4 Context of the Organization

• Understanding the Organization and its Context

• Understanding the Needs and Expectations of Interested Parties

• Determining the Scope of the Quality Management System (QMS)

• Quality Management System and its Processes

Understanding the Organization and its Context

The Company Vision

Jemison's earnings will be the most highly valued in the Metals Sector. We will accomplish this by applying the passion and pride of a highly motivated, trained, and committed workforce to the service of our customers. We will distinguish ourselves through lean and cost effective operations, exceptional asset management, and unparalleled customer responsiveness.

Top management determines relevant external and internal issues to its purpose and strategic direction and that affect its ability to achieve the intended results  of its QMS.  These issues can be legal, technological, competitive, market related, climate, cultural, social & economic. Jemison monitors and reviews information about these factors. Although these factors can and do change over time, some of the most common issues include:

External Issues

Market Pricing & Volatility, Import Levels, Demand (i.e. MSCI Shipments), Mill Capacity Utilization, Competition, Regulations, Environmental Reporting Requirements, Potential Climate Change etc.

Internal Issues

Safety, Staffing & Human Resources, Freight Rates & Truck Availability, Working Environment, Training & Education.

Understanding the Needs and Expectations of Interested Parties

Top management has determined the interested parties that are relevant to the quality management system. The requirements of these interested parties has also been determined and top management periodically monitors and reviews information about them.  Jemison Metals' plan is to be good stewards of the trust placed upon the company by Society, Regulatory Agencies, Our Shareholders, Our Employees, Our Customers, and Our Suppliers and Our Creditors.  The interested parties log (JDM-F-100), which is located here, is reviewed during Management Review for accuracy and completeness.

Determining the Scope of the Quality Management System

Jemison Metals has determined the boundaries and applicability of the Quality Management System. The Scope of the QMS was determined by considering external and internal issues, requirements of interested parties and products and services.

All requirements of the ISO 9001:2015 standard apply with the following exclusion(s) and justification(s):

Section 8.3: Design and Development of Products and Services, is excluded from Jemison Metals' QMS as product is manufactured or reworked to customer specific requirements.

Products & Services Scope:

1000 Urban Center Drive, Suite 650, Vestavia Hills, Alabama 35242, USA

Processing and distribution of ferrous and non-ferrous sheet and coil products, including plasma and laser cutting, forming, machining, kitting, slitting, cut-to-length, stretch leveling, blanking and shearing operations.

914 Maero Street NW, Trinity, Alabama, 35673, USA

Processing and distribution of ferrous sheet products utilizing cut-to-length and stretch leveling operations.

3001 Hickory Street, Gadsden, Alabama, 35902, USA

Processing and distribution of ferrous and non-ferrous sheet and coil products, including plasma and laser cutting, forming, machining, kitting and slitting operations.

8100 Aetna Road, Cleveland, Ohio, 44105, USA

Processing and distribution of ferrous sheet and coil products, including slitting, cut-to-length, blanking, shearing, and stretch leveling operations.

1255 Northgate Drive, Sumter, South Carolina, 29154, USA

Processing and distribution of ferrous and non-ferrous sheet and coil products, including plasma and laser cutting, forming, slitting, cut-to-length, blanking and shearing operations.

2630 US-15, Sumter, South Carolina, 29154, USA

"Processing and distribution of ferrous and non-ferrous sheet and coil products, including laser cutting, punching & forming operations."

188 Enterprise Drive, Madison Heights, Virginia, 24572, USA

"Processing and distribution of ferrous and non-ferrous sheet and coil products, including laser cutting, forming, kitting, cut-to length and blanking operations."

Quality Management System and its Processes

Quality Management System      

This corporate manual defines organization and implementation of the Quality Management System at Jemison Metals.

It is intended to provide our customers with objective evidence of our ability to meet their high standards for performance and quality in the products and services they acquire from us.

The contents of this manual provide an in-depth overview of Jemison’s QMS and are intended to be current. Enhancements will occur requiring periodic update. Review of the manual will be made at least annually.

It is Jemison’s policy to maintain an innovative QMS, which will assure that all products conform to contractual requirements. The material compiled within this manual outlines the standard that will be used in the fulfillment of our contracts with our customers.

Changes or temporary deviations to the quality policies and control systems are not permitted without approval. The procedures described within this manual are intended to comply with the requirements of ISO 9001.

Jemison Metals maintains documented information to support the operations of its processes. JM retains such documented information to have confidence that the processes are being carried out as planned.  Section 7.5, Documented Information, in this quality manual details this process.

Applicable Quality Management Procedures and Documents:

• QMP 6.3    Planning of Change

• QMP 7.5    Documented Information

• QMP 8.1    Award Review

• QMP 8.4    New Supplier Evaluation & Approval

• COP 1        Sales, Quotation, Contract Review

• COP 2        Production

• SOP 1        Training

• SOP 2        Purchasing

• MOP 1       Management Review

• QMP 8.7    Control of Nonconforming Outputs

• QMP 9.2    Internal Audit

• QMP 10.2   Nonconformity and Corrective Action

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