Job Information
M. C. Dean Director of Quality – Ruther Glen, VA in Caroline County, Virginia
Overview
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company’s capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and employs more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.
Why join M.C. Dean? Our people are inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.
Responsibilities
Acting on behalf of the Vice President of Quality Assurance/Quality Control, this position is directly responsible for documenting, managing, implementing, monitoring, measuring, improving, and institutionalizing the Quality Management System (QMS) at the MMC. The position reports directly to the Vice President of Quality Assurance/Quality Control or a designated representative within the QA/QC service center.
Design, Develop, Implement, Improve Quality Management System (QMS) into M.C. Dean modular assembly/manufacturing facility.
Partner with the project team in understanding the complete scope of work for the project(s).
Establish and Embed Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tools and techniques into the manufacturing processes.
Manage team of quality engineers and quality control personnel to drive quality in upstream processes of design, planning and throughout the production processes.
Identify and provide solutions to project specific issues based on knowledge, experience and outside resources.
Perform Quality Assurance audits on the modular processes to provide assessment of quality maturity.
Establish and lead quality initiatives for the project(s).
Participate in the review of Engineering deliverables (Drawing (Design/Detail), Specification, Submittals) and ensure all comments generated during these reviews are addressed.
Initiate/Assign/Manage Discrepancy Notices, Corrective Action Reports, Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA).
Provide oversight and coordinate 3rd party peer design and 3rd party testing agencies, implement recommendations as necessary.
Participate in the daily Operational Risk Management (ORM) meetings ensuring Quality items/issues for the scope of the work are discussed.
Assess project performance under the quality management system and provide management, guidance, assistance, and support to the project team as required.
Ensure adequate and tailored policies, procedures, and work instructions are documented and institutionalized.
Manage third party audits related to ISO9001, CMMI, ISO27001 and UL
Qualifications
The candidate must be a graduate engineer preferably in systems, industrial, manufacturing disciplines
The candidate must have a minimum of 16+ years manufacturing experience preferably in automotive, heavy equipment, aerospace, modular construction industries with a Bachelor's degree.
The candidate must have the necessary QAQC experience either serving directly as a QAQC manager or in the capacity of Project Manager or Engineering Manager, Manufacturing/Process Engineering.
The candidate must have experience in leading, auditing and providing oversight for the integration of Quality Management System across various disciplines (including architectural, mechanical, and fire alarm systems etc.) and interested parties (suppliers, subcontractors, testing agencies etc.)
Extensive knowledge of ISO9001:2015, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Lean, Six Sigma and various manufacturing processes
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent problem solving, analyzing, and resolving skills
Ability to communicate at all levels of construction
Keen attention to detail
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Ability to read, interpret and review drawings and engineering documents
Personal Characteristics:
Leads by Example
Team Builder
Focused
Strong Mentor
Driven
Results Oriented
Hands-on
Detail Oriented
We offer an excellent benefits package including:
A competitive salary
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
401k Retirement Plan
Military Reserve pay offset
Paid maternity leave
Abilities:
Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
Sitting for extended periods of time.
Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Identify and understand the speech of another person.