Quality Management Lead (Phoenix, AZ, US, 85353)

Requisition Number: 75569

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Our Solar business delivers industry leading, U.S.-made solar components. We manufacture hyper-pure polysilicon, high-quality solar wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, leveraging our leadership in advanced manufacturing to serve growing energy demand. You will be a part of advancing critical U.S. supply chains and delivering unmatched quality and reliability to customers.

Overview

Corning is seeking a Quality Systems Lead to own and elevate the site's Quality Management System (QMS) at our Phoenix, AZ solar manufacturing facility. In this hands-on, onsite role, you'll keep our QMS audit-ready, drive ETQ document control, and partner across Quality, Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure compliance and operational discipline. If you enjoy bringing structure to complex environments and influencing outcomes through collaboration, this role offers high visibility and meaningful impact.

Primary Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Maintain and continuously improve the site QMS to ensure compliance, effectiveness, and alignment with current operations
• Lead document control in ETQ - routing, approvals, revisions, archival, and user support - and drive process optimization
• Coordinate internal and external ISO/IEC audits, track findings and corrective actions, and prepare management review inputs
• Support SAP implementation activities affecting quality processes, records, and controls; partner on cross-functional change management
• Manage calibration, reliability testing, lab requests, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), and Temporary Engineering Change Notice (TECN) documentation for special orders
• Identify gaps between documented procedures and actual practice; partner with process owners to close them

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, or related field - or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

2+ years of experience in quality systems, document control, or a related quality function

Experience working in a manufacturing or technical/industrial environment

Working knowledge of QMS principles, ISO-based quality requirements, and document control practices

Strong organizational skills with proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

Demonstrated ability to coordinate across functions and drive follow-through without direct authority

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Desired Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in quality systems or manufacturing quality
• Hands-on experience with ETQ or a comparable electronic QMS / document control system
• Experience supporting SAP or other ERP implementations or transitions
• Experience leading or supporting internal audits, external ISO audits, and management review
• Calibration, metrology documentation, and/or MSA experience
• Familiarity with CAPA, root cause analysis, SPC, and FMEA
• Industry experience in solar, semiconductor, electronics, or similar high-tech manufacturing

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

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• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
• As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning's total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
• Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That's why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.

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