Quality Manager

Job Location: Cressona, PA

Hydro employees can enjoy several benefits including:

• Retention Bonus (for external hires)
• Medical, Rx, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions
• Education Assistance
• Bonus Plan Eligibility
• Referral Bonuses
• Parental Leave
• On-site Gym & Café

Job Summary:

This critical position oversees the work and evaluates the effectiveness of quality resources, ensuring compliance with all quality systems and industry (Mechanical/OES labs, pyrometry, and other Aluminum Industry) requirements. This position is also responsible for timely resolution of customer claims with the expectation of using engineered solutions to implement irrevocable countermeasures to correct any product, system or process anomalies. The Quality Manager reports directly to the Plant Manager and functionally to the HE NA Director, Quality.

Required Education/Experience:

• Minimum five (5-10) years of experience managing quality and/or continuous improvement functions in the heavy manufacturing industry.
• Experience in external quality roles – depth and breadth of exposure to successful quality systems implementation and management in heavy manufacturing.
• Minimum Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or equivalent technical degree; preferred engineering discipline in metallurgical, materials science or mechanical (in that order).

Demonstrated Abilities:

• Demonstrated intensity and tenacious approach to managing safety. Understands the critical link between safety and quality.
• Focus on diversity of industrial exposure with a strong quality / improvement background and process-based thinking.
• Demonstrated proficiency in disciplined, systemic problem solving. Understands A3 / PDCA.
• Demonstrated proficiency in formal quality systems deployment (ISO 9001 / IATF 16949) including automotive quality standards (e.g. CQI-9).
• Demonstrated proficiency in working to enhance integrity and scope of process measurements.
• Demonstrated proficiency in working with customer and industry specifications and new product launch processes (APQP, PPAP).
• Demonstrated proficiency in coaching, teaching and developing employees in needed skill sets that contribute to their personal betterment and to the betterment of the company.
• Demonstrates critical focus on customer-facing issues.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides a safe working environment for all in the department and enable professional growth.
• Leads a team of Quality professionals to ensure the business is achieving its quality goals and improvement plans.
• Directs the site’s technical strategy in support of market and product development and plays a major role in shaping business strategy and developing policy for the site.
• Facilitates decision making processes in the development of the business plan and critical operational issues.
• Focuses on the strategic outlook and plans for a product or service capability, technical or administrative functions, or production capability.
• Drives process improvement initiatives to reduce customer complaints and internal scrap.