Quality Manager

Wieland - Creating Value for Generations!

Wieland is a global leader in copper and copper alloy manufacturing, processing, and distribution. We provide a large product and service portfolio including power, automotive, ammunition, coinage, construction materials, refrigeration, electronics and many other industries. To us, metal is more than material.

Wieland's Cultural Values

Wieland's culture is what makes for a fun and rewarding place to work! As a company, we benefit daily from our employees' knowledge and abilities. With our cultural vision, we place our core values at the heart of everything we do: safety, ambition, optimism, reliability, ownership, diversity, & respect.

Wieland is hiring a Quality Manager. The Quality Manager will be responsible for managing, facilitating and deploying the Quality Management Systems and processes at the site. Coaching, training and influencing skills to deploy the WMS Operating System throughout the plant. Provide engineering and technical support. This role is located in Ontario, CA and will be fully on-site.

Responsibilities:

Champion "Safety Excellence" by complying with all safety rules/processes, supporting the Safety Elements and driving the organization to utilize CI thinking to identify safety hazards and solve/sustain solutions to these hazards.
• Coordinate the resolution of internal and external quality issues pertaining to defective vendor material.
• Monitor incoming material and production to ensure quality is consistent and meets customer specifications.
• Resolve customer complaints by implementing corrective and preventive actions through the application of problem solving methods such as the 8D, 5Y and DOE methodologies.
• Maintain all divisional quality system documentation in a controlled environment designed to insure all divisional quality certification requirements are maintained.
• Coordinate all internal auditing functions of the divisional quality system.
• Develop inspection methods that will insure incoming material conforms to customer and divisional specifications.
• Engineer appropriate test procedures on new products to aid in the expansion of the sales market.
• Schedule and review calibration and GR&R studies of all equipment used to measure critical characteristics of processed product.
• Select qualified vendors to support calibration and testing requirements of divisional equipment.
• Implement and maintain an approved calibration venders list and calibration acceptance tolerance requirements.
• Utilize appropriate computer software to capture and analyze accurate quality data to assist in the evaluation of information and data.
• Coordinate quality issues between customers, WMS, Rolled Products and Aluminum Mills to ensure consistent quality standards throughout all aspects of the WMS's business functions.
• Develop Quality staff through various training initiatives to expand knowledge and responsibilities.
• Coordinate divisional management review meetings, record and distribute meeting minutes to all corporate and movement members.
• Coordinate divisional strategic quality plans, record and distribute the plan to all corporate and management members.
• Develop lean manufacturing productivity measuring methods and develop appropriate metrics.
• Provide engineering assistance to the sales, purchasing and marketing departments.

Qualifications:

• Four Year College Degree or Equivalent - Four Year Mechanical Engineering Degree Preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of quality system experience in areas of conducting internal audits, developing 8D corrective actions, PPAP development, FMEA development, flow charting, control plan development, SPC analysis, and GR&R analysis.
• Knowledge of polymer chemistry and metallurgy.
• Must be knowledgeable in Mathematics.
• Strong computer skills including VB and Excel programming.

Joining Wieland's team gives you...

• Benefits - Including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life & more!
• Retirement Savings - 401(k) contribution + match.
• Work/Life Balance - Paid Vacation & Holidays.
• Growth Opportunities - We have over 9,000+ employees worldwide and 40+ locations in North America alone. Growth opportunities are limitless!
• Wellness Programs - Wieland encourages participation in our unique and personalized approach to wellness, where you are eligible to earn healthcare premium discounts as well as HSA employer contributions based on your status within the program.
• Sustainability- Wieland continues to break ground with eco-friendly solutions and push the barrier in sustainability for future generations.

Wieland is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees. Come join Wieland today and help us continue to build a global corporation we are all proud to belong to.