Director of Quality

Plexus Corp.; Nampa (ID); On-site; USD 156,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Plexus Corp. is looking for a Director of Quality to lead the corporate Quality Management System (QMS) across applicable standards and regulations. You will foster a culture of quality, guide the quality and regulatory teams, and collaborate with site leadership to deliver defect-free designs and products.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of related experience and involves travel of less than 25% to support regional and site quality initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to represent Plexus Corp.
• Must be able to build collaborative relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ability to work with people at all levels of the organization, especially executive management.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and strategic direction: Define regional strategies to align quality processes, organizational capability and culture to meet and exceed customer needs.
• Evaluation and execution - provide direction to Quality Managers using metrics and data analysis to identify and deploy best practices and drive continuous improvement.
• Zero Defect: define strategy and execution to drive towards achieving Zero Defects by ensuring products meet customer requirements and regulatory standards.
• Continuous Improvement: drive problem solving tools and CAPA across region; lead QA, supplier quality and QMS/regulatory teams to improve quality, cost and delivery.
• Lead and coach team development and succession for Plexus core values.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree with 10+ years of related experience

Job description

Our commitment to pay range transparency fosters an equitable workplace, where everyone can feel valued. The annual compensation range for this position is stated below. The salary offered within this range will be based upon the geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level.

Salary Range: $155,900.00 - $233,900.00

Purpose Statement

The Director of Quality supports the strategic planning, development, execution and compliance of Plexus’ corporate Quality Management System (QMS) to all applicable quality regulations and standards. To differentiate Plexus from the competition, the Director of Quality helps creates a culture of quality and builds customer confidence by leading Plexus’ quality and regulatory teams and collaborating across the enterprise in order to ensure Plexus delivers defect free designs and products.

Key Job Accountabilities

• Leadership and Strategic Direction: Define Regional strategies to align quality processes, organizational capability and culture to consistently meet or exceed customer needs. Build collaborative relationships with internal and external customers. Drive and coordinate initiatives with Global Process Owners and Site Quality managers to support alignment of core quality processes at the regional sites.
• Evaluation and Execution - Provide direction to Quality Managers using metrics and data analysis in order to identify and deploy best practices and drive continuous improvement. In addition, help develop and upgrade Quality site talent to ensure success.
• Zero Defect: Define strategy and execution to drive towards achieving Zero Defects by defining and implementing the strategy for the site Quality Team to ensure products manufactured meet or exceed customer requirements and applicable regulatory or international standard.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive the use of problem solving tools and methodologies consistent with the lean sigma Plexus culture. Accountable to drive and lead the CAPA performance and execution within the region. Lead the operational quality assurance, supplier quality and QMS/regulatory teams to establish a quality roadmap for the continual improvement of manufacturing operations and supply base to improve quality, cost and delivery of customer products.
• Responsible to exemplify and hold their team accountable to demonstrating the Plexus Core Values. Leader will focus on evaluating potential, driving succession planning, and ensuring their employees receive the development and coaching required to realize their full potential.

Education/Experience Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 10 or more years of related experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.

Other Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively interact, influence and build consensus with internal and external teams.
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to represent Plexus Corp. in a professional manner.
• Must be able to build collaborative relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ability to work with people at all levels of the organization, especially executive management.

Physical Requirements

• Professional office environment with suitable lighting, comfortable temperatures, and low noise level. May require prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, using a computer, and other office equipment. Minimal physical activity is generally involved, emphasizing the importance of good posture and ergonomic workplace arrangements.

Travel Requirements

• Less than 25%