Technical leader for process and quality at contract manufacturers. Develops and maintains quality standards with a focus on reliability and leadership.
Responsibilities
Serves as a technical leader in all aspects of process and quality for L+G contract manufacturers and suppliers.
Visible and approachable leader and collaborator within the business.
Develops, applies, revises and maintains quality standards for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.
Develops and applies statistical techniques in quality control and reliability activities.
Devises sampling procedures, and directs workers engaged in receiving, measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, product or process quality and reliability.
Documents data obtained during all quality assurance activities consistent with company policies and procedures.
Analyzes reports and returned products and recommends corrective action.
Evaluates supplier and partnership quality capabilities and performance levels and makes recommendations regarding specification of qualification requirements related to orders.
All Quality and Business Performance KPI’s.
This position must be capable of working at a detailed engineering level and capable of taking a strong leadership and management approach when required.
The position requires a wide range of creativity, latitude and judgment to plan and accomplish goals and to provide technical leadership to both Supplier Quality Engineers and Associate Supplier Quality Engineers.
Must be capable of leading cross functional teams both internally as well as with subcontractors and partners.
Functional leadership with the choice of materials and process parameters to realize high reliability parts and assemblies delivered from Landis+Gyr production and subcontractors.
Corrective Action and Preventative Action (CAPA) Management as required.
Must be familiar with a variety of inspection and auditing concepts, practices, closed loop corrective actions, and ISO 9000 procedures for contract manufactures.
Acts as a key technical liaison with contract manufactures for process/product quality. Capable of entering a production process and drive key issues to closure, including validation of processes and management of on-site corrective and preventative actions.
This includes weekly communication, scheduling and conducting on-site audits, review of supplier and partnership metrics, quality issue resolution, and any other items that directly relate to product quality.
This position will require traveling to contract manufactures up to 20 percent of the time.
Responsible for leadership and development of PFMEA's (Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) and Manufacturing Quality Plans for new products as they pertain to manufacturing and test process parameters specific to the product.
This includes establishing quality goals and coordinating with the product team to develop criteria for receiving inspection, product value stream maps, production testing, production screens, out of box audits, and the RMA plan.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
5 Years
Capable of reading and understanding technical documents
Strong understanding of statistics as related to manufacturing process control; Control Charts, Cpk, SPC, Mini Tab 6-pack
Strong Manufacturing experience in Lean, Six-Sigma, DMAIC, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, 8D, CAPA, Control plans, SCAR, Gage R&R
Knowledge of manufacturing processes: PCBA, Molding, Stamping, Die Cast, assembly, testing, others
Knowledge of measurement tools and techniques (vernier, height gages, optical comparator, multimeter, LCR, gages, Oscilloscope, CMM, 3DScan, etc.)
Knowledge and ability to perform root cause analysis at raw material, sub-assembly, assembly levels for Mechanical/electrical products
Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet timelines
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to drive to final resolution
Capable of using Microsoft Office and Mini Tab
GD&T/IPC-A-610 as applicable
ESD Control
SAP or equivalent ERP System
Auditor
Continuous improvement methodologies
Excellent spoken and written communication
Benefits
medical, dental and vision coverage
life insurance
401(k)-retirement plan featuring a generous company match incentive
three (3) weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO)
eleven (11) paid holidays
tuition reimbursement program
optional pet insurance
supplemental medical coverage
a host of other perks to ensure the health, wellness, and enrichment of our team members
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