Director of Quality

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Quality Strategy & Systems

• Lead the design deployment governance and continuous improvement of production processes business systems and quality management systems.
• Serve as ISO 9001 Management Representative and provide leadership for internal external customer and certification audits.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable quality standards customer requirements and regulatory obligations.

Operational Excellence & Performance

• Drive enterprisewide quality transformation initiatives focused on cost of quality reduction waste elimination throughput and yield improvement.
• Establish monitor and achieve key quality and operational performance metrics including but not limited to PPM cost of quality nonconformities and warranty performance in accordance with Coherent and Business Unit standards and requirements.
• Deploy and standardize advanced quality and continuous improvement tools (SPC FMEA MSA DOE value stream analysis Lean Six Sigma 6s) across the organization.

Customer & Supplier Quality

• Lead customerfacing quality activities including complaint resolution audits corrective actions and warranty management.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through timely effective and worldclass quality responses.
• Drive supplier quality performance and partner with suppliers to resolve complex quality issues and improve capability.

Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead develop and mentor the Quality organization fostering a culture of accountability continuous improvement and engagement.
• Ensure quality objectives are aligned with corporate and business unit strategic plans and integrated across Operations Engineering Supply Chain and Commercial teams.

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in engineering or a technical discipline required; Masters degree preferred.
• Minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in quality leadership within a regulated manufacturing environment including quality systems auditing and continuous improvement.
• Experience with ceramics materials machining and/or semiconductor industry strongly preferred.

Skills

Strong leadership statistical analysis quality systems expertise problem-solving capability communication skills and ability to operate in regulated manufacturing environments. Must meet ITAR eligibility requirements.

Working Conditions

Office and manufacturing environment with travel to both domestic and international manufacturing and customer sites as needed. Extended hours may be required during audits critical business needs and communication with Coherent sites and customers outside the Eastern US time zone.

Physical Requirements

Ability to sit stand walk manufacturing floors and communicate effectively.

Safety Requirements

All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

Quality and Environmental Responsibilities

Depending on location this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

CultureCommitment

Ensure adherence to companys values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.