Director Corporate Quality Customer Account Support Power & Energy

Sanmina Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Discretionary bonuses or commissions

Job summary

Sanmina Corporation in Houston seeks a Director of Corporate Quality to lead quality and customer support for electronic manufacturing operations in the Power & Energy market. You will drive best practices across plants worldwide, ensuring regulatory compliance and superior customer service.

This hands-on leader will collaborate with plants, corporate staff, and customers, traveling domestically and internationally to align on processes, PPAPs, and continuous improvement initiatives while

Qualifications

• Power & Energy market experience in electronics manufacturing environment.
• 7+ years in Quality Engineering/Quality Management in EMS with hands-on plant experience.
• Experience working with teams in a global environment.
• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent; strong QMS and Operational Excellence background.
• Lean Six Sigma experience is a plus; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure site compliance with industry standards, customer requirements and specifications.
• Be main customer contact and develop strong collaboration with counterparts.
• Support PPAP activities at site level and develop control plans & work instructions per PFMEAs.
• Partner with Corporate Quality and Manufacturing Operations to resolve quality problems while maintaining efficiency.
• Lead root cause analysis (8D) and drive lasting improvements across sites.
• Facilitate communication and sharing of best practices between plants and customer reps.

Skills

Power & Energy EMS

Global teamwork

Communication skills

Lean Six Sigma

Customer relations

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Equivalent degree or experience

Job description

Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) is a global powerhouse in integrated manufacturing solutions serving the fastest growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. We are a global engine providing the end-to-end manufacturing backbone for the world's most essential and innovative brands. Whether it's autonomous vehicles, life-saving medical tech, next-gen aerospace, or AI/cloud infrastructure – our integrated solutions don't just meet standards—they redefine them.

What You’ll Do

Sanmina is looking for a Director of Corporate Quality to manage and support all aspects of Quality and Customer Support activities for electronic manufacturing related operations in the Power and Energy market segment, including but not limited to transformer manufacturing operations. You must have industry experience, with a track record of success, and a broad understanding of energy industry requirements and standards.

We are looking for hands on leader, who will support the company’s rapidly growing business environment and will work directly with the plants involved in manufacturing activities in support of their respective customers. We are looking for an individual who has experience working in a global environment across multiple sites.

The Director of Corporate Quality’s goal will be to create an atmosphere of collaboration and improvement between the manufacturing plants, corporate staff and customer representatives, driving implementation of Best Practices and ensuring delivery of highest level of service to our customers.

Customer support and representation is also a requirement. Proactive support of customer and manufacturing sites to ensure best customer service is achieved and continuous collaboration with Corporate Quality staff and Sales Account Management for best customer support – are key expectations to this position. Visits to customer locations as well as Sanmina plants will be required, entailing both domestic and international travel.

• Ensure compliance of sites with industry standards, customer requirements and specifications
• Be main contact for customers and proactively work on developing strong collaboration with customer counterparts
• Support of PPAP or equivalent activities at site level – from training to regular up-dates, as it will be required Assists plants with development of Control Plans and Work Instructions in accordance to their PFMEAs, Process Flows, Company quality system’s procedures, customer requirements as required Partner with Sanmina Corporate Quality and Manufacturing Operations to solve quality problems while maintaining manufacturing efficiencies, meeting competitive business deadlines and increasing customer satisfaction levels.
• Support plants as necessary with root cause analysis, 8D, problem solving while driving consistent and lasting improvements
• Ensure communication between plants and sharing of best practices, lessons learned - for consistent customer support and representation.

What You’ll Bring

• Power & Energy market segment experience in an electronics manufacturing environment
• 7+ years industrial experience in Quality Engineering/Quality Management in the EMS Industry, with operational background – hands on, plant level experience
• Experience working with teams in a global environment
• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent Experience in managing all aspects of Quality Management System, Operational Excellence activities in a Power and Energy manufacturing environment Lean and Six Sigma experience a plus Very strong communication skills
• Ability to develop strong relationships with customers and plant level teams
• Ability to facilitate collaboration and communication with all operational teams as well as support functions worldwide Able to travel – domestic and internationally
• Strong presentation skills – both presentation material development and presentation delivery.

Why Join Us?

Sanmina employees also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Sanmina, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment. Sanmina provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Please be aware that this position may require access to technology, software, or technical data that is subject to U.S. export control laws. All offers of employment are contingent on the applicant either 1) being a "U.S. Person," defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, or (iii) other protected individual, such as a refugee under 8 U.S.C.

• 1157 or asylee under 8 U.S.C.
• 1158; or 2) being eligible to obtain a timely export control license or license exception from the applicable U.S. federal agency.