.**Location: Guadalupe. N.L.****BASIC FUNCTION**Performs precision measurement, quality analysis, product acceptance tests and other quality projects and duties commensurate with the goals and objectives of the SFO Quality System. Analyzes and takes corrective actions to improve processes and product yield in the SFO plant. Recommends, directs and coordinates product modifications to improve quality, to meet customer requirements, and to reduce inventory. To support all aspects of KQMS Tier I, II, III and IV achievement goals and objectives with resources necessary to complete all levels. The Supervisor is to ensure all areas they manage are implementing and sustaining all initiatives of KQMS safety standards. The individual needs to ensure that their areas of responsibility are always operating under the absolute safest working environment for its associates and their activities.**SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES*****Evaluates manufacturing's capability to produce within established specifications using various gages and measuring equipment. Performs SPC, process capability studies and conducts internal and external product failure analysis to determine problem resolutions in compliance with KQMS and KOS.Direct and coordinate product modifications to improve quality, meet customer requirements and to reduce inventory. Working specifically with Faucets and Showering NPD Engineers to ensure new product launch schedule is maintained.Evaluates vendor capabilities to produce within established specifications. (Vendor quality analysis to include clearly defined requirements, vendor surveys, certification and receiving inspection plans.)Investigates and recommends methods to reduce or eliminate causes for non-conforming material as required by KQMS and KOS. Assists in the determination of gaging and testing frequencies, methods and location in production sequence. Develops new techniques for establishing optimum quality levels and customer satisfaction at economical costs.Communicates and interacts effectively, both oral and written, with manufacturing personnel, first line supervisors, and all other levels of plant and division management, customers and vendors, as part of a team based organizations. Follow up corrective action.Provide back up support for the maintenance of SFO's ISO 9000 Certification Program at the SFO plant. Also provides support for auditing of documents, procedures and processes.Acts as back up support for program administrator for the SFO Corrective Action Request system (CAR). Responsible for timely distribution and closures of CARs, as well as maintenance of the system.Support Quality Module audits, utilizing SAP to enter, release, and set up skip lots on products.Assist Production Engineering with Operation Certification process for SFO plant.Train intern associates in all gaging practices and assist with MSA on all specialty gages
