Quality Assurance Manager - Gardner

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The Quality Assurance manager, Gardner Cryogenics, department of Air Products is accountable for implementing and ensuring Gardner product line meet all aspect of regulatory compliance, codes and standards and specifications to enable a high performance and quality product line to be placed in the market. It is a role requiring cryogenic pressure vessel knowledge, including people skill and partnership. In addition, the role works closely with engineering, manufacturing and commercials to ensure market needs are translated into quality standards.

Air Products is a world leader in liquid helium and liquid hydrogen storage and transportation equipment, headquartered in Bethlehem, PA. This business unit provides products and services to its internal customer Air Products and externally to global Industrial Gases Business and to Third-Party Customers. Gardner has maintained a leadership position by offering outstanding products with features and functionality outstanding product line in the market. Ensuring a product portfolio that meets market needs is essential to long term business profitability and market share.

At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
• 401k with 100% vested company core and match
• Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time
• Paid Parental leave (Up to 8 weeks for both parents)
• Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
• Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Many more supplemental benefits available

• Uphold Air Products safety philosophy for both the workplace and projects.
• Responsible for Quality Assurance and ensuring large static and transportable cryogenics product, such as semi-trailer, ISO, compliance to global regulation and country specific regulations.
• Collaborate across teams at a deep technical level to drive product quality and continual improvement across the Gardner Cryogenics organization.
• Advance a culture of Customer and Quality-focused work processes and critical thinking
• Responsible for the Inspection Test Plans (ITPs), for cryogenics pressure vessel fabrication, in support of the Engineering department
• Drive Root causes investigations and corrective actions pertaining to internal and external non-conformances.
• Responsible for the supervision and skill development of QA team members and driving them towards critical thinking.
• Responsible for maintaining the Quality Assurance Manuals for all Gardner Facilities and making sure the plants are abiding by it.
• Facilitate and coordinate electronic Management of Change submittals from initiation to implementation.
• Document control and management, including preparation of procedures, work instructions, and job aides for a controlled environment.

• BS in Engineering, preferable in Mechanical / Industrial engineer.
• 10+ years people manager in the discreate manufacturing environment preferably in quality assurance.
• 5+ years of experience with respect to ASME pressure vessel code, DOT, ADR, PED/TPED. Preferable been member of the ASME or CGA or ISO committee.
• 5+ years' experience in Root causes investigations and corrective actions using root cause tools.
• Knowledge and must have led ISO 9001, AS 9100 and ISO 14001 certification for manufacturing environment
• NDT knowledge and certification specific to cryogenics pressure vessel fabrication product line
• Experience in ASME recertification of U, R and T for cryogenics pressure vessels

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At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visitAbout Air Products.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.).You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

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