Job Details

Director of Quality Operations & Engineering

We are seeking a seasoned leader to develop and lead teams that proactively manage manufacturing operations, systems, and programs to ensure our customers' quality expectations are met and continually improve production quality performance.

Location: Sparks, NV

Salary Range: $180,000–$220,000 per year plus bonus and relocation assistance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Quality Operations and Quality Engineering organizational activities and established priorities to meet company and department goals and objectives.
• Develop a high‑performing team and future leaders by coaching and improving individual capability through performance management systems, processes, and talent acquisition.
• People leader responsible for maintaining and improving employee morale to minimize attrition.
• Establish and monitor the team's performance, ensuring aligned KPIs to the organization's strategic objectives and with all other functional groups while ensuring compliance to company policies.
• Plan and administer department budget, capital expenditures and direct/indirect labor costs by maintaining inventory and head count controls.
• Review and lead reporting of company performance data (sales, profitability, productivity, quality, finances, staffing, etc.) utilizing this data to make department structure and strategy recommendations in support of the business.
• Lead the establishment of company Business Plan KPI targets for Quality across all business units, drive accountability of business units to achieving Business Plan and quickly escalates risk to Sr. Management.
• Lead Quality Engineering continuous improvement cost avoidance projects to reduce total cost of quality, optimize process efficiency and decrease non‑conformance.
• Champion design‑to‑quality principles and quality‑first behaviors, transparency, and collaboration to internal and external stakeholders.
• Assure compliance and continuous improvements to all quality management systems and the integration with other management systems such as IATF 16949:2016, ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, etc. required for all vehicle manufacturer suppliers.
• Develop and execute continuous improvement plans on standards, methods, metrics, and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision, accuracy, and reliability of our product and equipment.
• Lead failure investigation and corrective action for production, quality, and customer related failures, and facilitate customer quality & reliability interactions.
• Drive on‑time root cause analysis and corrective preventive actions to resolve equipment design and product design deficiencies.
• Be a key player in the local leadership team for all issues by providing leadership during problem resolution events, such as S1, F1, and management of change opportunities.
• Champion and support all corporate Quality initiatives and core business processes such as Hoshin, Obeya, 4M, QRRPR.
• Ability to travel as required and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Basic/Required: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Reliability, Continuous Improvement, or a high‑volume manufacturing field.

• 10+ years minimum Senior Manager or Director of Heavy Manufacturing, Quality experience required in high‑volume manufacturing (battery, automotive, semiconductor at 1M+ units per day).
• Experience utilizing quality management tools including statistical decision‑making methods, process capability analysis, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (GR&R) and Design of Experiments (DoE).
• Experience in continuous improvement and structured problem‑solving techniques such as 8‑D, fishbone, FTA, FMEA and other quality tools.
• Team oriented with attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with various levels of management.
• Knowledge of 6‑Sigma methods and techniques, process control systems, process capability, measurements, and analysis, FMEA, preventive action and continuous improvement programs.
• Experience with ISO 9001 quality management systems and auditing.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, especially Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience with AI, machine learning and advanced analytical tools.
• Working‑level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking.

• Previous work experience in a cross‑culture / international environment or Japanese business culture.

Application Process

Please answer the questions listed below and email them back to me with your updated resume to ...@minorityexecsearch.com. Referrals are welcome!

1. Do you have 10 Plus years of Heavy Bulk Manufacturing, Quality experience in a High Volume Manufacturing (Battery, Automotive, Semiconductor at 1M+ units per day)? Explain.
2. Do you have Experience in continuous improvement and structured problem‑solving techniques and tools such as 8‑D, fishbone, FTA, FMEA and other quality tools?
3. Do you have experience with ISO 9001, AI, ML and advanced tools?
4. Do you have Experience utilizing quality management tools including statistical decision‑making methods, process capability analysis, MSA, GR&R and DoE?
5. What is your salary expectations?
6. Are you open to relocate?

Contact

Eral Burks, President & CEO, Minority Executive Search

Cell: 216‑346‑4881

Website: www.minorityexecsearch.com

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