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Coherent Corp. · 1 day ago

Director of Quality

Pine Brook, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$144K/yr - $252K/yr

20+ years exp

Coherent Corp. is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials, and networking components. They are seeking a Director of Quality to lead the SiC LLC Quality Function, ensuring customer satisfaction and compliance with quality standards while fostering a culture of prevention and continuous improvement.

AerospaceIndustrialMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingNavigationSemiconductor

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead SiC LLC Quality Function

Build strong organization quality talent in SiC LLC plants

Actively engage in resolving customer quality issues and prepare for customer audits. Drive total customer satisfaction

Coach the plants towards a culture of prevention

Establish strategic quality direction within the plants

Teach advanced Quality classes at the plants

Establish a culture of intelligent risk-taking and guide the plants in choices to help exploit strategic opportunities

Lead in strategic decision-making, and in tactical decision making within important risk-saturated areas

Ensure Quality systems are aligned with identified best-practices

Lead and manage the quality functions at SiC LLC plants

Design and lead production of various dashboards accurately depicting quality product and process status in all plants

Create and Maintain QMS Alignment with the Coherent Global Quality System

Ensure Quality Manual aligns with Coherent Corporate Global Quality manual

Establish and maintain a process for 'Preventive Action Efficiency' to drive mistake-proofing in the factories

Implement and maintain Coherent Global COQ process

Implement and maintain coherent Global KPI process

Implement and maintain Coherent Global QBR

Implement and maintain Coherent Global Risk Assessment process

Implement and maintain the Coherent Global QAT-based assessment QMS effectiveness

Implement and maintain Coherent Global Purge process

Implement and maintain Coherent Global Quality Stop process

Implement and maintain Coherent Global NPI process

Implement and maintain Coherent Global PCN process

Lead the Development and Implementation of IAFT 16949 QMS

Conceive, design, develop, implement, and continually improve an IATF 16949 certified QMS

Lead efforts to identify, develop, proceduralize, and implement best quality AIAG practices in all SiC LLC plants

Guide best practice design and deployment of processes for PPAP, SPC, MSA, APQP, and FMEA

Implement Coherent Corporate Global internal quality audit process to ensure continual compliance and improvement of the automotive QMS

Design and implement periodic Management Review processes to drive continual improvements

Implement the Coherent Corporate Global 8D corrective action database and ensure its optimum usage

Develop and maintain a Quality Manual

Implement and maintain key complimentary processes within SiC LLC

Export compliance is maintained

Ensure implementation and maintenance of Coherent Lean process

Implement and maintain necessary ESD processes

Implement and maintain necessary ESG processes

A quality work environment consistent with 6S practices is maintained

Assure regulatory compliance in product-related areas such as RoHS, REACH, and Conflict Minerals

Qualification

IATF 16949 QMSQuality ManagementInternal Quality AuditStatistical ExpertiseISO 9001Lean ManufacturingProcess Control TechniquesInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsCross-Functional Collaboration

Required

M.S. in technical field, preferably Statistics, Mathematics, or Industrial Engineering

Extensive experience with Quality Sciences and Quality Management

20 years Quality Engineering, Quality Management, or Quality Consulting

15 years of experience electronics or semiconductor manufacturing

20 years of experience in internal quality audit

10 years of experience managing tier-1 or tier-2 customer audits

10 years of experience in using structured techniques to solve complex problems

Awareness of PPAP, FMEA, MSA, Control Plan, and SPC techniques

Awareness of lean manufacturing techniques

Due to ITAR compliance, this position requires candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident Alien, or Protected Individual per 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)

Expert Knowledge of the ISO 9001 criteria

Awareness and understanding of the IATF 16949 criteria

Process characterization and control techniques

Able to balance financial and quality objectives

Statistical expertise including FMEA, SPC, DOE, MSA, Process Capability

Able to understand AIAG process control plans

Able to facilitate cross-functional Kaizen Events

Solve complex problems using intuition, induction, deduction, analysis of data, and advanced quality tools, and structured problem-solving methods

Effectively work in cultures throughout North America, Europe, and Asia

Able to think critically and to reengineer all elements of an Automotive Quality System to remove waste of time and dollars, while increasing Quality performance

Willing to take intelligent risks to gain opportunities for quality innovation

Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and ability to comprehend and communicate at a high level with executives, senior managers, and global customers, suppliers, and principals at different sites

Able to relate well and work collaboratively with all levels within a site, from senior leaders to production operators

Ability to deal effectively with differences of opinion, to influence, to draw ideas from others, and to negotiate and mediate

Ability to anticipate and handle multiple priorities and complex/abstract issues involving external and internal priorities

Ability to excel in a cross-organizational, cross-cultural, global team environment and to easily adjust in the face of challenge and change

Handle special assignments promptly and professionally

Maintain a high standard of ethics, professionalism, leadership, and competency

Proven ability to lead and motivate people

Demonstrates and promotes the Coherent ICARE Worldwide Values

Knowledgeable in worldwide ESG norms