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Posted April 27 2008
My name is Judy Ginn and our recruiting firm has a Senior Quality & Standards Manager position that we are trying to fill. The position has a compensation package of $110,000 to $130,000 depending on experience. I would appreciate any help that you could give me on this search. A brief description is below. Interested parties can email me at jginn@searchgroupllc.com.
Thank you.
Position: Senior Quality & Standards Manager
Location: Northeast
Company: Wire & Cable Manufacturer
$600M Division of multi-billion organization
Salary Range: $110,000 - $130,000
Requirements: Bachelor Degree in a related Engineering discipline
5+ years experience in testing and application of electrical products
Proficiency in applying quality principals in a manufacturing environment
Proficient in applying SPC and DOE techniques in a process environment
Good people skills, effective communication and managerial skills
SUMMARY:
Manage and direct divisional Quality Management, Customer Support, Cable Design, Laboratory accreditation and Product Certifications. Support continuous improvement in eight manufacturing sites, responsible for 2 direct & several indirect reports. Manage effective system to achieve and maintain the certifications and listings for new products from national & international laboratories (UL,CSA, ANCE etc).
Judy Ginn
Zaharek & Associates
Executive & Professional Recruitment
860-399-9571
jginn "at" searchgroupllc.com
Posted April 1 2008
Principal Quality Assurance Engineer
My client is a Fortune 500 company that is dedicated to engineering, designing and manufacturing precision bearings for leading aerospace companies in North America, Europe and the
Employing 600 people at its non-union plant in Central NH, the company is generating revenues of approximately $100 million per annum and the parent employs 26,000 people worldwide with $4.5 billion in revenues. The company is envisioning significant growth within the global aerospace market over the next decade. This position plays a key role to chartering that path of success with the goal of identifying and resolving quality issues and the implementation of continuous improvement objectives.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Principal Quality Assurance Engineer is a hands-on, shop floor, continuous improvement position. Business is so up, this plant is overbooked and they need to get better at what they do. Success in this role will lead to unlimited career advancement.
Specific responsibilities include:
1. Participating in a cross functional area teams (Star Team) in the resolution of quality issues in support of team objectives including (but not limited to) on time delivery goals, past-due reduction goals, scrap reduction goals, etc.
2. Supporting Continuous Improvement activities utilizing Process Capability studies, Machine Capability studies, Gage R & R studies and other statistical problem solving tools by gathering and interpreting data.
3. Implementing Operator Certification programs within assigned areas, including assessing, training, and mentoring the operators.
4. Supervising Inspection personnel within assigned departments.
5. Utilizing 8D techniques to investigate root cause analysis and perform effective positive corrective action.
6. Leading Lean Six Sigma teams, Kaizen events, and other progressive efforts.
CANDIDATE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA
Education/Certification
BSME or some other suitable technical discipline is required.
American Society of Quality – Certified Quality Engineer designation preferred.
Experience
1. 5+ years of experience within a Quality discipline is required, preferably within precision metal fabrication.
2. Possessive of comprehensive working knowledge of an ISO 9001-2000 Quality Management System, AS 9100 requirements, SPC systems, metrology, and failure root cause analysis/corrective action.
3. Possessive of strong experience with the practical applications of Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement methodologies (i.e., Six Sigma, Kaizen, Set-up reduction, waste reduction, etc.) and techniques ( i.e., Poke Yoke, Demand Flow, Pull systems, 5s)
4. Having a working knowledge of product inspection methods and techniques including hand-held gauging and other special gauging measurement techniques
5. Prior experience in bearings manufacturing, the design of tooling or gauging, and with hands-on inspection are all preferred, although not required
Personal Characteristics and Traits
1. An effective communicator, both externally with clients/suppliers and internally with peers and supervisors; able to communicate on a technical level with shop floor and production personnel as well as others within the organization.
2. Someone who is passionate about quality, able to strongly defend his/her position yet open to other viewpoints
3. Possessive of a strong professional demeanor, founded upon integrity and honesty
4. Having a high energy level with a strong work ethic.
Compensation
Base salary dependent upon experience; additional compensation includes incentive bonus (potential up to 10% of base salary). Very strong benefit package. Full relocation assistance provided.
Interested Candidates should email a resume and a daytime telephone number to me at the address below.
Kate Brandt - Executive Recruiter
Management Search, Inc.
111 Founders Plaza,
P: 860.761.3248
F: 860.291.8495
kbrandt "at" msi1.com
www.msi1.com
Quality Control Manager
The company I am working with is seeking a Quality Control Manager. They would prefer a candidate with the following skill sets:
-Machine shop background
-Electro Mechanical Ability
-Lean/ Six Sigma Background
-Ability to read blue prints, schematics and English to Metric conversions
If you come across any one, please feel free to have them contact me.
