QUALITY LEADER (MANAGER)
Company: WTS International
Location: Everett
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
The Quality Leader (Manager) provides senior level management
leadership to all employees within the quality organization. The
Quality Leader is responsible for the maintenance and compliance of
the applicable Quality Standards and Certifications. This position
also provides senior level input to the executive staff ensuring
that all the responsibilities listed below are fulfilled. DUTIES/
RESPONSIBILITIES include, but not limited to:
- Maintain and continually improve the applicable Quality
Certifications.
- Stay current with the changes in the standards and the
applicable Product and Systems Regulations.
- Manage & coordinate the Internal Audit program for the company.
Work towards the efficacy and success of the program.
- Manage the CAPA (Corrective Action & Preventive Action) that
results from Internal/External Audits or Internal/Externally
reported non-conformances.
- Nominated Quality Management Representative of the company.
Assures management reviews of the Quality System are held and
properly documented to reflect the status of the Quality System
effectiveness and resulting improvement plans/actions.
- Participate in purge and MRB meetings to ensure proper
disposition of discrepant material.
- Lead and Coach members in the Quality Organization, including
Quality Engineers and Quality Inspectors. Monitors their
assignments from a strategic perspective to continuously
improve.
- Establish department goals and objectives, monitors trends and
systemic issues to identify initiatives to enhance the performance
of the Quality System.
- Monitor key KPIs. Recognize and coordinates analysis of top
offenders, identify issue drivers and lead the team to implement
internal corrective and preventive actions.
- Develop initiatives and projects to maintain a standardized
Quality System in alignment with the Global Quality Team
strategies.
- Communicate constantly with Corporate and Regional Teams.
Contact window with the rest of the Quality Organization members
across all the sites.
- Develop and maintain ongoing Quality Engineering relationships
between Creation Technologies, Customers and Suppliers.
- Seek for support and guidance from the Regional Quality
Leader.
- Manage the Supplier Quality Engineering organization and align
with corporate requirements
- Facilitates certification for IPC-A-610 specialists.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- MS or BS Degree in Engineering or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of Quality Engineering Management
Experience
- Experience in application of Lean Methodologies and/or Six
Sigma
- Working Experience with ISO9001, AS9100 and ISO13485
- Experience of dealing directly with customers in the Quality
Environment
- Experience in PCBA, High-Level Assembly Environment or
equivalent
- In depth knowledge and proven working experience of Quality
Tools
- Ability to lead problem solving activities with small and large
teams
- Familiar with inspection practices, including IPC
understanding
- FDA exposure is a plus General:
- Presence and Positive Attitude. Hands on and Results
Oriented.
- Interpersonal skills including teamwork, listening, giving
feedback, giving instructions, and conflict resolution.
- Ability to clearly express complex ideas verbally and in
writing.
- Ability to maintain the focus under situations of stress.
- Ability to interact and get along with co-workers while getting
things done.
- Focus on Quality Results, being able to communicate and align
others. Data Driven.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver results on
time
- Independent: able to work with minimal supervision; demonstrate
initiative and self-direction.
- Capable of working independently to achieve project schedules
and goals. Expected to be flexible and support project objectives
and deadlines beyond the expected schedule.
- Knowledge and comprehension of quality systems, measuring
techniques, tools, and equipment. Strong analytical skills are
required.
- Constant communication with other Creation functional areas,
customers, suppliers and certification/inspection/audit
registrars.
Keywords: WTS International, Everett , QUALITY LEADER (MANAGER), Executive , Everett, Washington
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