Quality Assurance Manager - Barnes Group

Barnes Group is proud of their past and excited about their future. Our company embraces enthusiasm, imagination, drive and ingenuity to drive success in everything they do as outlined in our Mission Statement – “Empowering people to leverage their creativity, talent and commitment to excellence to perform at their best and improve customer’s performance…every day”.

Corporate Values: Integrity, Empowerment, Emotional Intelligence, Collaboration, Competitiveness, Continuous Improvement, Workplace Fairness, and Globalization.

Core Responsibilities:

Lead the expansion and sustainment of Precision Components quality culture throughout the entire value chain.
Ensure the division’s and vendor’s quality system consistently meets or exceeds customer regulatory requirements, TS-16949, special processes and other automotive customer specific requirements.
Initiate, implement, maintain and enhance proactive quality improvement activities to continuously improve manufacturing quality.
Maintain strong communication with customers, internal management team and vendors to ensure quality level is meeting expectations.
Manage the divisional cost of quality and optimize return on investment.
Monitor and analyze process/product outputs, identify systematic problems and opportunities. Provide data to support divisional changes and drive continuous process improvement.
Manage performance of direct reports.

Qualifications:

5+ years experience in an automotive manufacturing environment required. Solid understanding of Control Charts, Gage R&R, DOE, FMEA, process capability and statistics.
Lead Internal Auditor for the TS-16949 Quality System preferred.
Ability to access and understand the major automotive websites to handle customer corrective actions.
Effective at leading/facilitating change leader; balances consistency with flexibility and willing to change ideas in the face of new information. Proven track record of promoting and fostering positive employee relations.
Demonstrated successful project management skills and ability to contribute to strategic decision making processes.
Team leadership skills with ability to effectively influence and motivate others. Lead by example.
Proven success interacting with customers, peers, senior management and other functional areas to assure the best quality systems are in place and being adhered to.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering/technical field or related business field required. Advanced degree preferred.

At Barnes Group we recognize that our strength and success comes from our employees. We are a diversified global manufacturer and distributor. Our business success reflects the desire to expand the diversity of our employees as well as our customers. We call upon and utilize the full potential of our diverse workforce.

Barnes Group Inc. is committed to the principle of Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Barnes Group Inc.'s policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, or veteran status at all job levels. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications and competence as they relate to the particular position and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.

Job Title	Quality Assurance Manager

Date Posted	8/4/2009

Location	Bristol, CT

Degree Required	BS/BA

Job Type	Full-Time Regular

Min Experience	3 Years

Job Description	Barnes Group is proud of their past and excited about their future. Our company embraces enthusiasm, imagination, drive and ingenuity to drive success in everything they do as outlined in our Mission Statement – “Empowering people to leverage their creativity, talent and commitment to excellence to perform at their best and improve customer’s performance…every day”. *Corporate Values: Integrity, Empowerment, Emotional Intelligence, Collaboration, Competitiveness, Continuous Improvement, Workplace Fairness, and Globalization.* Core Responsibilities: Lead the expansion and sustainment of Precision Components quality culture throughout the entire value chain. Ensure the division’s and vendor’s quality system consistently meets or exceeds customer regulatory requirements, TS-16949, special processes and other automotive customer specific requirements. Initiate, implement, maintain and enhance proactive quality improvement activities to continuously improve manufacturing quality. Maintain strong communication with customers, internal management team and vendors to ensure quality level is meeting expectations. Manage the divisional cost of quality and optimize return on investment. Monitor and analyze process/product outputs, identify systematic problems and opportunities. Provide data to support divisional changes and drive continuous process improvement. Manage performance of direct reports. Qualifications: 5+ years experience in an automotive manufacturing environment required. Solid understanding of Control Charts, Gage R&R, DOE, FMEA, process capability and statistics. Lead Internal Auditor for the TS-16949 Quality System preferred. Ability to access and understand the major automotive websites to handle customer corrective actions. Effective at leading/facilitating change leader; balances consistency with flexibility and willing to change ideas in the face of new information. Proven track record of promoting and fostering positive employee relations. Demonstrated successful project management skills and ability to contribute to strategic decision making processes. Team leadership skills with ability to effectively influence and motivate others. Lead by example. Proven success interacting with customers, peers, senior management and other functional areas to assure the best quality systems are in place and being adhered to. Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering/technical field or related business field required. Advanced degree preferred. At Barnes Group we recognize that our strength and success comes from our employees. We are a diversified global manufacturer and distributor. Our business success reflects the desire to expand the diversity of our employees as well as our customers. We call upon and utilize the full potential of our diverse workforce. Barnes Group Inc. is committed to the principle of Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Barnes Group Inc.'s policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, or veteran status at all job levels. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications and competence as they relate to the particular position and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.

Number of Openings	1