Configuration Management and Document Control Supervisor

Description

• Establish and maintain procedures for creating, maintaining, and changing control of documents and product configurations to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Conduct audits of company processes to ensure compliance with controlled procedures and identify areas for improvement.
• Enforce document control and configuration management requirements to meet customer, supplier, external compliance, and internal document standards.
• Act as Backup Chairperson for all Change Control Board (CCB) activities, ensuring that changes are properly documented, reviewed, and approved.
• Act as Backup Arena Administrator
• Verify completeness and accuracy of documents and product configurations by working closely with document originators to resolve discrepancies.
• Process requests for the electronic distribution of documents, ensuring secure and efficient access.
• Collaborate with engineering and other departments to maintain an accurate and approved product sourcing database.
• Oversee departmental responsibilities including process creation, audit, maintenance, data entry, meeting coordination, document distribution, and change control.
• Ensure all changes to documentation and product configurations are implemented accurately and in a timely manner.
• Review all Engineering changes (BOMs, Drawings, AVL material dispositions) to ensure they are properly documented and routed for approval.
• Ensure process control and execution for Engineering Product Changes at vendor and contract manufacturing partner sites, including validating configuration alignment between the company and vendor systems.
• Provide periodic training to all users on document control and configuration management practices.
• Guide corporate configuration management practices to ensure compliance with ISO9001 and other relevant standards.
• Develop and distribute metrics for Engineering Change Order (ECO) effectiveness and cost impacts to provide clear as-built documentation on all products and a broad understanding of approval times, implementation changes, and cost impacts.
• Participate in and help lead the development of corporate document control and configuration management governance practices.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in document control and configuration management, including large project or program document control management.
• A working understanding of the interdependencies of Engineering, Manufacturing, Commodities, Sales Order Administration, and Customer Support regarding the documentation of part numbers, product structures, and engineering changes.
• Ability to interpret product bills of materials and assembly drawings for complex multi-tiered product structures.
• Proficiency with office computer systems, including Word and Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a diverse cultural environment.
• Strong process orientation with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and team-building skills.

• Ability to enforce processes and provide solutions when processes are not being followed.