Are you ready to accelerate your career with a best-in-class organization that values innovation, dedication, and growth? Our employees at Grede are the key to our success and share our passion for teamwork, customer service, and operational excellence. If you want to join an industry-leading company that focuses on your professional growth and development, we’d love to hear from you!
Salary: $120,000- $125,000/Annually
Eligible for STIP Bonus of 10%
The Quality Manager will inspect the final product to make sure it has been built in compliance with legal standards and meets customer expectations.
What You'll Do:
- Acts as the company’s Customer Representative and Management Representative.
- Responsible for the supervision of the Quality Control Coordinator, Quality Assurance Engineer/Supervisor, Plant Metallurgist and the employees reporting to these individuals.
- Responsible for completing and maintaining all requirements which are necessary to conforming AAM to a Quality Management and Quality Assurance Standard as modeled by TS 16949.
- Work with the Plant Manager and Quality Control Coordinator on constantly reducing the in-house and customer return scrap.
- Responsible for accompanying customers as they perform on-site surveys.
- Responsible for a certain amount of customer service, including visiting customer facilities, as directed by the General Manager.
- Work with the Quality Assurance Engineer/Supervisor on implementing and maintaining statistical techniques and training throughout the operations where applicable.
- Responsible for written correspondence with the customers concerning survey results, customer rejected material and other technical matters.
- Responsible for writing and revising the Quality Control Manual and Quality System Manual.
- Responsible for writing procedures and formulating the necessary documentation to meet our customers’ expectations of their castings.
- Responsible for maintaining the Cost of Quality process.
- Participate in the plant training program involving quality and technology.
- Perform all duties requested by the General Manager.
- Monitor the maintenance and content of the following:
- Gage Control Program
- Auditing of suppliers and subcontractors
- Auditing of procedures
- Statistical techniques
- Flow charts, control plans and FMEA's
- Quality Improvement process
- Dimensional controls
- In-process instructions and audits
- Final inspection
- Mechanical and physical properties of the iron
- Metallurgical equipment
Why You'll Love Working for Us:
- Competitive wages and benefits
- Low-cost comprehensive insurance plans
- Paid vacations and holidays
What We Need from You:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Metallurgical, Mechanical, or Business Administration preferred.
- Three to Five years’ experience in a quality management position within a foundry.
- Computer Literacy EXCEL and Word
- Understanding of foundry operations and department functions.
- Extensive knowledge of blueprint interpretation and casting design.
Grede is proud to support transitioning service members and current military veterans with career opportunities that are a match for their skills gained while serving our country. Military veterans are encouraged to apply.
To learn more about Grede, please visit our website at www.grede.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.