Quality Manager in Louisville, Colorado at Boulder Imaging Inc

Description: Boulder Imaging is seeking a Quality Manager with strong experience in the implementation, use, and maintenance of a Quality Management System. The candidate should have experience in a manufacturing environment and be able to drive Quality disciplines as well as troubleshoot and solve Quality issues in production. Additionally, the candidate will work closely with a cross-functional team to launch new products and drive process and system improvements for complex electro-mechanical optical systems in a low to medium volume production environment. Requirements:

• Support a “Quality-at-the-source” culture.
• Must be able to flex from strategic vision and tactical activities
• Conduct gap assessment and growth of Quality Management System.
• Work with the cross-functional team to drive Advanced Product Quality Planning into new product launches.
• Work with the cross-functional team to facilitate completion of DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, and Quality Inspection Plans.
• Work with the cross-functional team to sustain robust Standardized Work Instructions.
• Lead a cross-functional team to troubleshoot and implement preventative and corrective actions for warranty issues.
• Lead the implementation of disciplined problem-solving processes.
• Assist the cross-functional team in the solution of production quality issues.
• Develop and monitor KPIs for Quality.
• Facilitate regular cross-functional reviews of Quality metrics and deliverables.
• Work with the cross-functional team to define critical requirements for products that can be translated to prints & drawings.
• Formalize a supplier quality process to drive the required level of incoming quality.
• Work with vendors to ensure proper manufacturing of components or assemblies.
• Support execution of our change-management system.
• Train production employees on key quality disciplines such as control of nonconforming materials and escalation.
• Work with the cross-functional team to develop and implement robust testing methods for assemblies and subassemblies in production.
• Develop a calibration/certification process for tools and equipment as needed.
• Conduct Measurement Systems Analysis.
• Use Lean Six Sigma and Statistical Process Control to drive reductions in process variation.
• Implement a process for auditing and improving production quality.

Qualifications and Skills

• Knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methods.
• Extensive knowledge about Quality Management Systems and their implementation.
• Experience in an ISO environment.
• Experience with Microsoft office and proficiency with Excel and pivot tables
• Thorough understanding of variation and statistics.
• Experience in a manufacturing/assembly environment.
• Experience with Design for Assembly/Design for Service analysis for systems.
• Ability to develop and implement PFMEA, Control Plan, Quality Inspection Plan.
• Experience with launching new products.
• Extensive experience with disciplined problem-solving.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Experience troubleshooting electro-mechanical systems preferred.
• ASQ credentials/certification a plus.

Education and Work Experiences

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering Discipline preferred.
• Five-ten years of experience in manufacturing and/or assembly.
• Five years of experience in Quality.
• Two-three years of Quality management/leadership preferred.

Benefits

• Medical and Dental Insurance plans through Cigna
• FSA and HSA plans. Employer contribution to HSA
• Vision plans through Sun Life VSP providers
• 401(k) plus fully vested match
• Employer paid LTD, Life Insurance and AD&D, Travel Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Life Insurance and AD&D
• Voluntary STD insurance with no EOI
• Supplemental Coverages:
  • Voluntary accident insurance
  • Voluntary Critical Illness
  • Voluntary Hospital Indemnity
  • Voluntary Legal and ID Theft