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Pexco is a leading component supplier across a variety of industrial end markets and applications with production facilities in the US, Mexico, and Canada. The Company is primarily engaged in designing and manufacturing not only extruded plastic (commodity to high-performance) tubes and profiles through an expansive twelve-site footprint but also specializes in the injection molding of high-performance polymer parts. In addition, Pexco offers a wide range of differentiated, value-added services, including design, prototyping, die building, sub-assembly, fabrication and supply chain management. Moreover, Pexco has developed deep expertise in processing PTFE rod, tube, sheet, tape, and pipe, as well as in rubber extrusion serving the RV and other industries.
Pexco's innovative products are utilized in fluid handling, electrical insulation, traffic safety, infrastructure, commercial lighting and applications across aerospace & defense, medical, electronics & semiconductors, mobility, environmental testing, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, and other high-growth end-markets. The Company sells directly to more than 2,000 customers, including OEMs and end-users, as well as through distribution in certain markets.
Pexco has built an industry-leading reputation through its focus on short-run products with rapid turnarounds, tight tolerances, material science expertise, and a high degree of operational complexity. The company has a proven track record of growing its core segments and entering attractive new verticals over time to gain an increased share of a $10 billion total addressable market.
Pexco's strategy is to consistently deliver compelling customer value within both our core and strategic market segments. Continuous improvement and ease of doing business (internal and external), remain a consistent operating theme for Pexco.
Primary Objective
Direct quality department and provide a structured system that ensures delivered part quality meets or exceeds customer expectations; ensure compliance to and maintain registration to ISO9000:2015 Quality standard; promote awareness of customer requirements throughout the organization. Work closely with the site HR Manager and Pexco's Director of Quality, Regulatory and EHS to promote a safe and healthy workplace.
Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve Quality Assurance/QMS manual; perform responsibilities as the plant Management Representative for the ISO9000:2015 quality system; organize and document management review meetings; manage and direct internal audits of quality system and report on Quality System performance to top management

• Promote, develop and train behavioral EHS initiatives to drive an autonomous EH&S culture
• Audit against Pexco/Performance Elastomers Safety Standards and ensure compliance
• Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine their causes and to determine whether the incidents could have been or can be prevented
• Direct quality control objectives and ensure that products produced meet required standards
• Oversee and ensure testing, incoming inspection, in-process inspection and final inspection of product
• Direct in-plant control of non-conforming product including quarantine of product not meeting quality requirements
• Oversee internal and external corrective action processes and ensure that corrective actions are completed in a timely manner
• Respond to customer complaints and resolve issues in a prompt and professional manner
• Coordinate with departmental managers to ensure appropriate, required and accurate collection, retention, storage and control of quality system documents and records
• Active responsibility in APQP process to review and provide input to new part feasibility as it pertains to quality and manufacturability; may participate in quoting process.
• Ensure that first article inspection, PPAP and other pre-production qualifications are submitted per customer requirements
• Develop and champion plant SPC program, Material Review Board and Continuous Improvement projects.
• Has the independent authority, responsibility and access to top management to resolve quality management issues
• Performs other duties as assigned and directed

Responsibility for Work of Others

• Direct supervisory responsibility over Quality supervisor and quality technicians
• Direct temporary employees and other department employees assigned to quality related assignments.
• Work closely with other department managers, supervisors and employees to ensure customer and quality policy manual requirements are being adhered to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced degree in a technical discipline or relevant experience
• 10 years plus quality management experience in a manufacturing environment preferred and preferably in plastics and rubber converting (injection, transfer, compression molding and extrusion)
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong management and supervisory skills with a focus on teamwork
• Training and experience in ISO9000:2015 and/or IATF16949/AS9100 quality systems
• Training and experience in SPC, formal problem-solving techniques (8D, 5 why etc.) and lean manufacturing.

Equal Opportunity Employment
Pexco is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all employees. It is the company's policy to seek and employ the best qualified personnel in all positions to provide equal opportunity for advancement to all employees, including upgrading, promotion and training, and to administer these activities in a manner which will not discriminate against or give preference to any person because of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, handicap, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, arrest or conviction record, or any other discriminatory basis prohibited by state or federal law.
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