Quality Assurance Lead, Electronics Semiconductor Materials

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Location:

The Quality Assurance Lead is an onsite position at the Dallas facility with the ability to remotely occasionally as project permit

Your Role:

The Quality Assurance Lead will be part of the Quality Assurance group and provide day to day Quality Engineering leadership at the EMD Electronics Dallas, TX site. Our products are sold globally and include advanced chemical materials sold to the IC and Display industries. IC products are used to produce Semiconductors and include Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) chemicals, post CMP clean (pCMP) formulations, Photoresist strippers, organic and inorganic specialty chemicals to improve customer's processes, solvent mixtures, and water-based products.

You will be a key quality leader for site activities including data automation, statistical analysis, problem solving, action plans, RFCs, and preventative actions to reduce/eliminate risk to customer's product performance.

Additional Responsibilities include:

• Direct Leadership of the Dallas site Quality Assurance group.
• Lead the Disposition Review Board (DRB) process to resolve Raw Material, Intermediate and Finished Goods batches and provide guidance for the disposition of non-conforming product
• Perform data driven predictive techniques/analysis to ensure quality before product manufacturing
• Perform statistical analysis using Six Sigma tools such as Control charts (SPC/SQC), JMP and Tableau to uncover the root causes behind OOC, OOS or OOT process conditions.
• Lead and present root cause investigations for customer and internal complaints.
• Perform quality investigations using model-based problem-solving (MBPS) techniques.
• Support the scale-up and transfer from technology development to high volume manufacturing of new products at the Dallas facility
• Change Control Management - Support identification of change control projects, collaborate with internal teams to analyze, determine and test for risks caused by changes and implement actions to remove or mitigate these risks including implementation of electronic management of change (MOC) requests to update procedures and processes.
• Support commercial teams for customer Process Change Notification (PCN) activity in Dallas.
• Act as the plant Voice of the Customer (VOC) to drive compliance to customer requirements and reduce or mitigate risks to customer product or processes.
• Owner of site ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, supporting the overall quality program for the business. Leader of Management Review activities.
• Manage tasks as required for QMS (Quality Management System) such as Control Plan, FMEA, MOC, Document Control, etc.
• Owner of internal, registrar, and customer audit management. The QA Lead will coordinate, plan, schedule, lead, and resolve all types of Quality systems audits for the business.
• Support customer compliance requests including surveys, inquiries, action item trackers, nonconformances, and audit responses.
• Perform line walks and product audits on the manufacturing floor.

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry, or other technical disciplines required.
• 7+ years manufacturing, business, and quality experience in a fast-paced time sensitive environment.
• Experience supervising or managing others.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing an effective Quality Management System.
• Chemical manufacturing and/or semiconductor experience.
• ISO 9001 Internal Quality Auditor Certification (or equivalent) is preferred.
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or equivalent credentials are preferred.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple activities, projects, and priorities.
• Demonstrated leadership and coaching experience with technical teams.
• Confidence and experience interacting with customers.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of statistical process control driven problem-solving methodologies, root cause analysis techniques, corrective action implementation, continual improvement activities, and quality assurance tools/techniques.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of ISO Quality Management Systems with experience in process and product audits.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

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