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High Level Mission Statement
The mission of the Quality organization is to maximize customer satisfaction at the lowest possible cost of quality.
High Level Statement of the Role
The Quality Manager serves as the team leader of the plant Quality organization. The quality manager finds, implements, and maximizes the utilization of world class people, processes, systems, software, and techniques for relentless, continuous, measurable improvement in every area of the organization. The quality manager is directly responsibility via the organization he/she heads, for supplier quality, quality engineering, failure analysis engineering, reliability engineering and testing, customer quality, RMA/field failure analysis, and corrective and preventive actions, compliance with customer specifications, compliance with industrial standards, certifications, and regulations, as well as receiving and outgoing inspection and audit.
High Level Roles & Responsibilities
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- Comply with all Safety, Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) and Quality Management System (QMS) requirements
- Leads plant Quality Organization
- Drives continuous improvement in customer satisfaction and cost of quality
- Responsible for staffing and budgeting of quality department
- Responsible for ensuring quality from suppliers
- Responsible for ensuring quality to customers
- Responsible for continuous improvement of in process quality
- Responsible for plant MSD processes & compliance
- Responsible for compliance to customer specifications
- Responsible for compliance and certification to industrial standards (e.g. ISO/TUV/UL/FDA/etc.)
- Responsible for effectiveness of workmanship training and certification programs
- Provides Quality overview for recruiting potential new customers
- Drives periodic quality reviews with senior leadership
Skills to Perform This Role
Interpersonal Skills
- Ability to instill the quality mindset in everyone
- Ability to identify, hire, motivate & lead others
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong, self-motivated leader
Technical Skills
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt
- Engineering degree and/or extensive experience and demonstrated mastery
- ISO 9001 knowledge & experience
- ISO 13485 / FDA 820 knowledge & experience
- IATF 16949 knowledge & experience
- Strong analytical & problem solving
- Experience with electronics manufacturing, from PCBA to full system ATO/CTO
- Experience with DFx, FMEA, root cause failure analysis and closed loop corrective action
- Experience with reliability testing & HALT
- Quality auditing, including OBQA
Communication Skills
- Ability to communicate to all levels
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Ability to teach and lead
- Good listening skills
Leadership Skills
- Self-motivated
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to drive improvement/change throughout the organization
- Able to lead multi-functional teams
Business Skills
- Inspire confidence in our quality to our customers, and deliver it
- Have financial competence, especially COQ
- Good time management skills
- Strong data-based decision-making skills
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Kimball Solutions we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
We will consider for employment qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable law (including, for example, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for roles based in San Francisco).
Skills Required
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt
- Engineering degree and/or extensive experience with demonstrated mastery
- Knowledge and experience with ISO 9001
- Knowledge and experience with ISO 13485 and FDA 21 CFR 820
- Knowledge and experience with IATF 16949
- Experience in electronics manufacturing from PCBA through full system ATO/CTO
- Experience with DFx, FMEA, root cause failure analysis, and closed-loop corrective action
- Experience with reliability testing and HALT
- Quality auditing experience, including OBQA
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to lead, motivate, hire, and develop teams
- Ability to lead multifunctional teams and drive organizational change
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
- Financial competence, especially cost of quality (COQ)
- Strong data-based decision-making and time-management skills
Kimball Electronics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kimball Electronics and has not been reviewed or approved by Kimball Electronics.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is front‑loaded with tenure tiers, alongside paid parental/caregiver leave and paid jury duty. Company documents outline clear PTO accrual, carryover limits, and leave mechanics.
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Retirement Support — A Vanguard‑administered 401(k) includes a defined company match (50% up to 6% of pay) with immediate vesting. Plan materials indicate structured administration and employer contributions via the match.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision are offered through established carriers (Anthem, Delta Dental, EyeMed) with added programs like an EAP, Hinge Health, Virta, and travel assistance. Centralized materials list current plan administrators and resources.
Kimball Electronics Insights
What We Do
Who We Are - Kimball Electronics is a leading contract manufacturer of durable goods electronics serving a variety of industries on a global scale. Kimball Electronics continues to make the customer the focus of everything we do. Our touch is felt throughout daily life via the markets we serve: Automotive, Industrial, and Medical. Recognized with a reputation for excellence, Kimball Electronics is committed to a high-performance culture that values personal and organizational commitment to quality, reliability, value, speed, and ethical behavior. Our employees know they are part of a corporate culture that builds success for customers while enabling employees to share in the Company’s success through personal, professional, and financial growth. What We Do - Kimball Electronics is a preeminent Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider serving customers around the world. Our contract electronics manufacturing services teams provide manufacturing, engineering and supply chain services, design and testing services, as well as regulatory support processes which utilize common production and support capabilities for a variety of industries globally.
