Head of Manufacturing Excellence & Reliability

Nextracker Inc.; Valencia; Presencial; EUR 150.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Nextpower in Valencia is seeking a Director of Manufacturing Excellence & Reliability to lead the strategic manufacturing quality and reliability roadmap for utility-scale inverter products produced by contract manufacturers.

You will oversee Manufacturing Excellence, Quality & Supplier Excellence, and Reliability & Product Integrity to ensure safety, quality, performance, cost, and reliability goals across the product lifecycle.

Formación

• BS/MS in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering.
• Fluent English and Spanish (written and spoken), other European languages are a plus.
• 12+ years in power electronics manufacturing.
• Experience with contract manufacturers.
• Leadership experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Proficient in APQP, FMEA, SPC, Lean, Six Sigma, and reliability engineering.

Responsabilidades

• Define the organization’s manufacturing excellence strategy.
• Develop annual Objectives and Key Results aligned with business goals.
• Build a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
• Lead and mentor engineering teams.
• Establish manufacturing readiness requirements.
• Approve production readiness for new products.
• Oversee manufacturing process capability.
• Drive automation and process optimization.
• Own supplier and contract manufacturer quality performance.
• Lead executive supplier reviews.
• Ensure robust CAPA and quality management systems.
• Own product reliability strategy.
• Review qualification programs.
• Drive warranty reduction initiatives.
• Monitor field performance.
• Own the customer relationship for Manufacturing, Quality, and Reliability engagements, including hosting customer visits, audits, technical reviews, factory acceptance activities, and executive meetings.
• Manage departmental budget
• Support customer quality reviews
• Report executive KPIs

Conocimientos

Leadership

Manufacturing Excellence

Quality Management

Reliability Engineering

APQP

FMEA

SPC

Lean

Six Sigma

Contract Manufacturers

Cross-functional Teams

Educación

BS/MS in Electrical/Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Descripción del empleo

Nextpower in Valencia is seeking a Director of Manufacturing Excellence & Reliability to lead the strategic manufacturing quality and reliability roadmap for utility-scale inverter products produced by contract manufacturers.

You will oversee Manufacturing Excellence, Quality & Supplier Excellence, and Reliability & Product Integrity to ensure safety, quality, performance, cost, and reliability goals across the product lifecycle.