The Quality Manager position leads Quality Team located in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, CA. This role oversees the Quality function for the Santa Clara manufacturing site and Development & QC Testing conducted in Sunnyvale. The Quality Manager ensures compliance with internal process/product specifications, customer specifications, and Solstice policies.
This position defines, deploys, and assesses effective implementation of the ISO9000-based Quality Management System for the sites, and is responsible for supporting any other current / future site certifications. The ideal candidate is well-versed in Quality and Lean Six Sigma tools, such as: Problem Solving, Process & Product Controls, Measurement Systems, Calibration, Lean Manufacturing, Statistics and other applicable quality concepts. The candidate makes data-based decisions using industry experience.
Responsibilities- Below are some of the job requirements, however, there may be other responsibilities/actions assigned to this role at a later point in time based on departmental, operational, and customer demand.
- Build and deploys an effective Quality program that focuses on improved internal & external Quality. Ensures that product meets all Customer, Solstice, and regulatory requirements for materials manufactured at this facility, regardless of final shipping location.
- Ensures products manufactured are of high Quality and meet all Customer & Solstice requirements while supporting all applicable laws and regulations.
- Manages, improves, and expands the Quality Management Systems internally & externally with key suppliers/tollers/distribution warehouses. Includes adherence to Customer Specific Requirements, where applicable, while the QMS approach must comply with and support the Solstice Quality Management System.
- Improves Operational Excellence using Lean Six Sigma and Digital tools while supporting the development and execution of these tools.
- Leads, mentors, and develops assigned personnel. Work with and support colleagues across all functions within Solstice. Works closely with Solstice Quality Team, HSE, Manufacturing, Engineering, and all associated business support teams.
- Develops and executes measurement systems in alignment with industry expectations.
- Deploys an effective audit plan for sites, tollers/suppliers, and distribution warehouses, where activities apply, and potentially support other Solstice sites.
- Drives Customer Corrective actions via the 8D tool, and close open customer cases as per agreed time schedules.
- Facilitate improvements in First Pass Quality, COPQ, and other relevant program metrics.
- Ensure sites effectively act on internal and external quality defects. Facilitate problem solving projects using LSS tools when needed.
- Improves quality management and data collection systems in compliance with Solstice requirements.
- Drives the use of quality tools such as SPC, SQC and other relevant proactive tools to maintain process control.
- Manage continuous improvements via Kaizen Events, Six Sigma Projects, Quality Improvement Teams. Ensuring systematic actions are taken in the form of DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, Work Instructions, etc.
- Be an organizational leader championing Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost Management.
- Actively involved in Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Strategic Plan (STRAP), Monthly Operating Review (MOR), Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP)
- Support management resource reviews for the LOB Quality function.
You Must Have:
- Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering or a similar technical field.
- 5+ years of Quality Management Experience in Manufacturing Environments. Experience must include managing Customer and Supplier/Toller relationships. Also to include experience in site Quality management and registration-based internal, external auditing.
- Experience sustaining and improving ISO9001-based systems.
- Must have skills to develop and deploy systems in alignment with new or updated QMS standards.
- Proven skills as capable people leader.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
We Value:
- Six Sigma Black Belt or Lean Expert certification.
- Demonstrated leadership skills as a team player, driving value-added results and establishing credibility with Customers, Suppliers and Solstice personnel.
- Experience in an International/Global company preferred.
PAY RANGE
The annual base salary range for this position is $130,000 - 165,000. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Solstice considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS
In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Solstice Advanced Materials employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays.
Solstice Advanced Materials is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.
About UsAbout Solstice Advanced Materials
Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging and more. Solstice is recognized for developing next-generation materials through some of the industry's most renowned brands such as Solstice®, Genetron®, Aclar®, Spectra®, Fluka™, and Hydranal™. Partnering with over 3,000 customers across more than 120 countries and territories and supported by a robust portfolio of over 5,700 patents, Solstice’s approximately 4,000 employees worldwide drive innovation in materials science. For more information, visit Advanced Materials.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or similar technical field.
- 5+ years of Quality Management experience in manufacturing, including site quality management and registration-based internal/external auditing.
- Experience managing Customer and Supplier/Toller relationships.
- Experience sustaining and improving ISO9001-based systems and deploying QMS updates.
- Well-versed in Quality and Lean Six Sigma tools (Problem Solving, Process & Product Controls, Measurement Systems, Calibration, Lean Manufacturing, Statistics).
- Proven people leadership and team development skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Six Sigma Black Belt or Lean Expert certification.
- Experience in an international/global company.
What We Do
Solstice, part of Kin + Carta, is a modern software engineering firm that helps Fortune 500 companies seize new opportunities through world-changing digital solutions. As strategists and consultants, we help organizations evolve their digital strategy to solve mission-critical problems. As designers and developers, we build incredible hardware and software solutions that transcend a standalone product and transform an organization’s relationship with its customers. As instructors and coaches, we help companies transform from the inside out by adopting a high-speed culture of innovation. We’re strategists, researchers, designers, and engineers hell-bent on changing the way the world does business. We’re headquartered in Chicago and have delivery offices in New York, London, and Buenos Aires. For more information about Solstice, visit solstice.com
