Quality Assurance Manager II

We have an exciting opportunity for a Quality Manager to join our team in Tupelo. The Quality Manager is responsible for planning, managing, and technical performance of a Quality Assurance (QA) program or project. This position reports to a senior manager and is responsible for ensuring quality and financial objectives are attained.

Requirements

• Leads QA activities including planning, implementing, and monitoring technical performance to ensure quality and financial objectives are attained.
• Contributes to the development of and implement standards, methods, and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision, accuracy, and reliability of company products.
• Designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
• Coordinates safety and environmental compliance reviews.
• Aligns QA program/project for the unit(s) with the corporate QA internal and external audit program, corrective action system, Quality Assurance Records Center, maintenance of QA manuals and procedures, QA policies and procedures, measuring and test equipment calibration program, and inspection laboratories.
• Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.
• Investigates issues and develops solutions to technical and quality problems ensuring that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards.
• Participates in reviewing engineering designs to contribute quality requirements and considerations.
• Participates with management to develop and implement current and annual technical, schedule, quality, and financial objectives for the QA program to ensure strategic business objectives are met.
• Participates in the development of annual and long-term objectives for the organization.
• Ensures technical leadership and excellence is maintained by participating in the planning, attraction, selection, retention, and development of the required management, professional, and technical talent.
• Acts as a QA spokesperson with line management, program managers, technical staff, and outside representatives.
• Manages the development of and ensures the security of proprietary technology while maintaining the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.