ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditing

Workshop Overview
The new ISO 9001 requirements demand that a company understand its operations as a series of linked, interactive processes, and manage each process by allocating resources, defining methods and criteria for monitoring, and taking action when a process fails to meet expectations. However, inconsistencies not only occur between different registration companies, but between auditors of the same company, often on the same audit team! Where one auditor finds a nonconformance, another interprets it as nothing more than an observation; in some cases, the finding that one auditor considers important is deemed irrelevant by a different auditor.

This course is designed to enhance your understanding of process-based, metric-driven auditing techniques. Using interactive workshops, simulated audits and case studies, you will develop practical audit skills, improve evaluation and communication skills, refine reporting skills and sharpen your ability to implement corrective action programs. Attendees will also gain an understanding of Customer Oriented Processes (COPs), as well as the customer-specific requirements defined by the ISO Standard.

ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditing
2-Day Workshop

DATES:  November 12 & 13, 2009
LOCATION:  Bose Corp – Stow, MA

Member Cost – $579
Non-Member Cost $629

To Register for this Workshop click below:

ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditing Workshop

Safe Quality Food Movies

The recent movie, Food Inc., promotes locally grown, organic  and natural foods. This film promotes the concept that we can feed American on natural, organic and local foods.  It also claims to expose the ‘hidden truths’ about what we eat and how its produced. To learn more about that movie, check out the website
http://www.foodincmovie.com/

This is only  one side of the story. For more information, including video tours inside food production plants take a look at http://www.safefoodinc.org/ which explains the status of the safety of American foods and some of the food safety efforts underway by American food producers.

Conducting Meaningful & Effective Corrective Action/Preventive Action

This course provides a clear and concise approach to conducting Corrective Action/Preventive Action. Using forms that move the process along logically, a step-by-step method is employed integrating the organization’s own initiatives for addressing problems. Participants will learn how to make their CAPA program a valuable and meaningful tool for realizing cost savings and process improvement.

Who Should Attend?

Preventive and Corrective Action Teams
Quality Managers
Improvement Specialists/Teams
Auditors
Process Owners
Functional Managers

Don’t miss out on learning these valuable skills.
Conducting Meaningful & Effective Corrective Action/Preventive Action Workshop

DATE: October 20, 2009
TIME:  8:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Stow, MA

Cost for Members – $299
Cost for Non-Members – $359

To Register for this Workshop click below:

Corrective Action/Preventive Action Workshop

Conducting Meaningful & Effective Corrective Action/Preventive Action

This course provides a clear and concise approach to conducting Corrective Action/Preventive Action. Using forms that move the process along logically, a step-by-step method is employed integrating the organization’s own initiatives for addressing problems. Participants will learn how to make their CAPA program a valuable and meaningful tool for realizing cost savings and process improvement.
Who Should Attend?
Preventive and Corrective Action Teams
Quality Managers
Improvement Specialists/Teams
Auditors
Process Owners
Functional Managers
Don’t miss out on learning these valuable skills.
Conducting Meaningful & Effective Corrective Action/Preventive Action Workshop
DATE: October 20, 2009
TIME:  8:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Stow, MA
Cost for Members – $299
Cost for Non-Members – $359
To Register for this Workshop click below:
Corrective Action/Preventive Action Workshop

This course provides a clear and concise approach to conducting Corrective Action/Preventive Action. Using forms that move the process along logically, a step-by-step method is employed integrating the organization’s own initiatives for addressing problems. Participants will learn how to make their CAPA program a valuable and meaningful tool for realizing cost savings and process improvement.

Who Should Attend?

Preventive and Corrective Action Teams
Quality Managers
Improvement Specialists/Teams
Auditors
Process Owners
Functional Managers

Don’t miss out on learning these valuable skills.

Conducting Meaningful & Effective Corrective Action/Preventive Action Workshop

DATE: October 20, 2009

TIME:  8:30pm – 4:30pm

Location: Stow, MA

Cost for Members – $299

Cost for Non-Members – $359

To Register for this Workshop click below:

Corrective Action/Preventive Action Workshop

Angelo Scangas to Speak on Risk Management

Angelo Scangas to speak on RISK MANAGEMENT at:

ASQ Merrimack Valley Section Meeting on Thursday, 10/1/09
http://www.asqmv.org/index.htm
&
ASQ Rhode Island Section on 10/15/09
http://www.riasq.org/

Quality Supervisor

Quality  Supervisor

The focus of this position is on quality systems that enhance efficiencies, ensure compliance,  resolved manufacturing issues and implement corrective actions. This engineer will use Six Sigma and Lean tools to analyze root causes and improve processes.  .  This supervisor will oversee MRB’s, Corrective/Preventative Action, ISO and Internal Audit Systems.   This mission is to continue to drive toward world class in a company that pushes leading edge electronics technology. Manage 2 quality engineers; Report to the Director of Quality.

