Quality Excellence Leader MED BU

TE Connectivity; Minneapolis (MN); Remote; USD 150,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

TE Connectivity is looking for a Quality Excellence Leader for its Medical Business Unit. This remote role will oversee quality improvement initiatives and ensure adherence to quality management standards. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant degree, have significant experience in continuous improvement, and thrive in a regulated environment. Join TE to help build quality assurance into the operation and significantly impact customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Voluntary benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in leading Continuous Improvement programs.
• Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 7 years of experience.
• Experience in highly regulated operations, preferably medical or aerospace.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality Continuous Improvement initiatives across multiple sites.
• Facilitate training and mentorship in quality techniques.
• Drive engagement and problem solving in a manufacturing environment.

Skills

Problem Solving

Analytical Thinking

Quality Systems Management

Continuous Improvement

Six Sigma

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Quality or related technical field

Tools

Minitab

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Job Overview

We Seek a Quality Excellence Leader

The Challenge is growing the maturity, performance and execution of the overall operations with adherence and integrity to the QMS and accredited Quality systems a must, while reducing the risk of non-conformance, variation reduction and BIQ (Built in Quality).

The Quality Excellence Leader will lead a program of standardized problem solving/ continuous improvement that realises an improved culture of quality, improved process controls, reduced CoPQ (cost of poor quality), reduced customer complaint level, and ultimately supports the achievement of customer satisfaction and improved cost of goods sold

This is a fully remote position.

Responsibilities

• Candidate will assume ownership over the Quality Continuous Improvement and Problem-Solving Program for TE MED for while reporting to Director of Quality.
• Serve as a deployment leader to the organization for the use of continuous improvement techniques such as the 6-sigma, Built In Quality techniques, Kaizen, DOE, QFD, Variation Reduction, SPC, RedX Shainin, and other improvement methods.
• Apply and develop knowledge cross-functionally for TE MED of DMAIC/DFSS, RedX, or appropriate tools to solve complex issues at speed with sufficient statistical/experimental facts to drive confidence in change of process requests.
• Direct the activities of the cross-functional teams to drive prioritized multi-site global improvements.
• Lead and facilitate the oversight and governance for a Quality CI Global Program within the MED BU.
• Manage and communicate change efficiently across the organization and where necessary, departments to end customers.
• Utilize sufficient data/measurement strategies to define statistical capability as/where necessary. (Minitab Expert)
• Oversee Quality CI development and training; facilitate CI events activities to drive performance in capitalizing on variation reduction, reducing failure occurrence and improvement of yield, and production processes.
• Works closely with NPD Quality and NPD Development teams to apply DFQ/DFM (Design for Quality/Design For Manufacture) and Built In Quality prior to launch.
• Ensure that Lessons Learned from Internal Problem resolution and or Customer Complaint knowledge is applied at replicable processes and process/product design.
• Drives engagement with production and design personnel to participate suggest improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to effect change in a manufacturing environment and ensure improvement activity is being communicated, understood, and supported within the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate groups and deliver problem solving and continuous improvement training.
• Working with the Quality Leadership – develop and execute a strategy for CI across the business that reduces risk is QMS gaps – enhances performance and has a clear financial benefit to the business.
  
  

What Your Background Should Look Like

• Bachelor degree level qualification in Engineering / Quality or related technical field is required for consideration, or equivilant.
• RedX Shainin and/or Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 7 years of experience leading improvements embedded in a business – Demonstrated track record of large $ improvement projects
• Experience Coaching and Mentoring to all levels of an organization
• RedX Shainin and/or Six Sigma Training and Facilitation experience over 7 years developing training and coaching / mentoring to White, Yellow, Green, Black and Master level – Completed a recognised Trainer / Facilitator Training or equivalent
• Candidate should possess at least 5-10 years of CI ownership in high-speed manufacturing environment – Must be within a highly regulated operation e.g. Medical, Gas detection, Aerospace or equivalent
• Highly organized, able to work with limited direction, aptitude for problem solving and analytical thinking supervision, motivated to successfully meet deadlines, attention to detail and ability to multi-task
  
  

Competencies

Motivating Others

Building Effective Teams

Managing and Measuring Work

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

About Te Connectivity

TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries. TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at

Compensation

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $150,200 - $187,700 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits
  
  

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.
  
  

EOE, Including Disability/Vets

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD

TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com. If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Quality Assurance, Production, and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

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