Quality Leader

Provide strong leadership within Climax to take our overall Quality to new heights….both through a strong focus on product quality as well as institutionalizing ISO process quality programs.   Must be unstoppable, focused on how to “Wow the Customer”, hungry to grow, looking to create breakthroughs and passionate about driving quality improvements.

Essential Functions

• Holds responsibilities for all levels of quality assurance processes in production, ultimate accountability for final product quality prior to shipment to customers.
• Establishes new Quality Assurance and Control procedures for final assembled and tested product…ensuring 0% “escaping defects” and dramatically reduced warranty costs.
• Responsible for leading corporate-wide product quality improvement initiatives. 
• Executes root cause analysis processes to continually improve product quality.
• Assigns resources and facilitates and/or personally directs continuous improvement activities/events focused on product quality.
• Establishes enterprise-wide systems to optimize supplier qualification and quality.
• Establishes controls and auditing for execution of supplier quality system.
• Champions ISO Certification and continued compliance.  Coordinates maintenance and updates of ISO documentation, ensuring that all departments continue to maintain their process documentation and systems to ensure processes are being followed.
• Drives standardized processes within enterprise-wide systems.
• Coordinates red team and external audits of ISO procedures.
• Leads and executes improvements in quality systems in cooperation with colleagues responsible for optimizing productivity through lean practices. 
• Leads root cause problem solving process.  Identify, train & engage others in root cause problem solving processes to discover best solution/improvements.  Share solution and findings with other groups to enhance learning throughout organization….utilizing electronic communication systems where possible.
• Responsible for leading Corrective Action Board (CAB) focus in continuously improving processes to address root causes of past defects.
• Work within all business entities to design common work standards, quality control charts/systems, and other elements of superior practices to aid continuous improvement.
• Communicates the status of continuous improvement, completes analysis evaluating opportunities for improved quality to corporate leadership team and regularly update organization's implementation plans to update progress and identify gaps and supporting solutions.

• High energy attitude with an exceptional vision for opportunity to supervise exempt and non-exempt levels of technical experts in QA/QC processes.
• Career development of direct reports…helping them to reach their personal objectives while also continuing to support Climax values and cultural descriptors.
• Recruit, retain and develop top talent.
• Effectively manage multiple priorities and projects through teamwork.
• Challenge the status quo, provide coaching to other employees to make process improvements and improve productivity.
• Exhibit a strong level of professionalism with the ability to have open, honest conversations regarding performance expectations within all levels of the organization. 

Machine Tool Builder II

Performs various electro-mechanical assembly functions such as soldering, assembly of cables and wiring harnesses, re-work of printed circuit boards, and other electrical assembly activities.  Will assemble prototype products, build special machines and assemble standard machines.  This position requires an organized individual with hands on skills whose experience is as diversified from building PCBs to assembling gear housings.

Essential Functions

• The employee is responsible for the quality of their work and is experienced at inspection and familiar with other quality assurance techniques.
• Able to assemble all of Climax’s standard products.
• Analyzes assembly blueprints and specifications manuals, and plans machine building operations.
• Verifies conformance of parts to pick list and blueprints.
• Modifies tooling and fixturing to support assembly processes.
• Aligns components for assembly and bolts, screws, dowels, welds, or rivets parts together.   Custom fits as necessary to conform to blueprints and/or customer specifications.
• Performs various electro mechanical assembly functions such as soldering, assembly of cables and wiring harnesses, re-work of printed circuit boards, and other electrical assembly activities.
• Works closely with engineering to test products (by hand or mechanically), diagnose, and resulve problems that occur during assembly and repair.
• Removes high spots, and smoothes surfaces to improve product cosmetics.
• Uses precision measuring tools to verify alignment and tolerrances of moving parts.
• Assembles, sets up, and operates machine to verify function, machine capabilities, and conformance to customer's specifications.
• Will train and mentor other assemblers of less skill and/or experience.
• Follows the production schedule and associated work orders and sales orders to determine assembly requirements.
• Searches for and recommends ways to improve assembly methods and procedures that could potentially lower production costs and/or improve product quality/reliability.
• Willingness to understand, embrace and lead others in the concepts of lean manufacturing techniques and processes.
• Needs to be proficient with Climax procedures and processes.