Qualifications:

The focus of this position is more on the quality tools set and engineering expertise than applicable industry experience.

An engineering degree is mandatory
Recent in depth and comprehensive experience in quality with a focus on process and systems improvements
Some supervisory experience
Significant understanding and implementation of Six-Sigma, DMAIC,  8D and LEAN.
Problem solving tools : SPC, DOE, FMEA
applicable industries/ processes : Microelectronics,  Semiconductors, Plastics, Chemicals, Regulated Industries; Metallurgy (contact measurements), Tier 1 subcontract houses.

Salary ranges from $80-110K depending on the strength of applicable quality knowledge and depth of relevant experience
Location: Boxford / Tewksbury MA area

Leslie Gabriele
Gabriele & Company
Recruiters for Manufacturing and Materials
www.gabrieleandcompany.com
781-276-7999
leslie@gabrieleandcompany.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrieleandcompany

FMEA-Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

Your ability to predict and evaluate potential failure modes is crucial. Whether you work in a complex engineering and manufacturing environment, or a process-oriented one, such as a hospital, laboratory or school system, this course will benefit you.  Everyone is looking for an effective tool to assess, manage, and reduce risk associated with failure or potential failure of products, processes, services, and other systems.
This workshop will introduce the topic of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and will give a general guidance in the application of this powerful prevention technique. The application of this technique is to identify critical parameters and support a company’s commitment to continually improve its products and services whenever possible. Upfront time spent in doing a comprehensive FMEA, when product /process can be most easily and inexpensively implemented, will alleviate late change crises. This process is disciplined and interactive, and never ending. Many industries, such as Automotive, Aerospace, Health Care, Medical, Chemical, etc., require FMEA’s as a preventive tool.
Don’t miss out on learning this highly effective risk reducing technique!
FMEA Workshop
(Failure Modes and Effects Analysis)
DATE:    Oct. 2, 2009
LOCATION:    Framingham, MA
Member Cost – $299
Non-Member Cost $329
To Register for this Workshop click on link below:
FMEA Workshop

Your ability to predict and evaluate potential failure modes is crucial. Whether you work in a complex engineering and manufacturing environment, or a process-oriented one, such as a hospital, laboratory or school system, this course will benefit you.  Everyone is looking for an effective tool to assess, manage, and reduce risk associated with failure or potential failure of products, processes, services, and other systems.

This workshop will introduce the topic of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and will give a general guidance in the application of this powerful prevention technique. The application of this technique is to identify critical parameters and support a company’s commitment to continually improve its products and services whenever possible. Upfront time spent in doing a comprehensive FMEA, when product /process can be most easily and inexpensively implemented, will alleviate late change crises. This process is disciplined and interactive, and never ending. Many industries, such as Automotive, Aerospace, Health Care, Medical, Chemical, etc., require FMEA’s as a preventive tool.

Don’t miss out on learning this highly effective risk reducing technique!

FMEA Workshop

(Failure Modes and Effects Analysis)

DATE:    Oct. 2, 2009

LOCATION:    Framingham, MA

Member Cost – $299

Non-Member Cost $329

To Register for this Workshop click on link below:

FMEA Workshop

AS9100 Internal Auditing

This internal auditor course is designed to provide a working understanding of a quality management system based on the requirements of AS9100.  It prepares internal auditors to perform effective process audits and helps managers and supervisors take full advantage of the internal audit process.  Students will gain an understanding of the requirements of AS9100 and its inter-relationship with other elements of the AS9100 family of standards.  Role-play exercises give students practical experience with auditing, and the course also addresses the requirements of ISO 19011:2002.
Who should attend:
Quality managers in the aerospace industry
Internal audit program manager
Internal audit team members
Any manager or supervisor who wishes to implement, maintain, or improve an effective internal audit process
AS9100 Internal Auditing Course
Date: Oct. 8 & 9, 2009
Location:  Peabody, MA
Cost for Members:  $579
Cost for Non-Members: $629
To Register for this course click below:
AS9100 Internal Auditing
This internal auditor course is designed to provide a working understanding of a quality management system based on the requirements of AS9100.  It prepares internal auditors to perform effective process audits and helps managers and supervisors take full advantage of the internal audit process.  Students will gain an understanding of the requirements of AS9100 and its inter-relationship with other elements of the AS9100 family of standards.  Role-play exercises give students practical experience with auditing, and the course also addresses the requirements of ISO 19011:2002.
Who should attend:
Quality managers in the aerospace industry
Internal audit program manager
Internal audit team members
Any manager or supervisor who wishes to implement, maintain, or improve an effective internal audit process
AS9100 Internal Auditing Course
Date: Oct. 8 & 9, 2009
Location:  Peabody, MA
Cost for Members:  $579
Cost for Non-Members: $629
To Register for this course click below:

