Quality Systems Specialist

Location

Vaughan, ON | Canada

Job description

Martinrea is a diversified global automotive supplier engaged in the design, development and manufacturing of metal parts, assemblies and modules, complex fluid management systems and aluminum products. We employ approximately 15,000 skilled and motivated people at manufacturing, engineering and technical centers in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Slovakia, Spain and China. Our business strategy leverages world-class technologies, motivated and talented people, and high-quality products.

Our Mission is to make people's lives better by:

• Delivering outstanding quality products and services to our customers;
• Providing meaningful opportunity, job satisfaction, and job security for our people;
• Being positive contributors to our communities; and,
• Providing superior long-term investment returns to our stakeholders.

Our strength is our people

We invite you to follow your dreams and explore a challenging and rewarding career at Martinrea.

Job Summary: Ensure compliance, maintenance, and continual improvement to the ISO/TS16949 Quality Management System.

Required Education and Experience:

• Post Secondary Education in the following:
  • Quality management
  • Engineering
  • Health and Safety
  • Human Resources

• 3 - 4 years' experience overseeing ISO 9001/IATF 169419 Quality Management System
• Ability to communicate effectively to all levels of plant personnel with ease
• Good organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, strong attention to detail
• Ability to work to meet deadlines and multiple demands
• Ability to train team members at all levels of the organization
• Ability to uphold confidentiality
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Quality System experience (IATF16949 or ISO 9001)
• Core Tools experience ( FMEA, Control Plan, APQP, SPC, MSA)
• Ability to work independently and knowledge of best practices

Essential Functions:

Quality Management System (QMS)

• Implementing the QMS in support of the company business operations in order to improve cost effectiveness, service quality, and business development
• Creating, auditing/evaluating, revising, reporting, and maintenance of the division ISO 9001/IATF16949; Martinrea Protocols management system, including the procedures, policies and forms
• Monitoring the KPIs of the division and report to the management team
• Performing and managing the QMS/MMS audit with in-house internal quality auditors to very that all activities are performed against the established or documented standard procedures
• Monitoring all identified non-compliances in the QMS and evaluating effectiveness of the preventative and corrective actions
• Maintaining relationships with outside organizations and auditors to ensure our compliance and ability to take care of our customers
• Coordinates with all levels of the organization in developing ISO 9001/IATF 16949 compliant processes and documentation, champions the document control system
• Co-ordinates the training of internal auditors, ensures ISO 9001/IATF 16949 internal audits are scheduled, executed and closed with all related corrective actions, reports on the status of internal audits to management
• Navigates designated web pages, for customers & Martinrea, to ensure customer specific requirements are understood and incorporated in the systems used at Martinrea Industrial Canada; conducts training as necessary
• Provide training to employees(current & new hires) on quality management systems, standards, and procedures
• Manages and leads corrective action events pertaining to internal and external issues up to and including verification, implementation and closure
• Coordinates external audits, auditors and accompany external audits through the process
• Maintenance of Quality Management System
• Participates in plant wide continuous improvement projects
• Work on Advanced Product Quality Planning as required to support product launches
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams to identify opportunities for process improvement
• Abide by all Company polices including, but not limited to the following: Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental Systems, Human Resources policies, and the Martinrea Employee Handbook

Layer Process Audits/ Process Walks

• Implement/ monitor and schedule Layer Process Audits
• Create, evaluate, revise, report, and maintain the audit results, procedures and forms
• Monitoring the KPIs of the LPA /Process walks and report to the management team

Document Control

• Document control Administrator
• Create, evaluate, revise, report, and maintain the QMS documentation (procedures and forms)

Supplier Monitoring & Development

• Evaluate and monitor the performance of suppliers to ensure they meet quality requirements
• Initiate and manage Supplier Corrective Action Requests when quality issues are identified.
• Collaborate with suppliers to address quality issues and drive improvements in the supply chain, travel to supplier/customer when required
• Plan and execute regular supplier audits to assess their adherence to quality standards, production processes, and product specifications
• Represent the needs of the company to the supplier by addressing quality system requirements.
• To notify internal and external suppliers of potential problems and make recommendations for resolutions
• Responsible for organizing containment of non-conforming supplied product.
• Responsible for trouble shooting root cause analysis, SPC data analysis, implementation and maintain up to date documentations related to APQP documentation
• Participate in Team Oriented Problem Solving (corrective and preventive actions)
• Participate in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Participate and approve PPAP submissions as required

Work Environment:

• 60% office, 40% plant floor (PPE required)
• Travel required: Able to travel to other Martinrea facilities, Suppliers, Customers local and in the US/Mexico/Canada

Decision Making and Authority:

• Oversee the following position on a functional level (follow up and determine compliance):
  • QMS Internal Auditors
• Authority of decisions:
  • Changes as related to the QMS/EMS Standards
  • Changes as related to Layer Process Audit Procedures / forms
• Recommendations:
  • Procedural changes (to champion)
  • Action items from inspection or audits
• Quantitative Measurements:
  • KPI's, internal and external audit number of CAR's
  • KPI's for LPA/ Process Walk audits

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift up to 35lbs.
• Must be able to work with push pull forces of up to 50lbs. or less

Health and Safety:

• Must work in accordance with Health and Safety regulations, Company and plant rules, policies and procedures
• Must use or wear Personal Protective Equipment and certain clothing as required by the Company

Other Duties:

• This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities required for this job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice

Disclaimer:

This job description does not constitute a contract of employment.

Martinrea International Inc. is proud to provide employment accommodations during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations, please notify us if you are contacted for a job interview.

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