Quality Manager - Modular - Data Center

Cupertino Electric, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Cupertino Electric, Inc. is seeking a Quality Manager for Modular - Data Center in Houston, TX. You will oversee the QMS, develop and enforce quality policies, and ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and regulatory requirements.

The role includes leading cross-functional teams, driving continuous improvement, and maintaining supplier quality programs to meet customer expectations. This position requires a minimum of 5 years in quality leadership in manufacturing or data center deployment, a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of quality management experience.
• Technical background with understanding/ hands-on experience in data center deployment.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional leadership.
• MS Office (Excel, Word) proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Ensure CEI's Quality Management System (QMS) conforms to customer, internal, ISO 9001, and regulatory requirements.
• Work with customers, employees, contractors, and suppliers to develop product requirements.
• Report to management on the performance of the QMS and results of quality audits.
• Conduct periodic management quality review meetings.
• Oversee product recalls and quality actions.
• Promote quality achievement and performance improvement across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with national and international standards.
• Apply environmental and health and safety standards.
• Set up and maintain quality controls and documentation.
• Supervise internal audit program.
• Introduce and manage continual improvement programs.
• Develop and administer quality-related training needs.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to monitor supplier performance.
• Oversee supplier quality systems evaluation and supplier audits.
• Liaise with design, production and supply chain managers.

Skills

Quality leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or Industry experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Quality Manager - Modular - Data Center

Reports To: Plant Manager

Location: Houston, TX

Salary Range: $95,250 to $125,000

Final determination of a successful candidate's starting pay will vary based on a number of factors, including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, education and experience. The pay scale listed for this position is generally for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements listed on this specific job description. We provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.

WHO WE ARE

Since 1954, Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI)has been powered by people who've built a reputation for delivering high-profile, complex projects. Real, tangible things that alter the landscape and improve lives. And we've done it with integrity for more than 70 years. We're problem solvers and innovation seekers. We're team players and safety fanatics. And we're proud to be part of Quanta Services (PWR:NYSE), North America's largest employer of skilled craft labor. Because what we do is important, but howwedo it is everything.

THE MODULAR TEAM

Modular solutions by CEI anticipate and solve ongoing problems for data center operators. Our proven, factory-built and tested data center infrastructure products bring deployments online faster, more reliably, and with less risk than conventional methods.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Working in line with Cupertino's core values, the CEI Quality Manager will manage quality improvement initiatives. The position is responsible for developing and implementing a quality assurance program. The Quality Manager develops or reviews standards, policies, and procedures for all related functions and departments. They has the final authority over product shipments and ensures compliance with all standards. The Quality Manager ensures all managers, process owners, and supervisors maintain their part of the quality management system. They monitors and advises on the quality system's performance. This often includes publishing statistics on company performance against set measures. A key role is ensuring customer requirements and expectations are accurately identified. CEI must meet or exceed customer expectations. This role also involves establishing how customer expectations will change over time. The Quality Manager supports a customer-focused culture within CEI. They assures consistent production quality by developing and enforcing good automated manufacturing practice (GAMP) systems.

• Ensure that CEI's Quality Management System (QMS) conforms to customer, internal, ISO 9001, and regulatory/legal requirements
• Work with customers, employees, contractors, and suppliers to develop product requirements
• Report to management on the performance of the QMS (e.g., results of quality audits, corrective actions)
• Conduct periodic management quality review meetings
• Oversee product recalls
• Promote quality achievement and performance improvement across the organization
• Ensure compliance with national and international standards
• Apply environmental and health and safety standards
• Set up and maintain quality controls and documentation
• Supervise internal audit program
• Introduce and manage continual improvement programs
• Develop and administer quality-related training needs
• Work closely with Supply Chain Management staff to establish supplier quality performance criteria and monitor supplier performance
• Oversee inspection (examination) of incoming materials, ensuring they meet set requirements
• Ensure evaluation of, and reporting on, supplier quality systems and plans
• Monitor and assess suppliers' product specifications
• Supervise supplier audit program
• Liaise with other managers and staff, particularly in areas such as design, production and supply chain
• Incorporate quality methods to other CEI departments
• Act as the key contact with customers' auditors. Ensure corrective actions and ongoing compliance with customers' specifications.
• BIM issue resolution and tracking of tags with the BIM system

ABOUT YOU

• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job done
• Skilled at working effectively with cross-functional teams in a matrix organization, must have proven ability to lead a diverse team of technicians
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well with people at all levels are essential
• Experience with MS-Office (especially Excel, Word) is needed
• Project management experience is a plus
• Sitting/Standing/Walking for extended times
• Ability to lifting 25lbs

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying.

Education:

Bachelor's degree or Industry experience

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Quality Manager or Quality Manufacturing Manager. Solid Technical background with understanding and/or hands‑on experience in data center deployment.

Preferred: Licensure/Certifications-

OSHA 30, NFPA 70E, LOTO Policy

CEI is a place where every single person can-and does-have an impact on the work we do and the communities we serve. Here, you can build your own story and grow to your full potential. You can collaborate and celebrate with amazing people. And you'll go home every day knowing you helped contribute to important work that shapes people's lives. Our commercial, data center and energy projects may be complex, but our approach is simple. We build great things and we do it with great people.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department, program or project needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Cupertino Electric, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

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