Quality Control Manager

The Quality Control Manager ensures quality control processes and inspections are done according to best practices. Performs surveillance of deliveries from external suppliers, or in-house manufacturing, to meet set quality standards.

Manages Quality Control for the inspectors both locally and globally, while continuously improving resource efficiency and ensuring implementation of the best-practice way of working.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensures and plans for evaluation on a quantitative and qualitative basis, in order to secure human and mechanical capability.
• Reviews and approves processes for inspection of inbound material to ensure that quality standards are met.
• Performs, or oversees, adequate inspection process is followed at suppliers, to ensure quality standards are met.
• Provides prompt and effective assistance to all departments, where knowledge of manufacturing and inspection is needed.
• Supervises manufacturing and assembly work, in order to prevent problems during production.
• Promotes a culture of personal and team safety, including others who may be affected by the company’s operational activities.
• Influences others, outside of own job area, regarding quality policies, practices and procedures.
• Engages with the business unit’s management on strategic, as well as tactical, quality-related matters, to ensure right and timely involvement.
• Manages the inspection team, to ensure collaboration and alignment with the manufacturing, purchasing and logistic teams.
• Single point of contact concerning project quality aspects.
• Presenting/aligning the quality concept with the client
• Carry out quality planning functions, assuring that supplier procedures, product, and data will comply with applicable specifications and customer expectations. Creates project related requirement specifications
• Schedule and direct supplier surveillance activities, ensuring compliance with applicable requirements, while working within budgetary constraints.
• Leading/performing/organizing quality audits/assessments of suppliers based on project requirements and standards
• Part of the negotiation team for all supplies
• Coaches and leads the supervision and inspection team
• Manage timely collection and distribution of inspection reports and product data, as required by code, standard, or specification.
• Evaluate inspection reports and assist in the development of remedial action plans to ensure conformance to specifications and standards.
• Leads the quality-kick-off-meetings at the fabricator´s premises
• Interpret and analyze supplier data and assist other departments (i.e. Engineering) in determining impact to quality.
• Checks and approves/ forward to respected personnel on quality related RFI´s, DCR´s, TQ’s? and NCR´s
• Interface with various internal and external personnel to investigate causes of non-conformances, minimize cost of quality, and strive for continuous improvement.
• Develop and assist others in the development of procedures and working instructions.
• Contribute to overall cost reduction/avoidance through participation in the internal corrective and preventive action system.
• Maintain a positive working relationship with all internal and external contacts.
• Project oriented: Is aware of the full project scope and ensures project timelines are kept.
• Responsible for planning and execution of quality assurance, quality control and inspection activities
• Coordinates with PT Team, suppliers and project team.
• Ensures supplier surveillance activities affecting product quality and customer satisfaction are effectively developed, controlled, monitored and reported
• Strong cooperation with sales, engineering and Manufacturing team and to ensure conformance of agreed quality requirements.

What you bring

• BS degree in an engineering field preferred or BS/BA degree with related experience, training or education.
• 2-5 years of experience in an Engineering or other technical environment preferred
• Technical knowledge base and self-motivation to handle unforeseen challenges
• Ability to analyze and resolve problems related to manufacturing and improving product quality
• Ability to read and understand drawings and engineering documents
• Ability to multi-task and connect related ideas and past experiences as they arise in different situations, and the flexibility to work in an organization with overlapping responsibilities.
• Demonstrated planning, organizational, interpersonal, problem-solving and multi-tasking skills in a team environment.
• Computer experience using MS office products. Excellent written and oral communication skills.

What we offer

• Generous health package including health, dental, disability, life, and voluntary insurance options.
• Time to recharge through PTO, plus 10 annual holidays, and parental maternity leave.
• Work-life balance so you can focus on professional and personal priorities.
• Retirement preparation with a 401(k) and company matching.
• Employee Assistance Program
• An equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• A global network of supportive colleagues and growth opportunities.

As an equal opportunity employer, FLSmidth embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply - the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is. In our commitment to equal opportunity and eliminating bias, we kindly request that you exclude personal information such as age, ethnicity, marital status, number of children, and photographs from your application materials.

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