Lean Training and Simulation

This workshop is designed to provide students with a solid understanding of Lean Fundamentals along with workplace organization, which provides some of the basic building blocks for any Lean journey. Participants will work on how to fulfill the major precept of Lean, the elimination of waste.
Case studies, classroom examples and actual hands-on activities will provide the learning experience in this Lean workshop.  Three rounds of simulation, where participants team up to actually manufacture and deliver a product, are used to drive home the key concepts. Kaizens are used between rounds to determine what changes need to be made to optimize the “factory’s” performance.  Teams are judged on Quality, Cost and Delivery.
This is a great opportunity to educate your key players in the basics of Lean, Kaizens, and Supply Chain. In these demanding economic times, we need to be creative in our solutions to our manufacturing and sourcing problems.  It is the goal of this workshop to help provide guidance to make these sound and practical decisions.
This workshop is designed to meet the needs of those new to lean as well as those that may have had some
previous training.
Lean Training and Simulation Workshop
DATE:    Sept. 23-24, 2009
LOCATION:    QSG Training Center
Peabody, MA
Member Cost – $579
Non-Member Cost – $629
To Register for this Workshop click on link below:
Lean Training and Simulation Workshop
This workshop is designed to provide students with a solid understanding of Lean Fundamentals along with workplace organization, which provides some of the basic building blocks for any Lean journey. Participants will work on how to fulfill the major precept of Lean, the elimination of waste.
Case studies, classroom examples and actual hands-on activities will provide the learning experience in this Lean workshop.  Three rounds of simulation, where participants team up to actually manufacture and deliver a product, are used to drive home the key concepts. Kaizens are used between rounds to determine what changes need to be made to optimize the “factory’s” performance.  Teams are judged on Quality, Cost and Delivery.
This is a great opportunity to educate your key players in the basics of Lean, Kaizens, and Supply Chain. In these demanding economic times, we need to be creative in our solutions to our manufacturing and sourcing problems.  It is the goal of this workshop to help provide guidance to make these sound and practical decisions.
This workshop is designed to meet the needs of those new to lean as well as those that may have had some
previous training.
Lean Training and Simulation Workshop
DATE:    Sept. 23-24, 2009
LOCATION:    QSG Training Center
Peabody, MA
Member Cost – $579
Non-Member Cost – $629
To Register for this Workshop click on link below:

Food Safety Workshop: Developing and Implementing HACCP Plans

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Code strongly recommends that all businesses which handle, distribute or process food products develop and implement a food safety plan. The FDA has based its guidelines on the principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP). The food industry is facing ever-tightening scrutiny from the FDA and consumers to improve food safety. Be prepared!
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point or HACCP is a practical, systematic management tool designed to ensure food safety. As food moves from the field through the processing plant to the table, three sources of contamination – microbial, chemical and physical – may pose a health hazard. HACCP is a specific action plan developed to identify and control any of these hazards from entering the handling process, and to document the safety of food.
In this two-day class, you’ll receive instruction in the seven principles of HACCP, how they relate to prerequisite programs, and how to write HACCP Plans and implement HACCP in food processing, distribution and preparation environments. It provides all the information necessary to complete the nationally accredited Certified HACCP Manager examination.
The class is a mixture of lecture and hands-on learning. By the end of the workshop, you will have written an actual HACCP plan for a fictitious product or process. The schedule allows for plenty of interaction among class members, and lots of time for questions.
2-Day Food Safety Workshop:
Developing & Implementing HACCP Plans
Date: Oct. 8 & 9, 2009
Location:  QSG Training Center – Peabody, MA
Cost for Members:  $595
Cost for Non-Members: $679
To Register for this workshop click below:
Developing & Implementing HACCP Plans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Code strongly recommends that all businesses which handle, distribute or process food products develop and implement a food safety plan. The FDA has based its guidelines on the principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP). The food industry is facing ever-tightening scrutiny from the FDA and consumers to improve food safety. Be prepared!
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point or HACCP is a practical, systematic management tool designed to ensure food safety. As food moves from the field through the processing plant to the table, three sources of contamination – microbial, chemical and physical – may pose a health hazard. HACCP is a specific action plan developed to identify and control any of these hazards from entering the handling process, and to document the safety of food.
In this two-day class, you’ll receive instruction in the seven principles of HACCP, how they relate to prerequisite programs, and how to write HACCP Plans and implement HACCP in food processing, distribution and preparation environments. It provides all the information necessary to complete the nationally accredited Certified HACCP Manager examination.
The class is a mixture of lecture and hands-on learning. By the end of the workshop, you will have written an actual HACCP plan for a fictitious product or process. The schedule allows for plenty of interaction among class members, and lots of time for questions.
2-Day Food Safety Workshop:
Developing & Implementing HACCP Plans
Date: Oct. 8 & 9, 2009
Location:  QSG Training Center – Peabody, MA
Cost for Members:  $595
Cost for Non-Members: $679
To Register for this workshop click below: