• Leads a Quality Assurance Organization that is effective at ensuring compliance to all regulatory,
  customers and ISO mandated requirements.
• Sets goals, objectives and daily directives for direct reports including quality engineers and quality
  technicians. Collaborates with department heads to identify quality improvement goals and metrics for
  individual business unit departments.
• Keeps abreast of industry trends and leaders; implements best practices.
• Ensures compliance to QMS necessary to maintain IATF Certification and to meet industry requirements
  as defined by external customer base.
• Designs, implements and maintains QA policies, specifications, procedures, manuals, and instructions to
  support business processes.
• Manages the quality training program suited for all levels within the company. Collaborates with business
  unit leadership to ensure all compliance training and educational requirements of professional
  personnel are met.
• Coordinates product assurance programs to prevent or eliminate defects in new or existing products and
  drives continuous improvement programs for products, manufacturing and business processes.
• Manages Customer Complaint and Customer Quality Surveillance programs.
• Leads cross functional improvement projects and teams to achieve objectives on time and on budget
• Assesses cable related manufacturing processes for capability against product requirements
• Applies rigorous problem solving methods such as DMAIC to deliver tangible result

Personal Qualities:

• Strong communication skills (oral and written)
• Ability to convey complex issues in simple terms to all levels of the organization
• Possesses well developed interpersonal skills with experience working in cross functional environments

Qualifications:

• 10 years of Quality Assurance working experience
• 10 years working in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with wire harnesses
• Training and experience with Six Sigma
• 5 years’ leadership and supervisory experience
• Minimum 3 years of management and project management experience
• 5 years of working knowledge with computer systems
• Fiber optics background preferred

Minimum Education:

• Bachelors Degree
• Preferred - Engineering or Related Discipline