Have a great weekend,
Aerotek Engineering
132 Welsh Road
Suite 110
Horsham, Pa 19044
Work: 215-902-8066
Fax: 215-902-8090
* E-mail: iambron "at" aerotek.com
Posted February 29 2008
The Daniel Adams Group - A Division of Serious
Business, LLC | www.sbi2.com
Lead A
Successful Team to the Next Level!...
I am writing you in regards to a Quality Control Manager search I am currently
conducting for an exciting entrepreneurial client. You
may be qualified according to your resume. If so, the successful
individual will have the opportunity to work with and report directly
to the Division President as part of the Senior Management Team.
As Leader of their drive for “continuous
improvement” you have the flexibility to put together an ISO and
Certification program, systematize customer tracking, and develop a
supplier quality program!
Our client, a very successful company in
central NH, is located within an hour of
A Proven Record of implementing an
ISO and Certification Program
Value Stream Mapping
Root Cause Analysis
A Minimum of
Green Belt Certification and Lean Manufacturing Experience
The successful candidate
will be responsible for
The Manager of
Quality is responsible for the development of effective systems,
practices, and procedures for coordinating company activities in
product quality improvement and maintenance of quality standards.
Provides technical advice and assistance to other departments of the
division as required. Leads the operation in all areas of lean
six-sigma practices. This position reports directly to the President.
The position pays up to $105,000 with
strong bonus potential of 20%. If you believe
you are qualified for the position and would like more detailed
information, please reply back to this e-mail, or call me at
207-221-5762.
If you believe you know who
our client is, please do not contact them. They have asked us to do the
initial screening. Once again, thank you for your time and
consideration.
Sincerely,
Ed
Levine
President
The Daniel Adams Group -
A
Division of Serious Business, LLC
elevine "at" sbi2.com
Process Engineer - Process Improvements
Overall Description
Provide leadership in the planning and implementation of process improvements for a highly regarded market leader in the building materials industry. Use leading edge disciplines, such as Lean -Six Sigma - root cause, and work with plant teams to reduce process variations, minimize waste, improve quality and productivity, and reduce cost. This position has excellent visibility and a job done well will lead to additional opportunities. The company truly values their employees.
Requisites
· Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Mechanical, Chemical or Electrical preferred.
· 5+ years experience in manufacturing, preferably in a continuous operation, with training in Lean, Six Sigma or comparable disciplines.
· Demonstrated achievements in leading a team(s) and accomplishing process improvements.
· Excellent leadership and communications skills, and well versed in the application of statistics.
Responsibilities and Duties
· Lead
the execution of quality and process improvement projects and
activities using the company preferred process improvement tools, Six
Sigma and Qual Pro.
· Plan and execute capital improvements resulting from process improvement projects.
· Lead
process design reviews, raw material qualification and product and
process qualification and capability studies. Perform PPA/FMEA on all
major process and raw material changes.
· Train production personnel on Six Sigma or Qual Pro process tools.
· Research
and implement innovative new process technologies to improve raw
material yields and equipment productivity and reliability.
· Write operational procedures to facilitate the reduction of process variation.
Best Regards,
Loni Carr
Project Coordinator
The Colonial Group
356 McLaws Circle, Suite 3
Williamsburg, VA 23185
loni "at" mricolonialgroup.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/lonicarr
PH: (757) 229-6475
FX: (757) 229-6495
URL: www.mricolonialgroup.com
Posted October 31 2007
We are searching for a Maintenance and Reliability Manager with strong experience managing manufacturing equipment maintenance and reliability programs and systems. The position will support our resilient tile plant in (south of Chicago). The overall goal of the position is to improve equipment performance, reliability, and uptime; enhance operational output; and ensure safety. This is accomplished by developing and implementing preventive maintenance and reliability programs, directing maintenance optimization activities, handling plant and Corporate-initiated capital improvement projects, and promoting an environment of continuous improvement. The position is also responsible for analyzing equipment and maintenance data, using tools such as failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), root cause analysis, etc. The position reports to the Plant Manager; manages a staff of 8 direct and 40 indirect professionals, engineers, maintenance personnel, planners, storeroom personnel, and supervisors; and is a critical member of the plant leadership team.
This is an exciting opportunity to impact the success of the Company and help drive our continuing goal to be a leader in our markets. The position also provides the potential career opportunity to move into a divisional position, with multi-plant responsibility.
To be successful in the position, you will need the following background and skills.
· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. A Master’s degree is a benefit.
· Minimum of 8 years equipment maintenance and optimization experience in a manufacturing environment.
· Proven record of developing and implementing preventive maintenance and reliability programs and systems.
· Experience with continuous improvement processes and best practices.
· Knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing concepts is a benefit.
