Quality Assurance Director

KULR Technology Group is a publicly traded company (NYSE: KULR) with a vibrant startup dynamic, headquartered in San Diego, CA. Our mission is developing energy management platforms to accelerate the global transition to a circular electrification economy. We create sustainable solutions that benefit humanity using space proven engineering, making the world of batteries and electronics cooler, lighter, and safer. We operate in four verticals: e-mobility, environmental/energy storage, industrial/consumer tools, and aerospace/defense. Our technologies have been deployed by NASA, including applications on the Space Station and Mars Rover.

Job Title: Quality Assurance Director

FLSA Status: Exempt

Pay Rate: $130,000-$175,000

Location: Onsite.

KULR Technology Location: Webster, Texas

Travel: Occasional travel required.

Position Overview:

Under strategic leadership, Quality Assurance Director establishes and enforces assurance policies, programs, processes and initiatives. This role drives quality assurance to ensure materials, parts and products comply with established quality standards and government regulations. The Quality Assurance Director spearheads the deployment and management of the ISO9001 and AS9100 certifications, including audits and continued compliance. This role provides coaching, mentorship and leadership for multiple staff.

Functions:

• Responsible for planning, developing, and directing quality assurance policies, programs, and initiatives.
• Directs process and product testing to ensure materials, parts, and products comply with established quality standards and government regulations.
• Develops and implements quality standards, tools, training, and methods.
• Monitors and evaluates the performance of the production process and quality of resulting products to improve existing modes of operation.
• Leverages extensive knowledge of industry standards and governmental regulations for product quality.
• Manages a departmental function within a broader corporate function.
• Develops major goals to support broad functional objectives.
• Approves policies developed within various sub-functions and departments.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position will supervise multiple staff.

Supervisor duties to include:

1. Screens applications, interviews candidates, and recommends individuals for hiring.
2. Trains and assigns work to new and continuing employees.
3. Delegates tasks and provides effective direction to team members to produce substantial business results.
4. Independently conducts frequent performance feedback weekly, quarterly and annually, to include annual performance evaluations.
5. Makes recommendations for salary increases, merit increases and reclassifications.
6. In conjunction with HR, determines corrective action as needed for direct reports.

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8+ years of managerial experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience as individual contributor
• Strong leadership experience leading teams of at least 5 full-time direct reports.
• Demonstrated experience in deploying and managing ISO9001 and AS9100.
• Lead auditor certification.
• Preferred
  1. Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
  2. Strong demonstrated experience with Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Management (QHSE).
  3. Science, technology or math background preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

• Extensive knowledge of industry standards and governmental regulations for product quality.
• Highly knowledgeable of the Product Quality Assurance process.
• Strong demonstrated knowledge of Quality Assurance management.
• Strong demonstrated knowledge of the Quality Assurance process.
• Highly skilled in Quality audits.
• Highly skilled in Quality Improvement.
• Highly skilled in Quality Management.
• Highly skilled in and knowledgeable of Total Quality Management (TQM).
• Highly knowledgeable of the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Demonstrated ability to influence others, build effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to accomplish business objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to assume personal accountability, address limitations, exhibits honesty and respect towards others, the company and oneself.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, assessing business needs and using problem solving skills to address challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to serve and actively contribute as an active team member on the immediate team and the larger organization. Ability to support the team effort without necessarily taking the lead.
• Able to generate new insights into situations and encourage innovation to generate successful outcomes. Creates, designs, and implements programs or processes.
• Ability to achieve measurable goals and results to support of organizational success.
• Ability to understand and analyze underlying organizational issues.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills to build effective relationships to achieve business results.
• Strong demonstrated written and verbal communication skills to work effectively with a wide range of individuals in a diverse community.
• Cooperative spirit within a team of diverse cultures while working in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines and frequently changing priorities.
• Intermediate use of computers and Microsoft Office Suite Applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook.

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee may encounter while performing this job’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Office Work Environment

Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and viewing a computer terminal. Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, which permits the employee to communicate effectively on the telephone and in person. Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to frequently operate a personal computer and other office equipment. Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employee at a computer workstation for an extended period.

Work Environment

• Standing for long periods of time, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching are generally required to perform (as least occasionally) the functions of this position.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted.
• Noisy environments: Occasionally
• Hazardous conditions: Occasionally
• Small and/or enclosed spaces: Occasionally
• Operating machinery and/or power tools: Occasionally
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers: Occasionally
• Adjusting or moving objects up to 25 pounds in all directions: Occasionally
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods: Frequently
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another: Frequently
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing; Frequently
• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces: Occasionally
• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds: Occasionally
• Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds: Occasionally
• Heavy work that includes moving objects up to 100 pounds or more: Occasionally
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like: Occasionally

Special Conditions:

• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to federal contract requirements.
• Successful applicant must meet ITAR requirements.

DISCLOSURE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or others.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by the supervisor in compliance with federal and state Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

No agencies please.