Quality Assurance Manager

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Summary

Responsible for Henderson site management of the Quality Assurance function including quality assurance, quality control, technology development and laboratory. Interacts and communicates with customers and suppliers including customer audits and 3rd party audits. Active member of TIMET Global quality group responsible for ensuring proactive defect hazard mitigation and continuous improvement to the quality management system and product quality.

Essential Functions

- Participate in the overall planning and oversight of the Henderson Quality Management System.

- Establishes laboratory standards for safety, on-time delivery, quality, cost control, and productivity.

- Manage quality assurance, quality control, and laboratory activities.

- Support the employee needs of the Quality Assurance organization.

- Serve as ISO, AS and quality management representative for Henderson.

- Lead the development and customer qualification of new technologies, products, and processes.

- Interface with QA/ R&D function of other TIMET units.

- Responsible for adhering to AS and ISO guidelines.

- Customer specification review and accuracy for order acknowledgement.

- Manage internal quality audit program and process.

- Manager Corrective and Preventative Action program and process.

- Manage customer and 3rd party audits and visits.

- Manage Outside Conversion Source audit program and process.

- Develop and work to budgets to achieve cost management goals and initiate or participate in cost reduction and/or profit improvement programs.

- Support engineering projects relating to capacity expansions, new technology and/or equipment-based process improvements.

- Manage capital expenditures.

- Effectively communicate company and department goals, achievements, problems, solutions, practices, changes, and policies. Encourage positive communication. Enforce all company policies, rules, and regulations.

Additional Responsibilities

Supervisory Responsibilities

Manages subordinate supervisors and employees in the Quality Assurance group. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Henderson Quality team. Carries out managerial responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications / Education / Expereince

• Must have a Bachelor's degree, preferably in a Technical or Engineering Discipline, plus at least 10 years related quality management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Previous metals experience with titanium preferred.
• REASONING ABILITY
• Champions Change
• Communication/Interpersonal Skills
• Delivers Results
• Displays Creativity - Able to generate novel solutions to problems. Examples are creative decision making and applying vision and creativity to decision making.
• Effective Decision Making
• People Management Skills
• Provides Effective Leadership
• Works Efficiently
• Self-Development
• Must be proficient with MS office applications.
• Active membership of, or accreditation by, professional organizations is desirable.

Work Environment - The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, heat from process equipment and/or products, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

For informational purposes only, the range for hourly base pay for this role is $120,800 to $151,000 based on a variety of factors.

Also, for informational purposes only, this role is eligible to participate in the Company's Quarterly Cash Bonus Plan, paid out at the quarterly bonus factor of 2.5x the Company's bonus multiple, based on the Company's performance in the applicable quarter.