When Alfred Fain founded a small Rhode Island tire store in 1924, at the time no one could have predicted how Teknor Apex would become an international custom compounder sought out by companies around the world. After a nearly hundred-year journey that’s carried us through acquisitions and expansion, we now have nine U.S. locations, as well as operations in Belgium, Singapore, Germany, and China.

Throughout this global expansion Teknor has remained a privately held company, and today Fain’s grandson sits at the helm, maintaining the family’s tradition of fostering deep employee and customer relationships. These relationships are what allow us—together—to deliver customized compound solutions and help our customer’s create better products.

“Manufacturing is a team sport and we work together to achieve our goals.”  ~Jon Fain

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for deploying global quality assurance policies, programs and initiatives for a single and/or multiple business areas.  Maintains the global quality control system.

• Quality Systems
• Supports overall maintenance of quality systems
• Monitors RM quality program to ensure conformance to specifications
• Implements and monitors sample (testing) plans to ensure product quality
• Monitors product quality performance (metrics)
• Maintains the document control system

• Quality Policies
• Ensures effective implementation of all company quality policies
• Implements ISO and other recognized standards
• Implements and monitors statistical techniques such as R&R’s
• Sets, communicates, and implements quality objectives in line with business goals
• Ensures all corrective action programs (CCAR, QIR, ICAR & SCAR, PPAP, Quality contracts, etc.) are effectively deployed

• Auditing
• Conducts and leads quality audits to specific quality standards.
• Conducts supplier audits as requested by purchasing or management
• Conducts internal audit investigations for product quality and process issues
• Responsible for ensuring timely resolution to audit findings

• Training
• Provides training for all employees as needed on basic quality and statistical concepts
• Provides training to appropriate personnel for updates and changes to quality policy
• Attends relevant external training sessions/courses and shares learning internally
• Position assumes quality systems management responsibility for a single or multiple business areas
• Position has no revenue responsibilities.
• Demonstrates solid knowledge and ability and with some guidance can apply competencies in typical situations that present limited difficulties.
• Ability to design quality systems to meet customer expectations and internal needs. New approaches and continuous improvement must be ongoing.
• Ability to work well with a diverse group of people across all levels of the organization.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Position requires a minimum of 3 years of quality systems management experience.
• Four-year degree or equivalent experience in a field of study such as chemistry, business, accounting, engineering, etc.
• A Certificate in Quality Engineering
• Six Sigma Greenbelt.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards
• Ability to lift and carry up to 15-lbs
• Ability to talk, listen and speak clearly in person.

This description is a summary of principal responsibilities and is not intended to include all duties that may be assigned.

Teknor Apex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any protected status under state or federal laws. Must be 18 years of age or older to work at Teknor Apex.