Insure that all powdered metal products are produced in conformance with the  requirements specified in the Quality Assurance Manual.  These requirements will conform to both internal standards and specifications, as well as to our customers' own requirements.

Administer and control the Quality Assurance Manual by establishing standards and procedures, issue revision, and monitor the Quality Assurance process.

Plan, organize, and train employees in Quality Assurance process improvement, as well as direct countermeasures to eliminate problems when they occur.  To accomplish this, the Quality Assurance Manager shall be authorized to stop production when defects occur or are anticipated, and to insure that the cause of those defects is eliminated.

Provide the necessary Quality Assurance training to all STI associate so that the overall goals and the objectives relating to quality assurance may be met.

Quality improvement implemented through Kaizens, Small Group Activities, and Technical Team support.