Senior Quality Manager

The candidate will ideally come from the power supply industry but other candidates with electronics manufacturing experience will be considered. Overall we are looking for an energetic, bright self-motivated candidate who has a passion for quality who can help lead our company in the next stage of its development.

Key Responsibilities:

• An active member and contributor to the North American Leadership team reporting to the management team on the organization’s status of quality.
• Site representative for ISO9001 and ISO14001 at the XP Power San Jose, CA location.
• An advocate of change management that helps further advance the business as part of continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership of the quality organization to help drive a proactive approach with improvements within design, manufacturing, suppliers and customers.
• Active participant to further develop tools in the business to support the quality management system.
• Ensure all functions of the quality system are completed and providing value, including audit program, corrective actions and customer complaints.
• Present and be the main interface during quarterly business reviews with customers and in still confidence.
• Collaboration with other departments and utilization of quality tools to help drive RCCA.
• Develop risk based approach as part of decision making process.
• Drive and promote a culture of quality within the organization.
• Lead initiatives within the business to improve on process efficiencies.
• Further advance the existing reliability program within the product lifecycle process.
• Develop quality training program for internal customers.
• Further develop monthly KPI’s on the health of the business.

Requirements

The candidate will ideally come from the electronics industry with in-depth technical knowledge of electronic manufacturing. We are looking for the following attributes:

• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with PCBA manufacturing processes.
• Able to work independently and successfully in a team environment.
• Experience leading an organization through successful ISO9001 / ISO14001 audits.
• High level of knowledge on quality principles; including 8D, fish bone, FMEA’s, CPK, Gauge R&R.
• 10% travel required.
• Experience with top tier Semi-Fab companies either working within or understanding the industry requirements.
• High level of knowledge and experience with reliability concepts including Weibull distribution, reliability demonstration, bathtub curves.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Electronics Engineering preferred.