· Experience conducting complex maintenance and engineering studies and leading process improvement initiatives.
· Strong experience with equipment maintenance techniques, such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Predictive/Preventive Maintenance Techniques, etc.
· Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), such as SAP, is a benefit.
· Background in managing capital improvement projects, including developing requests and schedules, handling vendor selection, and managing the project from start to finish.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong employee management and leadership skills, and solid project management skills.
If you understand the challenges of manufacturing operations, have solid technical and leadership skills, and seek continuous process improvement to ensure optimal equipment performance and reliability, then we want to hear from you. This is a career opportunity for a proven Maintenance and Reliability professional ready for a new challenge and wanting to lead and impact critical maintenance and reliability capabilities.
Our Kankakee facility, just 50 miles south of Chicago, IL, is located near the beautiful Kankakee River which winds through town serving as a backdrop for year round recreation and relaxation, and is ideal for landing Small Mouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Walleye and Northern Pike. Kankakee is proud of its history of agriculture and commerce, and looks ahead to an exciting future as the service, industrial, cultural and governmental hub of Kankakee County.
Timothy J
Medini
Received October 24 2007
Job Title: Quality Engineer
Dept: Quality Assurance
Reports to: Quality Assurance Mgr
Location:
Basic Function:
The Quality Engineer implements the management systems for improving quality and applying elements such as policy deployment, benchmarking, goal setting, planning and scheduling, project management and quality information systems. These activities include the regular reporting of findings and recommendations to Management and Operations personnel.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Completing Quality Systems audit planning, preparation, execution including audit reporting, follow-up and verification of audit corrective action. This includes using the Corrective Action process for problem identification, analysis for root cause and other causal factors, development of appropriate corrective action in cooperation with Operations, recurrence control and verification of effectiveness.
Performing measurement systems analysis encompassing repeatability and reproducibility, measurement correlation, capability, bias, and linearity for both conventional and control chart methods.
Developing management and planning tools through affinity diagrams, tree diagrams, process decision program charts, prioritization matrices and activity net diagrams.
Work with Operations for constructing quality tools such as flowcharts, Pareto charts, cause and effect charts, control charts, check sheets, scatter diagrams and histograms.
Applying Preventive Action concepts and techniques such as error-finding, poka-yoke and robust design.
Utilizing parametric hypothesis tests for means, variances and proportions as well as interpreting the results.
Developing Design of Experiments including determining the experiment objective, selecting factors, response, measurements methods and choosing the appropriate design.
Instructing Operations on the identification and selection of characteristics for monitoring by Statistical Process Control. This includes control chart interpretation and distinguishing special cause variation from common cause variation for determining statistical control.
Defining, selecting and calculating control limits, Cp, Cpk,
Cpm and assessing process capability. Support and implement quality systems, such as: QS-9000, ISO 9001, TS16949, FMEA’s, APQP, PEP, PDF, Flow Diagrams, Control Charts and others as appropriate.
Education and Experience:
BS/MS Engineering Science or Mathematics with 5 plus years industrial/manufacturing experience and 3 plus years quality assurance experience. Fluency with QS/ISO 9000 quality systems. Fluency with statistical techniques and SPC. Also requires certification or formal training as quality auditor and certification or formal training as quality engineer.
Denise Shugerman
Search Consultant
Global Recruiters of Boulder
1200 28th Street, Suite 302
Boulder, CO 80303
(303) 545-6600 Ext 105 Office (303)442-6684 Home
(303) 545-6601 Fax
dshugerman "at" grnboulder.com
www.grnboulder.com
Posted October 17 2007
Quality Manager – Corning, NY
Our successful client is located in the Southern Tier area of New York State just north of the Pennsylvania border. They are a manufacturer of metal products fabricator with secondary processes that include machining and surface finishing. In this position you will be accountable for leadership and development of the quality management system for the machining area. While managing Quality Technicians you will be auditing all quality check points for compliance, supplier certification and periodic audits, training, researching the source of nonconforming products, and ensure that all manufacturing is within specification. Any travel is minimal. A BS Degree along with metal fabrication and machine shop experience is required. A competitive salary and benefits package which includes relocation assistance is offered. For immediate and confidential consideration please email your resume in complete confidence to: chaset "at" weterrings.com
Offices in Rochester, NY and Buffalo, NY
Charlie Thomaschek
Manager, Technical Recruiting
Weterrings & Agnew
Professional Recruitment & Search
A Div of Providium HRG, LLC
295 Woodcliff Dr., Suite 101
Rochester, NY 14450
Email: chaset "at" weterrings.com
Voice: 585-641-2575/Fax: 585-641-2589
Web: www.weterrings.com
Posted October 11, 2007
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The Respiratory and Monitoring Solutions Group of Covidien, formerly Tyco Healthcare is currently recruiting for the following positions:
SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEERING MANAGER –
Position Summary:
Oversee and manage Software Quality Assurance Engineers ensuring that software used in the development, manufacturing, and as part of medical devices is developed according to good design practices as set forth by regulatory authorities (e.g. FDA/TUV).
