Senior Manager / Deputy Director Quality

GlobalFoundries; Alberta; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor foundry is seeking a Senior Manager / Deputy Director Quality to lead a team in managing customer-related quality matters. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, especially in a foundry environment. Responsibilities include driving quality improvements and managing customer expectations. This role requires strong leadership skills and the ability to negotiate effective solutions.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of Semiconductor experience, preferably in a foundry environment.
• Experience in managing a quality group in a large manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of QS9000/ISO9000/TS16949 quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive alignment to customer specific quality requirements.
• Manage quality reviews with customers to show quality improvement.
• Collaborate for successful first time-right production ramp.

Skills

Customer negotiation

Leadership skills

Quality system management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering or Science

Job description

Senior Manager / Deputy Director Quality

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets.

Introduction: In this role, you are to build and lead a team that develops, defines and executes strategy to build customer relationships, be responsible and accountable for all customer-related quality matters and be the team’s key point of contact for customers on quality issues.

Your Job:

• Drive alignment to customer specific quality requirements to meet and exceed customer expectations.
• Drive systemic customer related Quality System roll-out, deployment, improvement and enhancement activities.
• Drive customer 8D / CAR closure and verify corrective/preventive effectiveness.
• Coordinate Quality spec review/negotiations with customers.
• Manage quality reviews / scorecards with customers to show quality improvement progress.
• Drive analysis to identify improvement opportunities and internal programs to improve customer quality performance.
• Collaborate to achieve manufacturing stability to achieve zero excursions for customers.
• Collaborate to execute pre-ramp Assessment and Safe Launch for successful first time-right production ramp to meet and exceed customer needs.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering or Science.
• Has more than 10 years of Semiconductor experience, preferably in a foundry environment.
• Able to manage customer expectations and negotiate realistic solutions.
• Has experience in managing a quality group in a large manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of QS9000/ISO9000/TS16949 quality systems, SPC & TQM concepts.
• Knowledge of wafer fabrication process is an advantage.

Other Essential Attributes

• Good people & leadership skills and able to lead the team under pressure.
• Team lead with good executive brevity / presentation and communication skills.
• Be a Flag bearer for an “Automotive Quality Mindset” in the Fab.