Quality Manager (53946)

HGC Industries is a worldwide leader in designing and manufacturing gaskets, sealing surfaces, and stamping. For over 50 years, our customers have trusted us to fulfill their advanced sealing & stamping requirements. We provide technical sealing and stamping solutions to customers around the globe through our excellence in engineering, technology, manufacturing, and customer service. Our mission is to create gaskets and components that satisfy the most complex manufacturing challenges and provide high-quality products and services to the world at a reasonable cost.

At HGC, our employees are the foundation of our success. We encourage our employees to use their strengths, expertise, and determination to deliver on our commitments and achieve individual growth. When you join HGC Industries, you become part of a diverse and collaborative team that drives beyond the ordinary and provides cutting-edge solutions.  

JOB OVERVIEW:

This role supports the mission and Core Values of HGC Industries by developing the necessary corporate-wide processes and procedures that conform to IATF16949 and ISO14001 standards while assembling and leading a team responsible for quality assurance, quality control, and quality systems. The Quality Manager will also be responsible for ensuring that employees are properly trained and supervised in the proper technique and use of various types of measurement, product inspection procedures, work instruction, procedural reviews, and other objectives set forth by the organization and/or its customers.  They will be responsible for building a trusting, high-performing team, building positive relationships with customers, and achieving the annual goals for the quality department. This will be accomplished through strong knowledge and experience in quality systems (specifically IATF 16949 and ISO14001), root cause analysis, data collection/analysis, and project management. These systems will support HGC and its customers’ strategic goals. Success for the Quality Manager will be achieved by building positive working relationships with their coworkers and customers and meeting the department's goals.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

• Provides coaching and mentoring to enhance the knowledge and perspective of the organization's team members. Prepares quality team members for new opportunities and/or advancement within the department and organization
• Builds solid, trusting relationships between internal and external stakeholders
• Build and maintain a quality system compliant with IATF16949 and ISO14001
• Leads process and procedural development and validation activities including:
  • APQP (Advance Product Quality Planning)
  • DFMEA (Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis)
  • PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis)
  • Work instructions
  • Process Flow
  • Design/Process Reviews
  • 8D problem solving and root cause analysis

• Develops and supports product improvement and cost savings initiatives and proposals
• Follows and reviews active projects by maintaining project activity trackers, attending project review meetings, and signing off on project phase completions
• Provides quality support as necessary to customer during all phases of product development
• Performs and supports internal and external audits as necessary
• Supports the purchasing department with supplier audits

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Proficient math skills, including unit-of-measure conversion calculations
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills