QA/QC Supervisor
Company Name:
Corning
Job Description:
Corning is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics, creating and manufacturing keystone components that enable high-technology systems.
Cornings history is filled with breakthrough technologies that have played an important role in the way the world works. We thrive on solving difficult, commercially relevant problems through an innovative and collaborative research and development process. Corning succeeds through sustained investment in R&D, more than 160 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, and a distinctive collaborative culture.
With more than 160 years of science and engineering knowledge, Corning Incorporated creates keystone components for high-technology systems in consumer electronics, mobile emissions control and life sciences. Our Optical Communications segment delivers connectivity to every edge of the network, from optical fiber, cable, hardware and equipment to fully-optimized optical solutions.
What we do is life changing. Our innovations help customers keep pace with the worlds insatiable demand for bandwidth, accelerating the delivery of information and keeping the world connected to the important people, places and things that enhance our lives.
To know more about Corning Optical Communications, visit us at: http://www.corning.com/cablesystems
Scope of Position:
Reporting directly to the Plant Quality Manager, this position leads and supervises the Quality/Kaizen group to promote a culture of Quality throughout the plant which ensures product integrity to customer expectations and business goals are met.
Responsible for effective development and application of plant quality systems and lead overall plant continual improvement efforts. Assist in providing leadership and development for plant quality organization. In addition, may lead business critical projects or investigations to support customer needs.
This position works closely with other functions within the organization (Quality, Commercial, Operations, Development, Engineering, Procurement, and Marketing) and is responsible for the quality of the product and process for all product lines.
Key
Responsibilities:
Team Leadership:
Supervise team of Engineers and Technicians and hourly
Communicate, and execute the Quality strategy and roadmap, which support the manufacturing strategy for the location and the corporate direction for quality.
Provide coaching and/or facilitation of methods and tools or establishment of metrics.
Provide leadership for Quality Management Systems to ensure systems are effective and compliant with all customer expectations, corporate requirements, industry specific standards, regulatory and statutory requirements, covering product concept, through customer order, to product delivery.
Define and track engineering objectives that link to the overall plant and business objectives
Assign objectives and projects to direct reports. Provide guidance on project priority to ensure direct reports are focused on the appropriate project if conflicts arise
Assure growth in talent and capability of Quality staff, including self.
Strategy Support:
Work with Kaizen/Quality Manager to set and implement short and long term strategy to achieve plant production, quality, safety and financial goals
Champion the Product Quality Architecture necessary to prevent and detect quality issues for purchased materials and manufactured goods for the location. Defined requirements will include form, fit, function, operational safety, and regulatory compliance of the product, packaging, labeling, and any published documentation or implied intent of the product.
Understand internal customer stated and implied needs and ensure their expectations are being met
Identify and communicate industry trends regarding changes in quality systems and customer requirements
Business Support:
Support cable manufacturing in an around-the-clock manufacturing environment.
Report Quality metrics, and manage roadmaps for implementation/improvement of key elements. Provide updates to plant and business leadership.
Build an effective network including Engineering, Operations, Commercial, Division Quality, Global Supply Management, End Customers and Regulatory Affairs.
Champion Performance Excellence methods for to ensure continuous improvement is evident from product concept to delivery.
Maintain relevant quality system registrations (i.e., ISO9001, TL9000)
Manages customer complaints process with regards to timelines, customer follow up, etc. to prevent escalation of issues. Reviews and trends customer complaint data recommending improvement opportunities for all areas of the facility.
Authors and/or performs technical reviews of various technical documentation, SOPs, and specifications.
Develop and maintain a high level of product, analytical, and process knowledge in both self and staff. Provides training to employees, as needed (new procedures, GMP training, technical training, etc.).
Provide Quality Systems support for new and custom product development including authorship/review of quality plans.
Quality Architecture and Continuous Improvement:
Establish Built-in Quality Control plans, developing control strategies to make sure product achieves quality targets and applying error-proofing techniques.
