Job Code - EC1072
Director of Quality, North America – connectors & cable – San Diego
The Director of Quality is responsible for establishing and maintaining high-quality standards throughout the product and customer life cycle, ensuring compliance with regulations and customer needs, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
• Leadership & Quality Culture: Leads the Quality team towards excellence in product quality and operational success, fostering a culture that prioritizes quality and puts customers first. Champions continuous improvement and quality excellence, embedding quality in every aspect of operations.
• Strategic Partnership: Collaborates cross-functionally with colleagues in Supply Chain, Sales, Customer Service, Engineering, and Applications Center to drive the Quality strategy for North America. Shares best practices with Global Quality functions to create alignment and collaboration.
• Quality Management: Oversees the development and maintenance of Quality programs, systems, processes, and procedures that ensure compliance with policies and standards. This includes customer, supplier, and product quality processes. Provides expertise in interpreting policies and regulations to ensure compliance.
• Solution Leadership: Leads team to investigate quality issues, identify root causes, and develop corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Audit Management: Leads and directs audit preparation, resolving findings.
• Continuous Improvement: Cultivates a culture of continuous learning across all areas of responsibility, identifies the root causes of quality issues, and institutionalizes organizational learning. Stays abreast of regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Compliance Focus: Ensures compliance with all Quality system procedures to meet current regulatory and customer requirements (. ISO9001, AS9100, IATF 16949).
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• Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality management, or related field
• Certifications in Lean Six Sigma, CQE, CMQ/OE, or other Quality certifications are a plus
• 10 or more years of experience in Quality Assurance / Quality Control; 5 or more years of experience leading a team as a Quality Manager or Director
• Experience in military, medical, automotive, or aerospace manufacturing
• In-depth knowledge of quality management principles, industry standards, and manufacturing processes
• Familiarity with 8D or Fishbone methodologies is a plus.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems (SAP highly preferred);
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• Resume to: Jobs@electroniccareers.com