Mitsubishi Chemical

Company:

Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc.

Job Description:

Main/Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Management

• Participate in the development of the company’s strategic planning, vision, mission and values and desired culture.
• Support a safety-oriented culture within the company.
• Works collaboratively with all departments to meet plant and customer requirements, troubleshoot and correct problematic areas.
• Leads the efforts of AS 9100/ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certifications. Ensures the effectiveness and maintains the integrity of the Business Excellence System (BES) and monitors, reports, and advises on how the system is performing against set parameters. Ensures proper implementation and adherence to North American policies and procedures.
• Leads/participates on North America Internal ISO audits across the North American sites as assigned by NA Quality Manager; manages, plans, schedules, and coordinates team activities, identifies nonconformances, and develops and approves final audit reports.
• Leads selected North American projects/initiatives as assigned by NA Quality Manager. Requires cross-functional, cross-location influence and collaboration.
• Supports deployment of the North American Continuous Improvement initiative. Supports quality awareness and education throughout the site to promote quality achievement and performance improvement. Assists in setting up and maintaining controls and documentation; charts and analyzes performance data and trends against defined parameters.
• Maintains state-of-the-art knowledge and capabilities in quality systems, continual improvement methods, metrology, and statistical applications through sharing of best practices across North America.
• Facilitates quality awareness and education throughout the site and North America. Provide training in Quality Assurance, Problem-Solving, Auditing and Quality Systems.
• Manage and develop the quality department resources to address business needs.
• Provide good feedback and promote good communication.
• Establish and provide training to the quality department personnel.
• Serve as a Material Review Board member to control, disposition, and process nonconforming material/product.

Customers and Suppliers

• Develop strong working relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Understand and addressing customer concerns.
• Assist in resolution of customer quality issues.
• Reviewing and monitoring supplier performance.

Quality Management System

• Serve as ISO management representative.
• Implement and promote quality policy.
• Maintain written quality procedures and instructions.
• Coordinate management review meetings.
• Coordinate corrective and preventive actions.
• Plan, promote and monitor training activities for all employees that are related to the Quality Management System and procedures.
• Oversee all quality audits and coordinate response/closure to findings, including registrar, customer and internal audits.
• Quality representative for contract review process.
• Support, monitor and continually improve all quality systems.

Work Related Experience, Skills And Training

• Desired: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification, ASQ level certifications: CQA, CQM, CQE with a minimum of 8-10 years Quality management related experience preferably in a manufacturing environment
• 10+ years’ experience in manufacturing operations.
• 5+ years’ experience working with ISO 9000 compliant quality management systems.
• 5+ years’ experience in leading teams.
• 5+ years’ inspecting machined parts using hand tools, surface plate layout, coordinate measuring machines, etc.
• Good understanding of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) in theory and practice.
• Good understanding of Metrology in theory and practice.
• Working knowledge of advanced quality concepts, SPC, Design of Experiments, Lean Six Sigma and MiniTab.
• Well versed in AS 9100/ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 quality management systems
• Ability to lead and manage others.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
• Computer proficiency including Microsoft Office and ERP Systems.
• Quality System auditing/evaluation experience, conducting an audit and being audited.
• Proven experience/skills in root cause analysis.
• Ability and willingness to interact effectively with employees at all levels and across sites in the organization.
• Working knowledge of:
  • Surface plate layout and coordinate measuring machine inspection.
  • Calibration methods and systems.
  • Trigonometry applications to inspection.
  • Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
  • Quality statistics and sampling plans.
• 10-25% Travel Required to MCG ES&S North American facilities, customers, and suppliers. May require some international travel.

The salary for this position is up to $103,400. Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status

Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email MCA-MBX_accomodations@m-chem.com. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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