Global Operations Quality Lead | 8D & Lean Six Sigma

Lam Research; Penang; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research in Penang, Malaysia, seeks a Functional Quality Manager to enhance operational effectiveness within Global Operations. You will lead quality initiatives, drive root-cause analysis, and coach cross-functional teams to ensure timely corrective actions.

The role emphasizes collaboration across the value chain and standardization of delivery processes. The ideal candidate brings 5 years in a similar role, strong problem-solving skills with 8D and Lean Six Sigma, and proven ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related technical field.
• 5 years of relative experience in a similar role.
• Strong problem-solving using 8D methodologies and Lean Six Sigma with statistical analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to influence and communicate complex contents to peers and executives.
• Experience leading quality projects from concept to implementation.
• Ability to translate and apply quality knowledge into operational plans.

Responsibilities

• Drive proactive quality performance and quality initiatives for the Order Fulfillment Management (OFM) group at Lam Research.
• Engage with stakeholders throughout the value chain, both upstream and downstream, to address critical challenges and advance quality excellence.
• Drive the advancement of quality initiatives across the OFM organization such as configuration engineering, BOM accuracy, root cause analysis, and quality leadership.
• Act as the Order Fulfillment lead to help address systemic problems and assist in identifying corrective/preventive actions to prevent recurrence of quality issues.
• Provide 8D coaching and support to cross-functional teams, ensuring disciplined problem solving, effective root cause analysis, and timely corrective and preventive action closure.
• Drive opportunities for standardization and streamlining how OM&E executes customer delivery requirements across the globe in support of Lam’s build anywhere vision.

Skills

Problem solving

8D methodology

Lean Six Sigma

Statistical analysis

Cross-functional

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Lam Research in Penang, Malaysia, seeks a Functional Quality Manager to enhance operational effectiveness within Global Operations. You will lead quality initiatives, drive root-cause analysis, and coach cross-functional teams to ensure timely corrective actions.

The role emphasizes collaboration across the value chain and standardization of delivery processes. The ideal candidate brings 5 years in a similar role, strong problem-solving skills with 8D and Lean Six Sigma, and proven ability to