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Production Quality Assurance (PQA) has an opportunity for an Associate Quality Engineering Manager, supporting the King of Prussia, PA location.
In this role you will be responsible for the leadership of a Production Quality Assurance team comprised of both salaried and hourly employees, overseeing all day-to-day QA functions, providing direction and priority during
the manufacturing of deliverable products.
In this role you will be responsible for the following:
• Leadership duties require frequent internal and external customer interaction and require Full Spectrum Leadership qualities to manage these activities.
• Responsible for coordinating employee recruitment, selection, training, performance assessment, assigning work and administering recognition/disciplinary actions.
• Leading all aspects of collaboration with Design, Program Engineering, Planning, MRP, and Manufacturing Engineering functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
• Supervises the internal and external audits of the quality system for deficiency identification and corrective actions.
• Supports area Corrective Action Boards (CABs), defect reduction teams and Strategic projects.
• The position requires strong leadership, communication - both oral and written - and presentation skills.
• Actively engage and monitoring team’s workload throughput and performance.
• Actively monitor area quality metrics to ensure performance to Production Operations goals and implementing effective corrective action for continuous improvement.
You will drive process improvements on the production floor to reduce variation and nonconformances in our products. You will verify and lead changes to ensure work instructions are and specifications are planned in the most efficient and effective manner, and you will work with high value hardware on the floor to ensure that defects are identified and dealt with in the right way every time.
You will have a strong commitment to process improvement and handle multiple projects and priorities. You will be dedicated to the critical responsibility of doing “what’s right” for the product and our customers at all times. Striving for excellence in every detail will be our final line of defense in ensuring a successful mission. A continuous improvement mindset, focus on product quality, and the ability to work effectively with a team are also key.
Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.
