Senior Quality Coordinator in Davenport at Arconic

Job Description

Arconic is currently in search of a Senior Quality Coordinator to join our team in Davenport, IA.

Arconic is the world's leading producer of fabricated aluminum products and is active in all major aspects of the industry.  Arconic serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production, and other capabilities of Arconic’s businesses as a single solution to customers.

Since it opened in 1948, Arconic’s Davenport, Iowa aluminum plant has been at the forefront of American manufacturing.  Built on the bank of the Mississippi River, the plant employs over 2,400 people and is a focal point of the global aluminum industry, with a significant percent of revenues coming from exports.  Through continued modernization, including over $600 million investment over the past decade alone, Davenport has maintained its position as a premier aerospace and automotive supply plant, and is today an important hub of Arconic’s business.

The Senior Quality Coordinator will ensure organization’s compliance with new and existing Airbus specifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement quality procedures, quality plans, and quality performance trends related to Airbus and other key customers.
• Help the business achieve compliance to business objectives, program requirements, and regulatory standards. 
• Update Quality Assurance procedures, quality plans, work instructions and forms when required.
• Managing and collecting of data from testing lab or physical processes and products, to ensure compliance with customer’s material specifications and qualifications.  
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers and suppliers to ensure continued compliance with changes to customer and industrial specification requirements.
• Prepare and distribute quality-related reports required by customers, vendors, the Company, and other entities.
• Assist in and/or coordinate internal and external vendor, customer quality audits, process and product audits. 
• Oversight of annual sample management programs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• 5 years' experience in manufacturing or related field.
• Must have working knowledge of manufacturing and quality processes and principles. 
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States.  Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.  Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Metallurgical, or Industrial Engineering from an accredited institution.
• AS9100 auditor experience.
• Skilled in use of personal computers with emphasis on analytical software.
• Excellent verbal & written communication, presentation, training and leadership skills; strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take initiative, to maintain confidentiality, to meet deadlines, and to work in a team environment essential.
• Knowledge of Quality methods, techniques and equipment such as PPAP, Gauge R&R, etc. 
• Knowledge of use of a wide variety of measuring instruments and complicated drawings.

ABOUT Davenport Works

Davenport Works is the country’s largest aluminum rolling mill, it was opened in 1948 and currently employs more than 2,000 people and ships product worldwide.  It is in Riverdale in the Quad Cities (Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline in northwestern Illinois).  The Quad Cities is 3 hours south-west of Chicago, 4 hours north of St. Louis, and less than 3 hours from Des Moines.  The Quad Cities is home to St. Ambrose University among 8 educational institutes.  Major outdoor summer music festivals include the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, and River Roots Live. 

ABOUT ARCONIC

Arconic Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products, that advance the automotive, aerospace, commercial transportation, industrial and building and construction markets. Building on more than a century of innovation, Arconic helps to transform the way we fly, drive, and build. We are proud that 77% of our employees are happy working for Arconic and would recommend it as a great place to work and that 80% of our employees would recommend their managers to others.

We live our core values and commit to delivering sustainable value to our customers, our employees, our communities and our shareholders.

At Arconic, we:

• Act With Integrity.       
• We lead with respect, honesty, transparency and accountability. 
• Safeguard our Future.
• We protect and improve the health and safety of our employees, communities and environment.
• Grow Stronger Together.
• We cultivate an inclusive and diverse culture that advocates for equity.
• Earn Customer Loyalty.
• We build customer partnerships through best-in-class products and service.
• Drive Operational Excellence.
• We pursue continuous improvement through innovation, agility, people development and collaboration.
• Create Value.
• We achieve success by generating and growing value for our stakeholders.

Arconic reaffirms its policy to provide equal employment opportunity in recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company-sponsored training, access to facilities, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs, recalls or termination of employment to all employees without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, veteran status, genetic information, sex or age (within statutory limits). Arconic is in compliance with all relevant Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Laws and Regulations.

Arconic Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products, that advance the automotive, aerospace, commercial transportation, industrial and building and construction markets. Building on more than a century of innovation, Arconic helps to transform the way we fly, drive, and build. We are proud that 77% of our employees are happy working for Arconic and would recommend it as a great place to work and that 80% of our employees would recommend their managers to others. 

We live our core values and commit to delivering sustainable value to our customers, our employees, our communities and our stakeholders. 

At Arconic, we: 

Act With Integrity. 

We lead with respect, honesty, transparency and accountability. 

Safeguard our Future. 

We protect and improve the health and safety of our employees, communities and environment. 

Grow Stronger Together. 

We cultivate an inclusive and diverse culture that advocates for equity. 

Earn Customer Loyalty. 

We build customer partnerships through best-in-class products and service. 

Drive Operational Excellence. 

We pursue continuous improvement through innovation, agility, people development and collaboration. 

Create Value. 

We achieve success by generating and growing value for our stakeholders. 

This position is subject to Export Control Law

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. §730, et seq.) and/or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Authorizations from the relevant government agency may be required to meet export control compliance requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Arconic is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.