Minimum Requirements:
BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
6+ years exp in software test or software quality engineering with embedded software as part of a medical device
Experience in a management role
Working knowledge of and auditing experience to the FDA Quality System Regulation, ISO 13485, & Medical Device Directive
Skilled in product risk assessment (ISO 14971), requirements management and tracing, defect tracking, configuration management techniques, and how they are applied in the software development lifecycle
Understanding of current Software Quality techniques, software industry standards (e.g. ISO, IEEE, CMMI), and FDA Quality System Regulations and their impact on internal procedures, software quality, safety and efficacy of products
Working knowledge of C, C++
CSQE Certification
SR. SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEER – 1 position Boulder, CO & 1 position Carlsbad, CA
Position Summary:
Ensuring that software used in the development, manufacturing and as part of medical devices is developed according to good design practices and follows the corresponding requirements set forth by local procedures, regulatory authorities and notified bodies. Provide leadership, oversight and training to division manufacturing plants for computerized system validation.
Minimum Requirements:
BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
5+ years in software quality engineering role dealing with embedded software that is part of a medical device.
Working knowledge of the FDA Quality System Regulation, ISO 13485, and the Medical Device Directive
Skilled in product risk assessment (ISO 14971), requirements management and tracing, defect tracking, configuration management techniques, and how they are applied in the software development lifecycle
Understand current Software Quality techniques, software industry standards (e.g. ISO, IEEE, CMMI), and FDA Quality System Regulations and their impact on internal procedures, software quality, safety and efficacy of products
Working knowledge of C, C++, and LabVIEW
REGULATORY AFFAIRS SPECIALIST –
Position Summary:
Ensures compliance to FDA and other applicable regulations. Prepares, analyzes, and submits dossiers to various governing agencies in supporting business growths. Supports applicable regulations including ISO, local, state, and/or federal requirements.
Minimum Requirements:
5-8 years of RA experience
B.S. or B.A. degree required.
Must have knowledge of
Experience in preparing regulatory submissions
Experience interacting with FDA and/or other regulatory agencies
COMPLIANCE OFFICER –
Position Summary:
Develops, establishes and maintains quality assurance and regulatory programs, policies, processes, procedures and controls to ensure that the performance and quality of products conform to established standards and agency guidelines.
Minimum Requirements:
BS/BA degree or equivalent experience with 3-7 years medical device.
•2 years auditing experience; hands on experience managing and/or supporting FDA and Notified Body inspection/audits.
•Comprehensive knowledge of FDA Quality System Regulation, ISO, Medical Device Directive, Canadian Medical Device Regulation, and other international requirements.
•Knowledge of all Quality System elements, including Complaint Handling, CAPA, Design Control, Validation Review
•ASQ Certified Quality Auditor and Lead Auditor training are highly desired.
For more information about these and other opportunities go to: www.covidien.com/careers. Pull up jobs for
Recruiter Contact Information: Deborah.Cason "at" covidien.com
Posted September 12 2007 Customer Quality Engineer
Heather L. Mock
Account Manager
Sapphire Technologies
4505 Emperor Blvd., Suite 100
Durham, NC 27703
Toll Free: 919.941.0913 x 210| Fax. 919.474.8428
heather.mock "at" sapphire.com | www.sapphire.com
Sapphire is a division of Vedior NA
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The Customer Quality Engineer is responsible for working on high level problems, scheduling and directing resources, monitoring data trends both internal and customer oriented, effectively managing projects to completion, and facilitating improvement efforts. This engineer will aide in developing solutions, monitoring methods, and establishing analytical techniques to monitor the quality of products to ensure that it meets or exceeds customer’s specifications and expectations. This engineer is responsible for providing timely feedback internally to the engineering departments and to the customer concerning product reliability, performance and analysis. This engineer will lead or participate in solving complex problems and coordinate activities both internal and external. This position requires excellent human relation and leadership skills and will interface with multiple departments and the external customer. BS
in technical, engineering, or science related field. BSEE or MSEE
preferred. 5+ years of work experience including 2 + years of directly
related experience including Semiconductor Reliability, Semiconductor
Failure Analysis, or other quality areas of semiconductor devices
preferably also including experience with wireless communication
devices. Desired experience includes knowledge of wireless
applications, problem-solving and corrective action tools, knowledge of
the MS Office suite, and basic knowledge of statistical software.
Ability to organize and lead teams, meet deadlines, and communicate is
required for this role. Previous leadership experience is a requirement. Additional Comments:
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