Job Description
Sanmina is a global manufacturing powerhouse, generating over $14 billion in annual revenue
with a dedicated team of 35,000+ innovators across 21 countries. We support a world-class
customer base with groundbreaking products and manufacturing services. Learn more about
how we build tomorrow, today, at http://www.sanmina.com.
Quality Manager
Job Purpose:
Develops, implements, and maintains technical quality assurance and control systems and
activities. Manages the activities of the team and is responsible for staffing decisions, training
and development, and performance management of the staff. Defines and specifies the
implementation of standards, methods, and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating
the precision, accuracy, and reliability of company products. Participates in the reviewing of
engineering designs to contribute quality requirements and considerations. Assists product
support areas in gathering and analyzing data. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to
ensure the efficient operation of the function.
Nature of Duties/Responsibilities:
Lead and mentor QA team that specializes in Metal Fabrication including turret,
bending, welding, paint & assembly.
Be an outspoken advocate for Quality First throughout the plant
Expediently and effectively communicate with customers on quality escapes, visits,
escalations, etc.
Maintain and improve the site QMS (including NCR and CAPA system, internal audit,
training, etc.)
Maintain the site QMS compliance with ISO:9000 and any site/customer upcoming
certifications required
Responsible for ensuring effective quality planning (including PFMEAs, process flows
and control plans) for NPI and production parts.
Develop additional sources of quality data and track and report key Quality-related
performance indicators (KPIs), including first pass yield, scrap, product return rates,
etc.
Manage and improve supplier quality
Be an advocate for lean and six sigma manufacturing principles and drive continuous
improvement.
Drive cross functional projects with manufacturing, supply chain, and engineering, to
verify and validate existing manufacturing processes and capabilities
Overall owner of all applicable training requirements (ESD, 5'S, C-TPAT, Warehouse,
Operations, Repair & FA)
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in related field
Minimum of 6+ years of experience in quality engineering or related area in a
manufacturing environment in a leadership role.
Detailed knowledge and hands on experience with quality tools including process
flowcharts, FMEA's, control plans, CAPA, RCCA and 8D required
Experience in IPC workmanship requirements is a plus
Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies including
statistical analysis techniques (Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control
(SPC), etc) preferred.
Certified Green or Black belt a plus
Internal audit experience is required
Experience using Microsoft Office and Google docs product suite required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
ASQ certifications in QE, RE, QM is a plus
Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender
Identity