Quality Systems Specialist
Department: Troubleshoot
Location: SL Tennessee – Chassis
Report To: Quality Manager
Type of Position: Full-time
General Description
1) Analyze Job Methods: From observation, video, and photographs, break down jobs into their constituent operations. Work with engineers and production associates to eliminate wasteful steps and combine, rearrange and/or simplify necessary steps.
2) Develop Standardized Work: Document best job practices in a format that facilitates reduction in variability, easier training of operators, illustrating and emphasizing key points, and a baseline for improvement activities.
3) Define/document processes: Work with process owners to define, develop, and improve their processes.
4) Maintain system integrity: Review procedures for adherence to customer and IATF compliance, efficiency and industry best practices.
5) Control Quality Management System (QMS) documents: Control QMS documents per IATF 16949, ISO, and customer requirements using
document management database.
6) Control Quality Records: Ensure quality records are controlled as they are used, stored, and preserved.
7) Maintain Layered Process Audit (LPA) system – Coordinate LPA process for compliance with Built in Quality Supply Base (BIQS) requirements including scheduling, tracking and reporting to management.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
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Perform Job Breakdown Analysis, facilitate Job Methods Improvement
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Perform Business Process Analysis, facilitate Business Process Improvement
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Place draft procedures into approved format.
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Route and track documents for review and approval
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Record document changes in Document Control Database
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Maintain Document and Quality Records Master Lists
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Ensure only current revisions of documents are available for use
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Obtain and ensure that documents of external origin are controlled and only latest revisions are available for use
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Scan and archive quality records for easy retrieval.
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Scheduling LPAs
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Document LPA findings
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Report LPA findings to management
Job Requirements
Work Experience
1) 4+ years of Document Control experience.
2) Experience creating, implementing and maintaining internal quality systems/document management systems.
Education
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Associates degree with 2 years related experience
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or High School Degree and four (4) years related Document Control Coordinator experience
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
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Excellent communication skills both written and verbally.
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Must work well in a team environment and/or independently
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Must be able to prioritize, management time well and multi task
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Proficient in MS Office, MS Access, and MS Visio applications
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Knowledge of IATF 16949, specifically sections applicable to control of documents and quality records
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Understand the process approach model of improving a QMS
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Understand the TWI method of documenting work methods
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Understands Process Mapping, flow charting,