Product Quality Assurance Specialist

Summary:  

• This position is responsible for product quality auditing, quality training and assuring products and processes meet required customer and internal quality standards and requirements.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Lead auditor of department paperwork and process for conformance to all quality requirements.
• Lead quality training efforts in department (administrative and operational teams).
• Participate in external customer quality audits.
• Participate and support Quality Assurance in any accreditation audits.  ISO/AS etc.
• Day to day presence/leader and enforcement of quality procedures, processes and product quality in each department.
• Documentation of all product quality audits performed via TIMET Quality Information System (STAR) electronic audit module.
• Documentation of any non-conformances found during product audits via TIMET Quality Information System (STAR) electronic Non-Standard Event System (NSE).
• Attend department daily meetings.  Identify and highlight any product quality related issues.
• Support quality related efforts, in conjunction within OSC, with outside converters as needed.
• Support Operations, Metallurgy, Continuous Improvement, and Logistics on any quality related efforts/training

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Products.  Requires excellent computer skills and easily adaptable to different computer software systems.

Competencies: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, assertive personality, strong organizational skills, proficient with multi-tasking priorities.  Eagerness to work in a fast paced, team oriented, quality oriented, results driven company.  Ability to manage high workloads.  Self driven.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Four year Bachelor’s degree, Science or Engineering related field preferred, and preferred 5 years minimum Quality Assurance related experience in an industrial metals manufacturing environment.
• Good understanding of customer quality requirements as related to aerospace industry and to specialty metals manufacturing is preferred.
• Physical Dimensions:  Operate in office; and mill environment.  Limited travel but may be required.