Manufacturing quality manager job description

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Here's the Gist:

Wolfspeed is seeking a proven, hands-on Semiconductor Quality Manager to proactively lead the Manufacturing Quality function for Wolfspeed silicon carbide wafer manufacturing in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina. This person will be responsible for establishing, executing, and continually improving the silicon carbide materials quality management system. The Materials Manufacturing Quality Manager will have significant influence over the growth of the Quality Management System as the Materials business expands. This person will be a key leader within the Manufacturing Quality Engineering team.
To be successful, this person will be a highly driven, self-motivated leader who can create a system, organization, and total quality culture that is adept at continual improvement across multiple operational functions.
This position reports to the Director of Manufacturing Quality and is based in Durham, NC.

The Day-to-Day:
Manage and drive high visibility projects to establish and grow a world-class semiconductor materials quality management system.Interface with senior leaders on the technical evaluation of quality issues.Establish a management system to support all quality management activities (audits, change management, nonconforming material management, problem solving 8Ds, etc.).Interface with customers and internal teams to solve complex problems.Drive quality improvements in all areas of the silicon carbide materials factory.Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with key internal stakeholders including materials factory and wafer fab leadership.Direct, manage and coordinate the activities of cross-functional groups outside of the quality organization to achieve quality requirements.Grow the Materials Manufacturing Quality organization to support the needs of a rapidly evolving and expanding business.

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Qualifications):
BS in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related degree.Minimum 5 years' experience.Knowledge in semiconductor quality systems, semiconductor materials, and semiconductor wafer fabrication.The ability to operate in a fast paced, highly dynamic environment and to execute at both a detailed level as well as a strategic level.Excellent communication and project management skills.Experience with IATF 16949 certification or auditing to the IATF 16949 standard.Demonstrated capability of interacting with senior leaders throughout an organization.Demonstrated ability to build and lead highly technical teams Ability to work in large, complex, global environment.

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Who We Are

Our work matters - robotics is transforming the world of commerce. Every day our intelligent robots are responsible for getting food and merchandise to thousands of stores across North America. We're an industry changer - we created the first and only fully autonomous, end-to-end supply chain solution. Today, we are driving towards even bigger ideas - and we have the people, technology and leadership to fully realize these aspirations. We have theexcitement and ambition of a startup with the benefits and resources of a proven organization.

In This Role:

• Lead software identification and implementation for Manufacturing organization.
• Drive and partner with IT as the business owner of our operations excellence software applications.
• Implement the following enterprise applications (including but not limited to): MRP, MES, CAPA, PLM and Doc Control applications.
• Build software platforms for the enterprise to be used across all domains.
• Develop the software capital investment plans, ROIs and justifications. Deliver on those plans.
• Define, manage and improve the software and product development processes by working closely with cross functional leaders to deliver world class operations applications.
• Deliver project plans to manage the day-to-day activities for systems teams.
• Facilitate new business processes. Execute medium- to large-scale initiatives/transformations.
• Provide leadership, strategic planning and budgeting for the execution of enterprise systems.
• Develop applications across waterfall and agile environments to ensure business applications are delivered on-time and under budget.
• Integrate DevOps best practices and capabilities into operations and engineering development teams.
• Influence and lead cross functional, sourced or matrixed team.
• Manage large application development systems.
• Develop and implement training programs for new business applications.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of application development leadership experience.
• 5+ years of Manufacturing experience.
• 7+ years of people leadership with direct reports and matrix environment .
• Experience with technologies : SAP, C++ or C sharp development, Python, application software for MRP, MES, PLM and Quality systems.
• Experience with leading innovative, technically complex solutions for business and consumer-facing audiences.
• Experience with designing & implementing cloud native solutions.
• Strong understanding of API platforms, back-end services, database and networking components of full stack infrastructure.

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About Symbotic

Symbotic is an automation technology leader reimagining the supply chain with its end-to-end, AI-powered robotic and software platform. Symbotic reinvents the warehouse as a strategic asset for the world's largest retail, wholesale, and food & beverage companies. Applying next-gen technology, high-density storage and machine learning to solve today's complex distribution challenges, Symbotic enables companies to move goods with unmatched speed, agility, accuracy and efficiency. As the backbone of commerce the Symbotic platform transforms the flow of goods and the economics of supply chain for its customers. For more information, visit www.symbotic.com .

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