Quality Manager
Sanmina · Greater Houston · 1 mo ago
Quality AssuranceFull-time
About the role
The Quality Manager leads, implements, and maintains high-level quality strategies across multiple programs and projects, directly linking business goals with operational excellence while scaling the Quality Management System (QMS).
Nature of Duties & Responsibilities
- Cost of Quality (CoQ) Management: Participate in operational process routing evaluations to define cost-of-quality standards across the product portfolio. Establish quality metrics to identify deviations and evaluate their impact on the Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ).
- Risk Mitigation: Develop and implement proactive frameworks to identify and mitigate operational risks, eliminate redundancies, and prevent reoccurrence. Utilize risk assessment tools like PFMEA across all operational activities.
- QMS Leadership & Compliance: Lead the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System in compliance with ISO 9001 and other applicable standards. Lead monthly Quality Management Reviews (QMR) to evaluate quality indicators and business performance.
- CAPA & Non-Conformance: Drive rigorous Non-Conformance Report (NCR) and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) analysis to establish effective, systemic changes in the QMS.
- New Product Introduction (NPI): Responsible for executing Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) frameworks for the development, launch, and implementation of new programs and products.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with Design, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to drive technical manufacturing issues to true root-cause solutions. Manage and resolve all supplier quality issues.
- Process Optimization: Deploy Lean Six Sigma tools to evaluate and improve manufacturing processes, product conditions, and operational throughput.
- Team Development & Training: Mentor, guide, and upskill the quality engineering team. Serve as the overall owner for all site-applicable training compliance requirements (including ESD, 5S, C-TPAT, Operations, and Repair/Failure Analysis).