The Plant Quality Manager provides leadership and management for the quality function and sustains the quality philosophy and lean culture for the division at the plant level. This position will maintain and optimize an effective quality management system for the facility and implement the division's quality plan at the plant level to achieve the Divisions overall quality objectives. The Quality Manager will be responsible for enhancing and improving the Division's products and services through the implementation of ISO9001, problem-solving tools, prevention methods, quality-at-the-source and continual improvement techniques.

This position reports to the Division Quality Manager. As the representative for quality, this position manages department resources and coordinates the implementation of the quality management system between business units and locations to cost-effectively facilitate quality and compliance. You will also interact routinely with all functional areas as well as with customers, field sales, regulatory agencies, division/group/corporate management, and suppliers.

• Communicates customer, regulatory and organizational requirements to assure product quality, contract compliance and customer satisfaction.
• Oversees the effective documentation and implementation of the quality management system to assure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements and the standards set by corporate/division policies.
• Works with the leadership team to ensure that individuals performing functions affecting quality are trained and demonstrate the appropriate skills and performance results.
• Coordinates necessary plant personnel for internal, customer and third-party quality system audits.
• Maintains a corrective action system to analyze and correct nonconforming conditions and complaints.
• Implements the performance measurements necessary to effectively evaluate organizational performance and trends in product quality, services, customer satisfaction and the cost of poor quality. Uses the results of performance evaluation to target improvement efforts.
• Assess supplier capabilities and monitor supplier quality to ensure desired levels of performance.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in an Engineering or related discipline.
• 3-5 years of Quality, Engineering or related experience.
• Knowledge of International Standard ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems (QS-9000 as applicable for automotive sector)
• Certification by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB), or Certified Quality Manager (CQMgr) is preferred.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and quality practices.
• Experience with quality improvement tools and techniques (i.e., Lean, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control, and Failure Mode & Effects Analysis).
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, facilitation and problem-solving skills.
• Must demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills

Thank you for your interest in Parker Hannifin and the EMHFF Division. A member of our recruitment team will contact you should you meet the requirements of the position.

This role is subject to compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which requires the incumbent to be either a US citizen, lawful permanent resident ["green card" holders], or have refugee or asylee status).

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Learn more at www.parker.com or @parkerhannifin.

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