC area is maintained
• Ensure 5S program in QC area is maintained
• Monitor QC daily KPIs thru daily Focus Meeting
• Manage QC/QA KPIs as determined in yearly Goals and Objectives
• Ensure effective communication with Finance for scrap and reserve information
• Ensure QC overtime and payroll issues are managed
• Implement new customer Quality requirements
• Performing other related duties as assigned.
  

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience Managing a quality team.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent experience
• High degree of organizational, administrative and communication skills; able to effectively manage 2 facilities (Kitchener and Cambridge)
• Ability to make appropriate decisions from a customer perspective
• High level of Quality management systems knowledge
• Possess excellent Root Cause analysis skills
• Ability to perform detailed manual verification on complex parts and assemblies
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and GD&T
• Ability to use measuring, inspection and testing tools and equipment
• Practical understanding of customer configuration control
• Ability to gather information from supplier and customer web sites
• Familiar with FMEA and APQP
• Knowledge of HD AS9100 procedures
• Use of Enovia® for DPD inspections and Baan for QC transactions and data entry is considered an asset
• 6 Sigma knowledge considered an asset
• Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently without supervision and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• The ability to wear the required PPE.
• Candidates must meet security screening requirements as set out by ITAR/CGRP directives.
  

You enjoy challenges, teamwork an a quality working environment that evolves continuously? Developing your competencies is a priority for you? Join Héroux-Devtek and "lets grow together".

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Héroux-Devtek is an equal opportunity employer.