Senior Quality Assurance Manager

Green Recruitment Company; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Recruitment Company is seeking a Sr Quality Manager to lead our client's solar module manufacturing quality at the U.S. plant. You will own the QMS, drive CAPA and RCA, and partner with production and process teams to ensure scalable, high-quality modules.

You will mentor a quality team and coordinate audits, ensuring adherence to ISO 9001 and relevant standards as manufacturing scales up.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of manufacturing quality experience, ideally in high-volume environments.
• Experience leading a plant or production quality function with a team.
• Strong knowledge of QMS, ISO 9001, CAPA, RCA, 8D, SPC and improvement methods.
• Experience managing incoming, in-process and finished-product quality.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, process controls and data-driven improvement.
• Experience handling customer quality issues, audits and supplier quality management.
• Solar module manufacturing experience and IEC/UL familiarity preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality management across incoming materials, production, and finished solar modules.
• Own and improve the site Quality Management System, audits, documentation and compliance.
• Establish quality standards, inspection plans and KPIs for defects, yield, FPY, scrap, and customer quality.
• Lead non-conformance management, root-cause analysis and CAPA; drive corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Production, Process Engineering and Equipment teams to resolve issues.
• Manage customer complaints, quality investigations and technical responses with timely actions.
• Support supplier quality management, incoming material qualification and supplier CAPA.
• Lead and develop the plant quality team of engineers, supervisors and inspectors.
• Support audits and maintain compliance with solar manufacturing and quality standards.

Skills

Quality management

CAPA

RCA

8D

ISO 9001

SPC

Data-driven quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Quality / Manufacturing

Job description

Our client is a growing solar module manufacturer expanding its U.S. production operations. They are looking for a Sr Quality Manager to lead plant quality, strengthen the QMS and ensure consistent product performance as manufacturing scales.

Responsibility

• Lead overall quality management across incoming materials, production processes and finished solar modules.

• Own and continuously improve the site Quality Management System, including procedures, audits, documentation and compliance.

• Establish quality standards, inspection plans and KPIs covering defects, yield, FPY, scrap and customer quality performance.

• Lead non-conformance management, root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions for manufacturing and product quality issues.

• Work closely with Production, Process Engineering and Equipment teams to resolve recurring quality issues and improve manufacturing consistency.

• Manage customer complaints, quality investigations and technical responses, ensuring timely closure and effective corrective actions.

• Support supplier quality management, incoming material qualification and supplier corrective actions.

• Lead and develop the plant quality team, including engineers, supervisors and inspectors.

• Support internal, customer and third-party audits and maintain compliance with applicable solar manufacturing and quality standards.

Qualification

• 7+ years of manufacturing quality experience, ideally within solar, semiconductor, battery, electronics or other high-volume advanced manufacturing.

• Previous experience leading a plant or production quality function and managing a quality team.

• Strong knowledge of QMS, ISO 9001, CAPA, RCA, 8D, SPC and continuous improvement methodologies.

• Proven experience managing incoming, in-process and finished-product quality.

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, process controls and data-driven quality improvement.

• Experience handling customer quality issues, audits and supplier quality management.

• Solar module manufacturing experience and familiarity with relevant IEC/UL product standards would be highly preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing or a related technical discipline.