Metrology Manager

Basic Job Purpose:

The Metrology Manager is responsible for ensuring that products and services meet customer expectations and company standards. They also enforce quality control policies and procedures, develop inspection planning, sampling levels, and oversee the work of the quality inspection team. The Metrology Manager will also delegate tasks and prioritize workloads, including adherence to the published Priority Dispatch report daily.

The Metrology Manager will also aid in review of documentation and visual and mechanical inspection to ensure raw materials, purchased product and services, and output of our production processes comply to contract requirements. They will ensure that inspections are valid to provide compliant material to the next step in our value stream and to prevent discrepant material from being incorporated in the next higher up configuration.

The Metrology Manager will develop and maintain capacity planning for the lab to included equipment and inspection team.

Assignment of Functions and Responsibilities:

• Oversee day-to-day QA operations, including task assignments, productivity, quality issues and production support to meet delivery schedules and quality requirements.
• Manage the calibration, testing, maintenance of measurement equipment to ensure they meet requirements.
• Develop and maintain capacity planning for equipment and inspection team.
• Collaborate with other departments to increase lab efficiency and effectivity by providing guidance on inspection plans, inspection tooling, etc.
• Direct supervision for a team of quality inspectors. Develops goals and objectives, approves weekly payroll, and leave time requests (vacation, sick). Creates, maintains, and presents performance reviews to their direct reports.
• Coordinates closely with other departments such as Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Materials to ensure the consistent flow of product in support of customer satisfaction and On-Time-Delivery.
• Document and report nonconforming products (raw material, components, subassemblies, end- items). Ensures proper identification and segregation of
nonconforming items.
• Perform receiving, first piece, in-process, final, weld inspection and tool/ fixture inspections when needed.
• Ensure ongoing effectiveness of the calibration process.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment and ensure proper care of equipment and machinery.
• Provide leadership and training to all Quality employees as applicable.