Quality Specialist

**PROFILE SUMMARY**

**SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS**

Specific duties, and responsibilities of the Quality Specialist shall include the following:

- Responsible for the organization, co-ordination, and direction of all quality related activities in accordance with customer requirements and the company Quality Program.
- Oversee the product manufacturing processes to ensure quality by supervising development of PFMEA and control plans through mistake proofing the critical failure modes.
- Review products, processes, and systems on an ongoing basis to determine where improvements can be made.
- Supervise the activities of all Quality Inspectors, Receiving Inspection and Supplier Quality Assurance.
- Work closely with all Internal Departments, Suppliers, and all Customers to ensure problem prevention and resolution.
- Responsible for the evaluation of statistical techniques and gather process relevant crucial data and develop techniques to reduce drift and control various processes.
- Assist the development and maintenance of advanced quality plans such as cost of quality programs to improve and reduce the cost of poor quality.
- Responsible for improved methods to move current quality objectives to the next level of performance.
- Determine quality metrics for all manufacturing procedures and Processes.
- Monitor the entire production cycle and perform regular inspections to identify potential malfunctions as early as possible.
- Prepare reports on defects trend analysis and propose corrective actions.
- Coordinate and manage the continual improvement process utilizing structured problem solving within the corrective and preventive action processes.
- Develop Quality Inspection Strategy by incorporating the Control Plan into the Manufacturing Inspection Reports and data collection for analysis.
- Be a core member for APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) activities, manage all quality related tasks during APQP stage.
- Prepare all Documents for customer requirements (included but limited to Quality Plan, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA, Inspection Reports, Customer data packages etc.)
- PPAP submission based on customer specified submission level.
- Conduct process capability analyses to evaluate manufacturing process performance compared to customer requirements.
- Represent the Quality department for Pre-production meetings and communication open between Quality, Programs and Operations Team on the status of the process from a Quality standpoint.
- Ability to work with senior management team and implement their vision.
- Mentor and coach, the quality department to bring all resources to the level of knowledge required to effectively support the APQP and plant performance requirements.
- Assist in resolving process and product quality issues. Perform all work in accordance with quality standards and established safe work practices.
- Ensure that all findings are brought to the attention of the appropriate personnel.
- Verifies & validates processes and product conformance via Inspection Receiving, First Offs, Final Inspection, Process & Dock audits, testing.
- Identifies and records non-conformances, participates in the multidisciplinary GNs team to identify Root Cause, Corrective & Preventive Actions.

**INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS PROFICIENCY**:
In addition to GN Corporations Inc. corporate requirements and recommended industry practices, being knowledgeable in the following regulatory and international standards requirements will be an added asset:

- AS9100D (Aerospace)
- ISO 9001:2015 (Quality),
- ISO 45001:2018 (Health & Safety),
- ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental)
- Controlled Goods Program

**OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE**:

- **Industry Standards and Regulations** - Being familiar with all relevant industry standards, recommended practices, and regulations. Monitoring self-compliance with company, industry and government requirements as well as promoting their acceptance in all aspects of GN’s business-related activities.

**MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS**
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Manufacturing / Quality / Process Engineer Position
- Strong working experience with GD&T, problem solving/root cause analysis, using the statistical tools, APAP and PFMEA process.
- Experience with Quality processes and systems implementation.
- Experience working in Automotive or aerospace industries is strongly preferred.
- Successful completion of bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred, with major in Mechanical, Industrial, or equivalent
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, and ability to prioritize, organize and manage time.
- Working knowledge of relevant industry standards
- Proficient in reading and interpreting technical drawings.
- Able to work independently and with project timelines.
- Awareness of and appreciation for the process of Continuous Improvement
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Preferred:

- American Society for Quality (ASQ) certifi