Several good ideas are already presented. A few more:
How is your supply base performing? Any of them need "help" to be better suppliers?
Are your processes using the most efficient equipment or is something better out there that you can investigate?
You sound really flexible -- often a characteristic of folks in small companies. Can you help out the Sales folks -- either by visiting customers alone or with Salespeople on customer visits?
Look at it not so much from needing work in "Quality", (though this might be your personal like) but look at it from the perspective of the owner/Prez. If you were the Top Dog, what would you want your semi-bored Q guy to do to help the company be more competitive, get more sales, make more money, etc. Maybe even ask the Top Dog if you aren't afraid this might backfire by letting him know you might be expendible.
JMO.
How is your supply base performing? Any of them need "help" to be better suppliers?
Are your processes using the most efficient equipment or is something better out there that you can investigate?
You sound really flexible -- often a characteristic of folks in small companies. Can you help out the Sales folks -- either by visiting customers alone or with Salespeople on customer visits?
Look at it not so much from needing work in "Quality", (though this might be your personal like) but look at it from the perspective of the owner/Prez. If you were the Top Dog, what would you want your semi-bored Q guy to do to help the company be more competitive, get more sales, make more money, etc. Maybe even ask the Top Dog if you aren't afraid this might backfire by letting him know you might be expendible.
JMO.
