Manufacturing Quality Assurance Entry Professional

Job description

Key Responsibilities 1. Quality Strategy & Leadership • Develop and implement manufacturing quality assurance strategies and improvement plans. • Establish manufacturing process quality standards, specifications, and controls. • Utilize data-driven decision-making to enhance quality performance. • Provide quality performance reporting to management and stakeholders. • Mentor and support quality professionals where applicable. • Deliver quality awareness training and coaching to manufacturing personnel. 2. Customer Quality Focus • Support fulfillment of customer-specific quality requirements. • Analyze customer complaints, feedback, and quality concerns. • Participate in cross-functional initiatives aimed at improving customer satisfaction. • Translate customer expectations into manufacturing process improvements. 3. Quality Management System (QMS) • Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and process controls. • Conduct process audits and compliance assessments. • Ensure adherence to quality standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements. • Train manufacturing teams on quality management practices and risk mitigation methods. 4. Manufacturing Quality Assurance • Conduct Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA). • Identify manufacturing and assembly process risks. • Develop and implement risk mitigation plans. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to eliminate potential quality failures. • Monitor effectiveness of risk controls and preventive actions. • Maintain and update risk assessments throughout the product lifecycle. • Manage change control activities related to: • Product features • Manufacturing processes • Materials • Suppliers • Design modifications 5. Quality Control • Implement quality control plans and inspection requirements. • Conduct process audits, inspections, and verification activities. • Analyze test results, measurements, and statistical quality data. • Identify trends and improvement opportunities through data analysis. • Recommend and implement corrective actions to improve quality performance. 6. Process Performance Management • Monitor key process performance indicators. • Analyze manufacturing performance data and trends. • Support implementation of Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques. • Maintain process performance documentation. • Drive corrective and preventive actions to improve process capability and efficiency. • Train operators and manufacturing teams on performance monitoring methods. 7. Non-Conformance Management • Investigate process and product non-conformities. • Lead root cause analyses using structured problem-solving methodologies such as: • 8D • 5 Why Analysis • Fishbone Diagram • Statistical Analysis Tools • Implement and verify effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA). 8. Continuous Improvement • Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations. • Identify opportunities to improve: • Process capability • Product quality • Productivity • Cost efficiency • Operational performance • Participate in Lean and Six Sigma projects. • Facilitate waste reduction and process optimization activities. • Prioritize and execute improvement projects based on business impact. Authority & Accountability The position is accountable for: • Quality risk identification and mitigation. • PFMEA development and maintenance. • Manufacturing quality assurance activities. • Process audit execution. • Quality performance monitoring. • Continuous improvement project execution. • Supporting customer quality requirements and compliance.