AAF International offers the most comprehensive clean air solutions available across the globe. Selling under the American Air Filter® and the AAF International® brand names, AAF International has been an industry pioneer since 1921 with manufacturing operations in 22 countries and over 6000 employees globally. Our products are the industry benchmarks for quality and performance. Our applications include commercial, industrial and residential solutions from the filters used in your home to the most critical cleanroom and power generation applications.
We are a member of the Daikin Group, the world's largest air conditioning provider with $30 billion in revenue and over 75,000 employees worldwide. Founded in 1924, Daikin has grown into a diversified industrial manufacturing company offering solutions in clean, air, air conditioning, refrigeration, chemicals, oil hydraulics, defense systems and electronics.
Our culture of continuous improvement, safety and world class operations is driven by our people-centered management philosophy. This philosophy is built around mutual selection: that while AAF seeks top talent people to join and deliver on our team, we also want each team member to receive job satisfaction, growth & development, and continued happiness in being a long-term member of the AAF family. This is fueled by our belief in treating our people, our supply partners, our customers and our environment with the trust and respect we each require, and our passion to give back to our community for our success.
Read more about our philosophy at: http://www.daikin.com/about/corporate/philosophy/index.html
AAF International is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, uniform servicemember status, age, disability or any other legally recognized protected personal characteristics.
Position Objective:
Deploy the Strategic Quality Plan at the operational level in conjunction with the Regional Quality Assurance Manager and provide overall quality leadership to the organization. Be tenacious in driving the continuous improvement efforts throughout the operation in support of Total Quality Leadership, the AAF International Quality Management System. Provide support in Total Quality Leadership to customers, suppliers, partners and the support service functions of the organization. This position also manages the Quality Assurance strategy of the organization to facilitate continuous production of products consistent with established industry standards, government regulations and customer requirements. This position's primary function is tactical in nature.
Key Accountabilities:
Be a driving force in insuring a strong and committed culture of quality and safety throughout the organization.
Develop and implement a Quality organizational structure capable of supporting the strategic initiatives of the organization and lead the efforts to integrate quality needs into the development of short and long range strategic business plans for the operation.
Provide Quality interface and expertise between the operation and its customers to proactively identify or anticipate their needs and expectations and ensure they are understood and satisfied. This includes the complaint management system and the corrective / preventive action process related to customer issues - with feedback to the division - and the coordination of customer visits and audits.
Partner with the Supply Chain Management organization relative to the Supplier Quality Assurance activities of the operation as well as provide Quality interface, expertise and support to the organization's suppliers and partners. This includes the feedback of supplier performance to suppliers and the division.
Provide expertise in Quality Assurance and process improvement tools and methods to the other functions of the organization to support them in their continuous improvement activities to insure compliance with the policies of the AAF International Quality Management System.
Participate as an equal member of the leadership team, all of whom are responsible for the advancement of the quality goals and objectives of the organization to insure the quality and effectiveness of the product and processes utilized in the plant. The end goal is complete customer satisfaction with product quality, delivery and responsiveness to issues with the objective of being proactive and preemptive.
Lead the initiatives of the operation in the development, implementation and improvement of the appropriate Quality Management Systems throughout the organization, with all the documentation required. This includes providing advanced quality planning support in the development and launch of new products, processes and services.
Oversee and/or lead the internal Quality System Audit program for the organization and manage the corrective action system in conjunction with the management review process.
Drive the deployment of the AAF International Quality Management System process for the organization including identification of improvement actions that result from Internal / External Audits.
Develop, gather and analyze key organizational quality metrics and perform periodical reviews to evaluate trends and results and establish action plans to provide the necessary improvement at an operational level.
Develop and analyze statistical data and product / process specifications to determine present standards and establish proposed quality and reliability requirements for the finished product.
Manage the performance and provide career development opportunities to all the employees within the quality function of the organization. This includes ongoing coaching and feedback to ensure organizational goals are met.
Identify, design and/or implement quality assurance training programs for key personnel in the Quality Department.
Manage the budget of the Quality Department.
Ensure safe work practices in accordance with the Company Safety Program, as well as ensuring compliance with regulatory agency rules and regulations such as OSHA. Establishes procurement standards, policies, and key vendor relationships/partnerships.
Drives cost reduction initiatives and technology improvements.
Manages supplier relationships; establishes and meets supplier quality standards.
Staffs, structures, and maintains a productive team of highly skilled employees; is a member of Senior Staff.
Report to Senior Management regularly with regards to objectives, goals, accomplishments and expectations.
Requirements
Position Requirements:
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of (5) five years' experience in manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, product engineering or quality assurance.
• Strong experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Project)
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
* Minimum of (5) five years' experience in manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, product engineering or quality assurance.
* Strong experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Project) • EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, technical or other related discipline
Strong written and verbal communication skills; effective business writing skills are necessary.
Strong computer skills; proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Requires the ability to understand mathematical and statistical concepts.
Reading skill is necessary to be able to understand professional journals, technical reports, and federal specifications.
Management skills are needed to be able to direct the daily operations of the department.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Safety glasses are required at all times to protect against dust and particles.
Protective clothing must be worn at all times to protect against injury which may include cut resistant gloves, sleeves, aprons and gowns.
Closed toe shoes and long pants are required. Sleeveless shirts are prohibited in the warehouse and production areas.
Works in an indoor office environment and also makes frequent trips to the production areas with exposure to dust, noise, and fumes.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Communicates on the telephone and in person with employees, customers, and vendors.
Reads and writes almost continually.
Must be able to sit at a desk and operate a computer for extended periods of time.
Must be able to travel throughout the facility to obtain information needed to perform job functions.
Ability to travel to Customers and Suppliers required. (~10%)