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Oshkosh Corporation
Company : Oshkosh Corporation
Manager – Quality Assurance
The Manager – Quality Assurance will be responsible for the quality of all purchased material for the facility. Work closely with suppliers to develop and continuously improve quality processes and systems. Work with employee teams and managers while exhibiting a professional and cooperative attitude. Plan and supervise work of assigned employees to manage and support department and operational goals. Develop team skillset, versatility, and bench strength.
This position will be based onsite at our IMT Facility in Garner, Iowa.
Your Impact
- Lead a small team of quality inspectors to oversee quality processes, inspections, and much more.
- Plan and oversee the work of assigned team members in final product inspection and in process quality check points so team members are successful and meet schedules and solve quality pro
- Train team to ISO, applicable certification, regulation, workmanship, fleet, and compliance standards.
- Manage incoming inspections for internal/external products.
- Manage the disposition and preparation for release to ship.
- Ensure coverage of all critical quality inspection functions and maintain uninterrupted quality.
- Develop quality team skill set through mentorship and coaching and responsible for interviewing and performance reviews.
- Responsible for identifying team needs, managing spend to budget, scope and quote equipment/services, and develop capital spend justifications and proposals
- Communicate problems effectively within Quality and other departments.
- Educate and enforce quality, safety, and 5S standards and processes, and recommend changes as opportunities arise on production floor.
- Responsible for changes needed in machines, processes, materials, and assembly. Champion process improvements and lead Kaizen events.
- Responsible for all internal SQA operations, budgets and personnel
- Implement quality standards and serve as the management representative responsible for quality programs
- Develop quality programs that exceed customer expectations and requirements while meeting cost targets
- Accurately maintain company records and documents in accordance with policies and procedures
- Responsible for the development and continuous improvement of supplier certification programs.
- Responsible for supplier audits and corrective/preventative actions
- Develop audit training manual
- Responsible for coordinating supplier analysis of failed components including account debits as required
- Report and respond to supplier quality nonconformance issues. Develop and implement effective corrective/preventative actions utilizing structured planning methods
- Support housekeeping and safety
- Ensure personnel in departments have adequate resources to perform their jobs
- Coordinate and resolve supplier quality issues
- Must exhibit the ability to proactively plan and execute plans in accordance with established time constraints
- Must be willing to complete additional advanced training/educational courses as required
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in quality, Business, Operations Management, or related field and 5 (five) plus years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
What Makes You Stand Out:
- Prior experience working in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
- Prior experience leading in a unionized facility.
- Experience in weld, CNC machining, or paint.
- Prior experience leading ISO site certifications.
- Knowledge of measuring devices, gages, tooling, CMM
- Knowledge of industry standards (ASME/AWS, DOT)
- Ability to plan and organize projects.
- Good communication skills both verbal and written.
Pay Range: $82,000.00 – $(phone number removed)
The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.