Oversee expectations for validation of new products and processes or validation of changes to existing products and processes where form, fit, function, or regulatory compliance is potentially impacted.
Ensure that suppliers provide the highest quality materials that are ready for use. The scope of suppliers includes providers of raw materials, components, items, packing materials, finished goods or Contract Manufacturing.
Work to reduce product and process variation and the seven forms of waste where quality performance is defined as reducing the overall total cost of quality over time
Responsible for observing safe work practices and being proactive for reporting any unsafe conditions.
Increase throughput in the bottleneck process by improving yield, and reducing set-up time
Apply Lean Manufacturing, Product Quality Architecture, DMAIC, and Kaizen programs to deliver results.
Assist and/or lead other staff or departments, when necessary, to perform investigations and resolutions of customer complaints and other root cause investigations.
Hours of Work: 8am-5pm typical. Flexible schedule required to spend time on shop floor across all shifts as well as address quality concerns.
Travel: Less than 15%
Required Education: B.S. in Engineering or equivalent technical degree
Required Years and Area of
Experience: 6
years in a manufacturing environment
Required Skills:
Demonstrated effectiveness in applying Lean Manufacturing techniques to reduce waste and improve operational performance
Strong statistical and process control knowledge
Work collaboratively in a team environment demonstrating strong facilitation skills
Excellent verbal /written communication skills and presentation skills
Ability to effectively coach, mentor, and lead subordinates, providing clear direction and establishing expectations
Experience in leading teams and departments in meeting continuous improvement goals
Successful and proven supervisory skills in a manufacturing environment
Working knowledge of ISO or TL quality standards
Ability to interact with customers to resolve concerns
Desired Skills:
Certified Green Belt or Black Belt
Apply Online:
https://careers.corning.com/psp/PDPAHRPRER/CNG_MYCAREER_SITE/PDGLHRPRER/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&JobOpeningId=176866&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1
(Copy & Paste the above link in a new page to apply for this job)Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Corning
Job Description:
Corning is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics, creating and manufacturing keystone components that enable high-technology systems.
Cornings history is filled with breakthrough technologies that have played an important role in the way the world works. We thrive on solving difficult, commercially relevant problems through an innovative and collaborative research and development process. Corning succeeds through sustained investment in R&D, more than 160 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, and a distinctive collaborative culture.
With more than 160 years of science and engineering knowledge, Corning Incorporated creates keystone components for high-technology systems in consumer electronics, mobile emissions control and life sciences. Our Optical Communications segment delivers connectivity to every edge of the network, from optical fiber, cable, hardware and equipment to fully-optimized optical solutions.
What we do is life changing. Our innovations help customers keep pace with the worlds insatiable demand for bandwidth, accelerating the delivery of information and keeping the world connected to the important people, places and things that enhance our lives.
To know more about Corning Optical Communications, visit us at: http://www.corning.com/cablesystems
Scope of Position:
Reporting directly to the Plant Quality Manager, this position leads and supervises the Quality/Kaizen group to promote a culture of Quality throughout the plant which ensures product integrity to customer expectations and business goals are met.
Responsible for effective development and application of plant quality systems and lead overall plant continual improvement efforts. Assist in providing leadership and development for plant quality organization. In addition, may lead business critical projects or investigations to support customer needs.
This position works closely with other functions within the organization (Quality, Commercial, Operations, Development, Engineering, Procurement, and Marketing) and is responsible for the quality of the product and process for all product lines.
Key
Responsibilities:
Team Leadership:
Supervise team of Engineers and Technicians and hourly
Communicate, and execute the Quality strategy and roadmap, which support the manufacturing strategy for the location and the corporate direction for quality.
Provide coaching and/or facilitation of methods and tools or establishment of metrics.
Provide leadership for Quality Management Systems to ensure systems are effective and compliant with all customer expectations, corporate requirements, industry specific standards, regulatory and statutory requirements, covering product concept, through customer order, to product delivery.
