Quality Assurance Engineering Manager jobs in Peoria, IL

DCX-CHOL Enterprises Inc. is a leading source for high performance interconnect products. We design, engineer, and produce cable assemblies, wiring harnesses, conduit assemblies, custom connectors, wire enclosures and much more!

We are privately held American owned Small Business made up of five (5) vertically integrated manufacturing and assembly divisions, each with their own history, specializations and products.

We are looking for dependable, fast paced, hard-working individuals with experience as a Quality Assurance Manager with the following qualifications and experience:

JOB SUMMARY

Plans, directs, and performs quality assurance activities necessary to ensure product and process compliance with specifications and contract requirements. Responsible for developing and guiding quality assurance program plans, inspection plans and inspection equipment requirements in both manufacturing and development processes. Manages the corrective and preventative action process and manages quality communications with customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Supervise quality assurance team of approximately 7 to 8 Quality Inspectors.
• Maintain QMS to AS9100, regulatory, & contractual requirements.
• Ensure source inspection complied with IAW contract requirements
• Manage non-conformance, corrective and preventative action (CPA)
• Track CPA processes to ensure customer issues are addressed and that corrective actions that are taken in fact address root cause defects.
• Track CPA to ensure preventive actions are put in place to mitigate potential defects
• Interact with customer quality engineers, source inspectors, and management representatives as required.
• Responsible for the development, collection, processing, analysis and interpretation and presentation of quality information and metrics.
• Generate weekly and monthly quality reports as required by Senior Management team.
• Evaluates Customer product/process quality requirements and specifications during contract review for consideration in quality planning and feedback to Management on technical needs and/or issues
• Participate and support internal audits for all functional areas covered by the Quality Management System.
• Assure customer specifications and inspection records are properly maintained.
• Assure the calibration system is current and maintained.
• Maintain employee training records.
• Perform other related duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• College Degree with ten (10) years of experience, with a minimum of five (5) years of experience in ISO9000 or AS9100.
• Candidate will have "hands-on" inspection experience, and have a minimum of 3 years in aerospace cable assembly
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Aerospace
• Working knowledge of AS9100 standards, 5 years of experience in AS9100 quality system
• Experience with source inspection
• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies
• Experience with standard quality tools
• Excellent skill in blueprint reading and interpretation.
• Excellent skill in reading mil-specs, government contracts and requirements
• Strong working knowledge of MS Word and Excel
• Self-motivated and detail oriented in a fast-paced, priority changing environment
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Must have strong planning and organization skills
• Must have good communications skills and the ability to work and communicate within a team and in a fast-paced environment;
• Must be able to prioritize work responsibilities of self and others
• Must be a self-motivated and detail oriented
• Must be fluent in English

ITAR Requirement:

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

DCX-CHOL Enterprises Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with DCX-CHOL Enterprises Inc. is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

DCX-CHOL Enterprises Inc. will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization via E-Verify.