Manufacturing Quality Manager (Operations Leadership Program)

Quality New Albany, Indiana

Description

Position at Samtec, Inc

Founded in 1976, Samtec is a privately held, $950 million global manufacturer of a broad line of electronic interconnect solutions, including High-Speed Board-to-Board, High-Speed Cables, Mid-Board and Panel Optics, Precision RF, Flexible Stacking, and Micro/Rugged components and cables. Samtec Technology Centers are dedicated to developing and advancing technologies, strategies and products to optimize both the performance and cost of a system from the bare die to an interface 100 meters away, and all interconnect points in between. With 40+ international locations and products sold in more than 125 different countries, Samtec’s global presence enables its unmatched customer service.

Summary/Objective:  We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Quality Management team as part of a comprehensive development program. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain extensive, hands-on experience across multiple departments over a 3-5 year period, with a focus on developing the leadership skills and technical expertise needed to excel in quality management roles.
The Quality Manager in this program will complete a series of rotational assignments, working closely with departments such as Quality Assurance, Operations, Product Development, and Supply Chain.
At the end of the program, the successful candidate will have developed a deep, cross-functional understanding of quality assurance systems, risk management, regulatory requirements, and operational excellence. They will be well-prepared to take on leadership responsibilities in a quality management role within the organization.
 
Essential Functions/ Responsibilities: 
  1. Implement robust quality systems in a complex manufacturing environment.
  2. Proactively engage in the product/process development and preproduction stages to ensure products and processes are released with integrated quality feedback along with robust quality controls.
  3. Drive continuous improvement within operations through six sigma and lean manufacturing techniques.
  4. Apply problem solving methodology to identify root cause(s) of quality issues and implement product quality improvements through preventive and/or corrective actions.
  5. Customer Facing: Participate in customer audits, interface with customers for quality-related tasks, and collect/summarize customer quality data to drive improvement.
  6. Supplier Quality: Partner with Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) to interface with suppliers for Quality related tasks, audits and incidents to minimize quality risk from incoming materials.
  7. Ensure Quality engineering support for R&D, marketing, and operations for the development, modification, and qualification of new products and existing released products.
  8. Ensure proper documentation of processes exists and is being followed.
  9. Partner with Engineering and Operations to form a cohesive team, quick to solve issues.  Drive Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) efforts and oversee implementation of controls and metrics.
  10. Work to sustain and improve quality management systems of ISO-9001, IATF 16949, and others.
  11. Achieve high level of competence using Samtec corporate systems, data, and tools necessary to analyze and evaluated quality related issues.
  12. Must be capable of simultaneously managing several strategic and tactical efforts as needed to support both internal and external quality.
    “The responsibilities as defined are intended to serve as a general guideline for this position. Associates may be asked to perform additional tasks depending on strengths and capabilities” 
    Required Experience:
    1. 3+ years experience as a Quality Engineer, Supplier Quality Engineer, Process Engineer, or related role.
    2. Knowledge of quality tools, such as Root Cause Analysis, 8D, GR&R, FMEA, SPC, and Six Sigma Techniques.
    3. Excellent communications skills (written and verbal)
    4. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Sharepoint, OneDrive, OneNote, etc)
    5. Knowledge of ISO 9001 QMS Standard
    Preferred Experience:
    1. 2+ years managing or leading a team
    2. Operations/Manufacturing supervision/management preferred.
    3. Quality certification is desirable (CQM, CQE, or related)
    4. Experience with planning and conducting process audits
    5. Knowledge of QMS Standards AS9100, ISO 13485, or IATF 16949
      Preferred Education: 
      1. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field. 
      2. Six Sigma Certification is preferred (Green Belt, Black Belt). 

      SAMTEC, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating a diverse environment. All employment decisions at Samtec are based in business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity/expression, marital status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws.

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