Quality Systems Leader: Build & Elevate Manufacturing QC

Coherent; Hillsborough Township (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent is seeking a Senior Manager, Quality – Garnet to build and lead the quality function across Easton, PA and Hillsborough, NJ. You will establish the initial quality systems, controls, and metrics while driving prevention culture and continuous improvement.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong batch-release and process capability experience, and the ability to partner with manufacturing, supplier quality, and global quality teams to achieve ISO 9001:2026 certification and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive quality/manufacturing/operations experience with leadership in quality systems.
• Experience building or improving a quality organization, QMS, inspection system, or manufacturing quality process.
• Hands-on with root-cause analysis, 8D, nonconformance, audit prep, SPC, process capability, and CI.
• Experience working with production personnel in a developing manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Define Garnet Quality organization, staffing, responsibilities, procedures, training requirements, and implementation roadmap.
• Develop and maintain practical QMS processes, document control, record retention, and metrics; achieve ISO 9001:2026 certification.
• Own manufacturing quality across Easton and Hillsborough with inspection standards and release controls.
• Use SPC, data analysis, capability studies, yield analysis, and Pareto analysis to improve processes.
• Lead root-cause analysis, containment, and corrective/preventive actions; manage significant quality issues.
• Support customers and suppliers with complaints, RMAs, supplier quality issues, and quality documentation.
• Standardize Garnet quality standards across Easton, Hillsborough, aligning with Coherent Global Quality Manuals.

Skills

Quality leadership

QMS implementation

ISO 9001

SPC analysis

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional

Manufacturing quality

Data analysis

Inspection & testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Oracle ERP/MES

QMS software

Job description

Coherent is seeking a Senior Manager, Quality – Garnet to build and lead the quality function across Easton, PA and Hillsborough, NJ. You will establish the initial quality systems, controls, and metrics while driving prevention culture and continuous improvement.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong batch-release and process capability experience, and the ability to partner with manufacturing, supplier quality, and global quality teams to achieve ISO 9001:2026 certification and