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Hamilton, Oh, Us

Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Quality Department ManagementQuality Assurance Oversight: Oversee and manage Quality Departments at Kaivac Inc. and Expert Rotomolding, ensuring adherence to quality standards and processes.Supplier Quality Management: Collaborate with suppliers to resolve quality issues through root cause analysis, containment, and corrective action planning. Implement quality holds on purchase orders as necessary.Inspection and Reporting: Conduct inbound inspections, generate detailed reports, and analyze First Pass Yield (FPY) and technical support data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.Quality Systems Development: Define, implement, and maintain robust quality control procedures to enhance product quality and consistency.Operational Efficiency: Schedule domestic and international order manufacturing and plant inspections to optimize production and compliance. Provide timely feedback to production teams regarding quality performance.Equipment Calibration: Manage and oversee the calibration of measurement and testing equipment to ensure accuracy and reliability.Assembly Expertise: Demonstrate mastery of Kaivac machine assembly best practices, serving as a subject matter expert for the team.Product Quality Leadership: Possess a deep understanding of critical-to-quality characteristics for Kaivac products, serving as the primary resource for internal and external product inquiries.Quality Problem Solving: Apply data-driven root cause analysis to identify and address quality issues, developing and implementing effective corrective actions.Test and Experimentation: Design and conduct tests and experiments to verify solutions and prevent recurrence of quality problems.

Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Strategic Importance of this Role to the Company: This position is primarily responsible to manage the engineering execution of the Quality, Kaizen, and Innovation Lab Teams.1. Managing the Execution of the Kaizen Teama. Identify and log potential improvement projectsb. Estimating project costs and savingsc. Document and implement improvements including BOM, part numbers, specs, dwgs, wire diagrams, design intent, etc.d. Implementation of product changes based on quality issues and needs.2. Managing the Innovation Laba. Building, managing and testing prototypesb. Tracking beta field testingc. Keep the innovation lab 100% operational and organizedd. Understanding and managing the Engineering archive proceduree. Removing Engineering Inventoryf. Producing and controlling work instructions3. Managing the Quality Departmenta. Supplier Issue Resolution Tracking and communicating with suppliers on supplier issues requesting root cause analysis, containment plan, and corrective action report.b. Issuing Quality Holds on POc. Executing inbound inspections & reportsd. Gathering, tracking, and reporting and analyzing FPY and Tech Support data on a weekly basise. Defining and implementing Quality Control Proceduresf. Scheduling international order manufacturing & plant inspectionsg. Notifying production on quality performanceh. Measurement and Testing Equipment Calibration & Management4. Master Assemblera. Mastery of the assembly of Kaivac machine best practices5. Master Quality Engineer & Product Knowledge Experta. Understands the “Critical-to-Quality” Characteristics of Kaivac Products.b. Answers internal and external product questions concerning product assembly and quality issues—95%c. “Go-To” person for quality issuesd. Applies sound data driven root cause analysis and data gatheringe. Develops sound engineering action plans for quality issuesf. Designs tests and experiments for identifying root causes and verification of solutions

Hamilton, Ohio, United States

a. Building, managing and testing prototypesb. Tracking beta field testingc. Keep the innovation lab 100% operational and organizedd. Understanding and managing the Engineering archive proceduree. Removing Engineering Inventoryf. Producing and controlling work instructions

Hamilton, Ohio, United States

a. Mixed Chemicals per batch instructions.b. Ordered raw material when needed per production orders.c. Weighed raw and finished stock regularly for inventory.d. Operated and fixed an automated gallon jug bottling machine. e. Operated and fixed an automated 8oz chemical packaging machine.

Hamilton, Ohio, United States

a. Assemble equipment per work instructions and BOM's.b. Quality inspect finished product.c. Box out finished product.d. Innovate new ways to create a faster production process.

Level 1 And Level 2 Firefighting, Fire Science/Fire-Fighting, 12Th

Ohio Firefighter Levels I & II, CPR Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations Emergency Vehicle Operator First Aid & CPR Training.

High School Diploma