Cable Manufacturing Quality Manager

DescriptionPosition at Samtec, IncSamtec is searching for a Manufacturing Quality Manager who will be responsible for ensuring quality and continuous improvement are integrated into the development and manufacturing of Samtec's cable products. Position is based in our Wilsonville, Oregon, cable production site and is part of the site leadership team.Essential Functions/Responsibilities:Implement robust quality systems in a highly complex manufacturing environment.Be accountable for the quality of Samtec's high-speed coaxial cable manufacturing and processes at our Oregon and Costa Rica cable manufacturing sites.Support manufacturing transfers of products/machines to Samtec facility in Costa Rica. Support resolution of downstream cable quality issues by managing and coordinating activities across Manufacturing Quality, Supplier Quality, Customer Quality, and Engineering organizations at other Samtec sites, including New Albany, Indiana; Costa Rica, Malaysia, China, and Taiwan.Proactively engage in the product/process development and preproduction stages to ensure new products and processes are introduced with robust quality controls.Partner with Engineering and Operations leaders to form a cohesive team, ensuring adequate resource levels for a high quality, interrupt free manufacturing environment. Drive continuous improvement within operations through use of Six Sigma, lean manufacturing techniques, and consistent use of PFMEA and Production Control Plans.Customer Quality: Partner with Customer Quality Engineering (CQE) on identification of root cause of quality issues and execution of product quality improvements through preventive or corrective actions. Occasionally interface with customers for quality-related excursions, lead customer audits, and collect and summarize customer quality data to drive improvement. Direct Manufacturing Quality Engineering (MQE) in execution of investigations and improvement efforts. Supplier Quality: Partner with Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) to perform supplier qualifications, monitoring, investigations, and audits to minimize quality risk from incoming materials.Ensure Quality engineering support for R&D, marketing, and operations for the development, modification, and qualification of new products and existing released products.Ensure proper documentation of processes exists and is being followed.Work to sustain and improve quality management systems of ISO-9001, IATF 16949, and others.** The responsibilities as defined are intended to serve as a general guideline for this position. Associates may be asked to perform additional tasks depending on strengths and capabilities.** Required Experience: Extensive experience developing or manufacturing products involving complex manufacturing processes such as cable extrusion, ribbonization, shielding (serve/braid), signal-integrity testing, use of SCADA systems, etc (>5 years required). Minimum 3 years experience in Quality Management Operations/Manufacturing Management is a must.Understanding of Lean Manufacturing concepts.Knowledge of ISO 9001 QMS Standard Preferred Experience:Quality certifications are desirable (Certified Quality Manager, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor or related)Knowledge of other quality standards such as AS9100, ISO 13485, or IATF 16949 is preferred.Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related discipline required.About Samtec: Founded in 1976, Samtec is a privately held, $800 million global manufacturer of a broad line of electronic interconnect solutions. What drives us at Samtec is the knowledge that our products enable engineers to create great things. When we innovate electronics capable of moving signals at faster speeds, smaller footprints, and higher densities, we know that we're providing designers access to the technologies that they need to do the jobs that impact all our lives. Whether it's advanced medical equipment with the ability to save lives, energy-efficient products that make our living spaces more comfortable, communication products that bring us together, or any number of other innovations, we feel good about our part in making those things possible. With 40 locations in 20 countries, Samtec's global presence enables its unmatched customer service.SAMTEC, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating a diverse environment. All employment decisions at Samtec are based in business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity/expression, marital status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws SAMTEC, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating a diverse environment. All employment decisions at Samtec are based in business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity/expression, marital status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws.