Quality Assurance Manager

Description

Revere Copper Products is looking for a Quality Assurance Manager to join our respected team of professionals in Rome, NY. Founded by Paul Revere in 1801, our company is one of the finest copper manufacturers in the world. We have over one million square feet of manufacturing space in Rome, NY. We are an employee-owned company, competing in the architectural, electrical, data center, telecommunications, air conditioning, industrial machinery, equipment, automotive, antimicrobial, and other emerging markets. We proudly work as a team in a safe, environmentally sound and ethical manner to achieve absolute customer satisfaction through superior quality and reliability. We strive to continue the pioneering tradition of our founder, Paul Revere.

Revere offers a competitive salary and benefit package in a highly rewarding and motivating work environment focused on bringing out the best efforts and contributions of all employees.

Requirements

Summary:

The Quality Assurance Manager is a key member of the Operations Leadership Team, responsible for driving a world-class Quality Management System across our Rome, NY and Mebane, NC facilities. This role leads a multidisciplinary team — including Quality Engineers, Quality Operations, and Quality Systems — to ensure product quality, process capability, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction. 

This leader will partner deeply with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and Technical Sales to strengthen quality performance, implement measurable standards, and champion continuous improvement using BMT principles and LIST techniques. The successful candidate will bring an energetic, collaborative, and analytical leadership style focused on building systems, developing people, and driving operational excellence 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities for the Quality Assurance Manager:

• Provide leadership for the successful day-to-day operations direct reports 
• Define and standardize quantifiable quality expectation and operational control gates to ensure production meets or exceeds the expectations. 
• Implement checks, tools, and techniques to reduce and ultimately eliminate quality or process nonconformances. 
• Direct and report on all quality management systems and metrics. 
• Ensure proper management of ISO 9001 and internal audit systems, certification, and supplier performance. 
• Promote active partnership with operations/engineering/maintenance to identify impediments and support efforts.
• Create strong interface with Technical Sales and Production teams to resolve quality issues and establish corrective actions. 
• Verify product, process chemical or environmental compliance with specifications and regulations. 
• Coordinates and implements projects and action plans to drive continuous improvement of Revere’s QMS. 
• Lead execution of robust Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action on nonconformances 
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement a superior quality.

Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager: 

Key focus for Quality Engineers, Quality Operations Supervisor, Quality System Administrator 

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of Leadership experience in primary metals manufacturing quality, production, or maintenance. 
• Experience with progressive levels of supervisory responsibility. 
• Strong communication, problem solving, interpersonal and organizational skills. 

Special Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, will be regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. 
• May be exposed to wet or humid conditions. 
• May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. 
• May be regularly exposed to high noise environments. 
• May be exposed to extremely dusty environments. 

Education / Training:

Minimum:

•  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Metallurgical, Materials, Industrial, or related field) or equivalent technical discipline. 

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgy, or a related technical field. 
• ASQ Certified Quality Manager or Lead Auditor 
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification 
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Certification 

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance