Quality Assurance

Establishes and maintains quality assurance programs, procedures, and controls. Ensures that performance and quality of products conform to established company and regulatory standards. Manages the qualification and validation for all products and processes and quality control support activities. Acts as advisor to subordinate supervisors or staff to help meet established schedules or resolve technical or operational problems. Formulates and maintains quality control objectives and coordinates objectives with preproduction and production procedures in cooperation with other manufacturing managers to maximize product reliability and minimize costs. Determines design direction or product line modifications and adequacy of design and test results. Approves the request for custom and modified standards products. Ensures all such products meet and/or exceed company and local government standards. Oversees supplier auditing and qualification for new or proposed suppliers. Provides quality control support to the supplier quality assurance as requested or needed. Oversees quality assurance auditing of production areas and systems. Reviews reports findings and makes recommendations for corrective action. Monitors supplier quality related activities to assure fulfillment of contract/purchase order requirements. Submits and administers budget schedules and performance standards.