Define and track engineering objectives that link to the overall plant and business objectives
Assign objectives and projects to direct reports. Provide guidance on project priority to ensure direct reports are focused on the appropriate project if conflicts arise
Assure growth in talent and capability of Quality staff, including self.
Strategy Support:
Work with Kaizen/Quality Manager to set and implement short and long term strategy to achieve plant production, quality, safety and financial goals
Champion the Product Quality Architecture necessary to prevent and detect quality issues for purchased materials and manufactured goods for the location. Defined requirements will include form, fit, function, operational safety, and regulatory compliance of the product, packaging, labeling, and any published documentation or implied intent of the product.
Understand internal customer stated and implied needs and ensure their expectations are being met
Identify and communicate industry trends regarding changes in quality systems and customer requirements
Business Support:
Support cable manufacturing in an around-the-clock manufacturing environment.
Report Quality metrics, and manage roadmaps for implementation/improvement of key elements. Provide updates to plant and business leadership.
Build an effective network including Engineering, Operations, Commercial, Division Quality, Global Supply Management, End Customers and Regulatory Affairs.
Champion Performance Excellence methods for to ensure continuous improvement is evident from product concept to delivery.
Maintain relevant quality system registrations (i.e., ISO9001, TL9000)
Manages customer complaints process with regards to timelines, customer follow up, etc. to prevent escalation of issues. Reviews and trends customer complaint data recommending improvement opportunities for all areas of the facility.
Authors and/or performs technical reviews of various technical documentation, SOPs, and specifications.
Develop and maintain a high level of product, analytical, and process knowledge in both self and staff. Provides training to employees, as needed (new procedures, GMP training, technical training, etc.).
Provide Quality Systems support for new and custom product development including authorship/review of quality plans.
Quality Architecture and Continuous Improvement:
Establish Built-in Quality Control plans, developing control strategies to make sure product achieves quality targets and applying error-proofing techniques.
Oversee expectations for validation of new products and processes or validation of changes to existing products and processes where form, fit, function, or regulatory compliance is potentially impacted.
Ensure that suppliers provide the highest quality materials that are ready for use. The scope of suppliers includes providers of raw materials, components, items, packing materials, finished goods or Contract Manufacturing.
Work to reduce product and process variation and the seven forms of waste where quality performance is defined as reducing the overall total cost of quality over time
Responsible for observing safe work practices and being proactive for reporting any unsafe conditions.
Increase throughput in the bottleneck process by improving yield, and reducing set-up time
Apply Lean Manufacturing, Product Quality Architecture, DMAIC, and Kaizen programs to deliver results.
Assist and/or lead other staff or departments, when necessary, to perform investigations and resolutions of customer complaints and other root cause investigations.
Hours of Work: 8am-5pm typical. Flexible schedule required to spend time on shop floor across all shifts as well as address quality concerns.
Travel: Less than 15%
Required Education: B.S. in Engineering or equivalent technical degree
Required Years and Area of
Experience: 6
years in a manufacturing environment
Required Skills:
Demonstrated effectiveness in applying Lean Manufacturing techniques to reduce waste and improve operational performance
Strong statistical and process control knowledge
Work collaboratively in a team environment demonstrating strong facilitation skills
Excellent verbal /written communication skills and presentation skills
Ability to effectively coach, mentor, and lead subordinates, providing clear direction and establishing expectations
Experience in leading teams and departments in meeting continuous improvement goals
Successful and proven supervisory skills in a manufacturing environment
Working knowledge of ISO or TL quality standards
Ability to interact with customers to resolve concerns
Desired Skills:
Certified Green Belt or Black Belt
Apply Online:
https://careers.corning.com/psp/PDPAHRPRER/CNG_MYCAREER_SITE/PDGLHRPRER/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&JobOpeningId=176866&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1
(Copy & Paste the above link in a new page to apply for this job)Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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