**What you will do**
This position plans and conducts activities concerned with the quality assurance of industrial processes, materials, and products by performing the following duties:
**How you will do it**
- Lead the facility efforts in the transformation of the quality culture and improvement of our processes and products with the goal of Zero Defects.
- Lead efforts to drive operational excellence by identifying appropriate leading/lagging Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), setting targets, developing action plans, and driving cross-functional teams to improve processes and products.
- Lead cross-functional teams to reduce the Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) through structured root cause problem solving activities such as 8D and Six Sigma.
- Develop, improve, and sustain the ISO 9001 Quality Management System, including management of the internal audit programs and leadership during external audits.
- Plan and oversee the analysis, inspection, testing, and other process controls to assure the quality of the facility products or components to meet specification.
- Lead the facility Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) stage gate quality deliverables for new product/process development and Engineering Change Notification (ECN) projects.
- Manage the facility supplier quality program including incoming inspection, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), supplier corrective actions, and scorecards to drive improvement.
- Maintain a working knowledge of necessary government and industry quality codes and standards.
**What we look for**
**Required**:
- Bilingual (English and Spanish)
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering) or a technical discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of related Quality experience in an ISO/TS certified manufacturing environment with at least 2 years of prior leadership experience.
- Extensive knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and standards.
- Prior experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) techniques including Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
- Strong background of root cause problem solving including knowledge of 8D, Six Sigma and Statistical Process Control (SPC) tools and techniques.
- Demonstrated track record of driving a culture of quality transformation towards Zero Defects.
- Demonstrated strengths of resiliency, process-driven, and process-oriented as well as successfully implementing Quality standards and best practices.
**Preferred**:
- Masters Degree (Engineering, Business, or Quality)
- Six Sigma Certification Green/Black Belt (SSBB/SSGB)
- ASQ Certified Manager of Quality (CMQ/OE) or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
- ISO Lead Auditor Certified or ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)
