Production Final Test & Inspection Manager

About the role

This role is critical to the final quality gates of the Production Final Test & Inspection (PFTI) process. The PFTI team ensures that all products are tested, inspected, documented, and ready for customer delivery. They also strengthen outgoing product quality and own data quality and reportability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the PFTI organization, including testers, technicians, inspectors, and supervisors.
• Ensure finished products are tested, inspected, documented, and ready for customer delivery.
• Strengthen outgoing product quality for power distribution, protection, automation, and related electrical equipment.
• Own data quality and reportability for the final test and inspection scope, including consistent records, accurate defect data, reliable test/inspection documentation, and meaningful KPI reporting.
• Establish and review team KPIs such as test completion, inspection findings, first-pass quality, defect trends, documentation accuracy, rework drivers, issue aging, training progress, and corrective-action follow-through.
• Ensure the team follows applicable team and facility policies, safety requirements, work instructions, documentation standards, escalation expectations, and quality guidelines.
• Build onboarding, training, qualification, and skills-development paths for final test and inspection roles.
• Lead performance management routines with supervisors and team members, including expectations, feedback, coaching, accountability, and development actions.
• Improve standard work, documentation, issue escalation, product release readiness, and customer FAT preparation.
• Drive continuous improvement in test execution, inspection effectiveness, defect prevention, workflow, documentation accuracy, data quality, and customer experience.
• Partner with Production, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, PA, and CS teams to resolve recurring issues and improve final product quality.

Requirements

• Basic Qualifications:
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, quality, production test, inspection, technical operations, electrical equipment, electromechanical manufacturing, or a closely related environment.
• 2+ years of experience leading, supervising, coaching, or developing technical employees, such as testers, technicians, inspectors, production personnel, quality personnel, supervisors, or technical leads.
• 2+ years of experience with final inspection, production testing, outgoing quality, product release, customer readiness, manufacturing quality, or similar production quality processes.
• Experience using data, records, reports, or KPIs to monitor performance, identify trends, support decisions, and drive corrective or continuous improvement actions.
• Ability to understand and work with technical documentation such as drawings, schematics, specifications, work instructions, inspection procedures, test plans, product documentation, or customer requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to drive adherence to policies, procedures, safety requirements, work instructions, quality guidelines, and performance expectations in a production or technical environment.
• Strong quality mindset, problem-solving ability, communication skills, and attention to detail in a production environment.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• 7+ years of experience in electrical manufacturing, electromechanical manufacturing, power distribution, protection, automation, industrial control panels, switchgear, circuit breakers, MCCs, or related equipment.
• 3+ years of direct people leadership experience managing supervisors, technical leads, testers, technicians, inspectors, quality personnel, or production teams.
• 3+ years of experience with end-of-line testing, production final test, final inspection, outgoing product quality, customer inspections, Factory Acceptance Tests, or similar final quality gate processes.
• 2+ years of experience building or improving KPI dashboards, quality reports, defect reporting, test/inspection records, electronic data collection, Power BI/Excel reporting, ERP/MES reporting, or similar operational reporting routines.
• 2+ years of experience building or improving onboarding programs, training matrices, qualification standards, skill assessments, technical progression paths, or technician development programs.
• Experience with ISO 9001, Lean, RCA/CAPA, 8D, NCR management, structured problem solving, internal audits, calibration systems, or continuous improvement methods.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, Operations, Quality, Business, or a related field; equivalent practical leadership experience may also be considered if permitted by job architecture.
• ASQ, Lean/Six Sigma, or similar quality/continuous improvement certification; SAP, Salesforce, Power BI, Excel, or similar business/reporting system experience.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications:
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, quality, production test, inspection, technical operations, electrical equipment, electromechanical manufacturing, or a closely related environment.
• 2+ years of experience leading, supervising, coaching, or developing technical employees, such as testers, technicians, inspectors, production personnel, quality personnel, supervisors, or technical leads.
• 2+ years of experience with final inspection, production testing, outgoing quality, product release, customer readiness, manufacturing quality, or similar production quality processes.
• Experience using data, records, reports, or KPIs to monitor performance, identify trends, support decisions, and drive corrective or continuous improvement actions.
• Ability to understand and work with technical documentation such as drawings, schematics, specifications, work instructions, inspection procedures, test plans, product documentation, or customer requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to drive adherence to policies, procedures, safety requirements, work instructions, quality guidelines, and performance expectations in a production or technical environment.
• Strong quality mindset, problem-solving ability, communication skills, and attention to detail in a production environment.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• 7+ years of experience in electrical manufacturing, electromechanical manufacturing, power distribution, protection, automation, industrial control panels, switchgear, circuit breakers, MCCs, or related equipment.
• 3+ years of direct people leadership experience managing supervisors, technical leads, testers, technicians, inspectors, quality personnel, or production teams.
• 3+ years of experience with end-of-line testing, production final test, final inspection, outgoing product quality, customer inspections, Factory Acceptance Tests, or similar final quality gate processes.
• 2+ years of experience building or improving KPI dashboards, quality reports, defect reporting, test/inspection records, electronic data collection, Power BI/Excel reporting, ERP/MES reporting, or similar operational reporting routines.
• 2+ years of experience building or improving onboarding programs, training matrices, qualification standards, skill assessments, technical progression paths, or technician development programs.
• Experience with ISO 9001, Lean, RCA/CAPA, 8D, NCR management, structured problem solving, internal audits, calibration systems, or continuous improvement methods.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, Operations, Quality, Business, or a related field; equivalent practical leadership experience may also be considered if permitted by job architecture.
• ASQ, Lean/Six Sigma, or similar quality/continuous improvement certification; SAP, Salesforce, Power BI, Excel, or similar business/reporting system experience.

Skills

• Technical credibility, quality judgment, data discipline, and process ownership.
• Leadership and management skills.
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail and quality mindset.
• Ability to work with technical documentation.
• Experience with data analysis and reporting tools.
• Experience with quality management systems like ISO 9001.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies.

Benefits

Siemens offers competitive compensation packages, including a range from $83,966 to $143,942 annually, with a 5% bonus potential. We also offer comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

$83,966 - $143,942 annually

Schedule

Full-time position