Quality Compliance, Corrective Action and Continuous Improvement Coordinator

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Job Summary

Provides company-wide support to production and non-production areas for quality issues and questions.  Participates in external, internal and supplier audits.  Maintains documentation on audit findings and is responsible for coordinating corrective action responses and following up on corrective action plans and areas of nonconformance.  Coordinates identification, implementation and documentation of continuous improvement activities.  Determines critical methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel. Works on items of unique complexity which require a high degree of ingenuity and innovation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities performed under very limited supervision include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Primary responsibilities are to analyze and enhance overall quality management system practices
• Supports/facilitates continuous improvement activities across the organization, including areas such as supplier assessment, contractual and regulatory compliance, and product manufacture
• Coordinates corrective action assessments, and implementation and verification of corrective action activities.  This includes corrective actions from internal/external audits, supplier requested corrective actions and self-identified corrective actions
• Takes the lead in preparation for Teledyne's annual AS9100/ISO 9001 recertification audit and other less frequent audits (Nadcap, NQA-1, ASME, CMMI, etc.)
• Participates in performing compliance audits to verify adherence to company policies, standards, and procedures
• Performs queries of established databases to derive trend analysis data and provides feedback in support of product and system improvements to enhance the effectiveness of the quality system
• Prepares written reports of findings obtained from analysis, including the results of internal audits
• Prepares business reports, feasibility studies, and justification statements when a requirement
• Participates in the Quality Planning process as focused in identifying, and ensuring satisfaction of customer order requirements
• Participates in the customer satisfaction assessment process
• May assist in the generation of SOP's, GMP's, and Quality System procedures or changes thereto when required
• Uses SPC principles in support of root cause analysis when assessing production anomalies, including variability studies
• May perform product/process inspections if specifically trained
• Supports maintenance of the company's training and records retention programs
• Daily availability to include evenings and weekends when necessary to reach goals and deadlines.

Supervisory Responsibilities                                       

This job has no supervisory responsibilities but may include providing technical leadership to lower-level Analysts.

Competencies                                         

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Project Management - Communicates changes and progress.
• Technical Skills - Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills.
• Oral Communication - Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Presents numerical data effectively.
• Teamwork - Gives and welcomes feedback; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect;
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values.
• Judgment - Includes appropriate people in decision-making process.
• Motivation - Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activitie