Quality Assurance Manager

The Quality Assurance Manager leads all corporate quality functions and maintains dual quality systems (IATF-16949 and ISO-9001) that promote customer satisfaction and impact the financial performance of Champlain Cable.  Key responsibilities include:

• Support Sr. Staff with key metrics, quarterly Management Reviews and with specialized research and analysis on a variety of Continuous Improvement projects.
• Support new product development teams with quality tools, including DFMEA, SPC and PPAP, to ensure customer expectations are met. 
• Supports customers with complaint and return analysis, leading teams in identification of product defect root-cause and corrective action.
• Support daily operations with product test and control. 
• Support purchasing activities through the qualification of new suppliers and monitoring of existing suppliers.

This is a fast-paced environment that has 24-hour manufacturing and multiple work sites.  Manages a staff of technical experts and quality control inspectors in the Vermont facility and has dotted-line responsibility with QA personnel in the Texas facilities.