Quality Manager

Barnes Group Inc. – Barnes Aerospace, Lansing Division has an exciting career opportunity for a Quality Manager to play an integral role on the management team. The right candidate should be dynamic, goal-oriented, self-driven and have a demonstrated ability of leading his/her team to meet the daily quality and productivity goals, while maintaining a central focus on continuous improvements. If you are a high-energy individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, this position may be of interest to you.

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead the expansion and sustainment of a committed quality culture throughout the entire value chain through influence and managing skills.
• Lead the translation of customer, industry, and regulatory into appropriate manufacturing and inspection methods; and, transfer them into standard work to ensure quality is achieved in-house and at suppliers.
• Manage pre-production validation package for Customer approval: First Article Inspection (FAI) or Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
• Ensure the centers of excellence and vendor’s quality system consistently meets or exceeds customer regulatory requirements, AS-9100 Quality Management System, special processes and other customer specific requirements.
• Lead containment, root cause analysis, corrective, and preventive actions (RCCA/CAPA); train and mentor other associates and suppliers to perform effective problems solving using standard tools (8D, 3P and 5Why, etc.).
• Manage the quality metrics, cost of poor quality to achieve business goals and optimize return on investment.
• Lead, participate in and facilitate cross-functional teams on process control and optimization projects to stabilize and improve first passed yield; participate in other continuous improvement projects (i.e., Kaizen, Baseline, and Production Preparation Process (3P).
• Develop and refine advanced problem solving, process improvement methods and toolkit; train employees as well as suppliers.
• Maintain strong communication with customers, internal management team and vendors to ensure quality level is meeting expectations.
• Develop Capital Acquisition Appropriation Request (CAAR) to support business needs.
• Manage development and performance of direct reports.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing environment required (10 years preferred) with a minimum of 5 years of proven managerial experience; cross - functional experience in precision machining a plus.
• Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt certification or equivalent preferred. Certified Quality Manager or Certified Manufacturing/Quality Engineer preferred.
• Solid Business Acumen
• Excellent computer skills with an emphasis in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
• Syteline or other ERP system experience preferred.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering/technology required. Master’s degree in related field or MBA preferred.