Quality Leader - New Plant Start-Up

Siemens; Pendergrass (GA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens in Georgia is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the site’s Quality Management System and drive strategic quality initiatives across fabrication, coating, and assembly processes. You will build a high-performing quality team and partner with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and EHS to elevate product quality and compliance.

The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing quality leadership, a strong track record with audits and root-cause analysis, and experience implementing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing, Operations, or related field or equivalent experience.
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• Leading and maintaining the site's Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure Siemens standards, customer reqs, and regulatory requirements.
• Developing and executing quality strategies for safe, reliable manufacturing operations across fabrication, coating, plating, epoxy, and assembly.
• Driving a culture of quality excellence through proactive problem-solving and employee engagement.
• Establishing and improving KPIs like first-pass yield, customer complaints, scrap, rework, supplier quality, and cost of poor quality.
• Leading audits and ensuring timely closure of corrective actions and preventive actions.
• Managing customer quality concerns and driving root cause investigations using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, etc.
• Partnering with manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and EHS to improve process capability and performance.
• Overseeing supplier quality performance, qualification activities, and continuous improvement.
• Supporting new product introductions, change management, and facility start-up to meet quality requirements.
• Using quality and statistical tools to analyze trends, identify risks, and implement sustainable solutions.
• Recruiting and leading a high-performing quality organization.
• Fostering safety, accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence across the site.

Responsibilities

• Leading and maintaining the site's Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance with Siemens standards, customer requirements, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Developing and executing quality strategies that support safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations across fabrication, coating, plating, epoxy, and assembly processes.
• Driving a culture of quality excellence through proactive problem-solving, continuous improvement, and employee engagement.
• Establishing, monitoring, and improving key quality performance indicators, including first-pass yield, customer complaints, scrap, rework, supplier quality, and cost of poor quality.
• Leading internal, external, and customer audits while ensuring timely closure of corrective and preventive actions.
• Managing customer quality concerns and driving root cause investigations using methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, and other structured problem-solving tools.
• Partnering with manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and EHS teams to improve process capability, product quality, and operational performance.
• Overseeing supplier quality performance, qualification activities, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Supporting new product introductions, process validations, change management, and facility start-up activities to ensure quality requirements are achieved.
• Utilizing quality and statistical tools to analyze trends, identify risks, and implement sustainable solutions.
• Recruiting, developing, and leading a high-performing quality organization, including quality engineers, technicians, and inspectors.
• Fostering a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence throughout the facility.

Skills

Quality leadership

Root cause analysis

Audits

SPC

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

MES

Quality software

Data analytics

Job description

Siemens in Georgia is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the site’s Quality Management System and drive strategic quality initiatives across fabrication, coating, and assembly processes. You will build a high-performing quality team and partner with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and EHS to elevate product quality and compliance.

The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing quality leadership, a strong track record with audits and root-cause analysis, and experience implementing