Quality Excellence Director, Solar Module Manufacturing

Kids for the Future; Brookshire (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kids for the Future seeks a Director of Quality to oversee end-to-end quality control and assurance for solar module manufacturing in Brookshire, TX and Goodyear, AZ. You will own the ISO 9001 QMS, ensure IEC/UL compliance, and act as the primary contact for customer audits and escalations.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 12 years in manufacturing quality, including 5+ years in senior leadership. onsite work at Brookshire or Goodyear with extensive cross-site collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Twelve (12) years in manufacturing quality, including 5+ years in a senior quality leadership role.
• Experience leading quality organizations within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with photovoltaic/solar module manufacturing, semiconductor, electronics, electrical equipment, advanced materials, automotive, or another highly controlled manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and managing a Quality Management System.
• Strong knowledge of quality tools including SPC, FMEA, CAPA, 8D, root-cause analysis, MSA, process capability, and statistical analysis.
• Experience with supplier quality and customer quality management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the overall quality strategy for U.S. solar module manufacturing operations.
• Establish measurable quality objectives, KPIs, targets, and improvement plans aligned with business and customer requirements.
• Lead the Quality organization and establish a culture of prevention, accountability, continuous improvement, and customer focus.
• Provide senior leadership with regular reporting on quality performance, risks, trends, corrective actions, and improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, EHS, Sales, and Customer Service to resolve quality issues.
• Establish clear escalation processes for critical product, process, supplier, and customer quality issues.
• Manage the sites’ Quality Management System and ensure effective implementation throughout the organization.
• Lead internal and external quality audits and ensure timely closure of audit findings.
• Establish and lead the Supplier Quality Assurance program for critical raw materials, components, equipment, and services.
• Work closely with Procurement and Supply Chain to establish supplier qualification and performance requirements.
• Serve as the senior quality escalation point for significant customer quality issues.
• Lead investigations into customer complaints, product failures, returns, and field concerns.
• Establish robust complaint-handling, failure-analysis, root-cause, and corrective-action processes.
• Coordinate technical responses to customers and ensure commitments are met.
• Establish a disciplined CAPA and nonconformance management system.
• Lead major quality investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, SPC, FMEA, and other appropriate tools.
• Serve as the primary U.S. Quality liaison with the parent company's Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, and technical organizations.
• Ensure consistent communication of quality requirements, performance, risks, customer feedback, and corrective actions between U.S. and India operations.
• Support transfer of technology, processes, specifications, lessons learned, and best practices between India and U.S. manufacturing operations.
• Help establish standardized global quality metrics while addressing U.S.-specific customer and regulatory requirements.
• Build and manage the quality team, covering incoming inspection, in-process checks, final inspection, testing, and calibration.

Skills

Quality leadership

Quality management systems

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory/compliance knowledge

Problem solving

Data analysis

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Job description

Kids for the Future seeks a Director of Quality to oversee end-to-end quality control and assurance for solar module manufacturing in Brookshire, TX and Goodyear, AZ. You will own the ISO 9001 QMS, ensure IEC/UL compliance, and act as the primary contact for customer audits and escalations.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 12 years in manufacturing quality, including 5+ years in senior leadership. onsite work at Brookshire or Goodyear with extensive cross-site collaboration.