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About us: At Plexus, our vision is to help create the products that build a better world. Driven by a passion for excellence, we partner with leading Aerospace/Defense, Healthcare/Life Sciences and Industrial companies to design, manufacture and service some of the world’s most transformative products, including advanced surgical systems, diagnostic instruments, healthcare imaging equipment, mission critical aerospace systems, and electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions. Visit Plexus.com to learn more about our unwavering commitment to our vision.
When we invest in our people, we invest in building a better world.
With a vision rooted in the wellbeing and inclusive engagement of our team members, our customers, their end users and our communities, people are the heart of what we do and who we are. It is our values that unite us and guide us in everything that we do, including how we operate, behave and interact to foster a workplace where every team member feels valued and empowered to contribute their best.
Our values include: Growing our People, Building Belonging, Innovating Responsibly, Delivering Excellence and Creating Customer Success.
As a team member, you will engage in impactful work through global collaboration and the use of emerging technologies, join an inclusive culture where every team member is valued and working toward a greater purpose, and be empowered to reach your full potential through various development programs designed to accelerate your growth.
Plexus offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support team members' wellbeing, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, retirement savings, and opportunities for professional development. We also prioritize work-life balance and offer a variety of perks to enhance the team member experience. For more information, visit our US benefits website at usbenefits.plexus.com. Our commitment to pay range transparency fosters an equitable workplace, where everyone can feel valued. The annual compensation range for this position is stated below. The salary offered within this range will be based upon the geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level. Salary Range:
$155,900.00 - $233,900.00
Purpose Statement: The Director of Quality supports the strategic planning, development, execution and compliance of Plexus’ corporate Quality Management System (QMS) to all applicable quality regulations and standards. To differentiate Plexus from the competition, the Director of Quality helps creates a culture of quality and builds customer confidence by leading Plexus’ quality and regulatory teams and collaborating across the enterprise in order to ensure Plexus delivers defect free designs and products.
Key Job Accountabilities:
- Leadership and Strategic Direction: Define Regional strategies to align quality processes, organizational capability and culture to consistently meet or exceed customer needs. Build collaborative relationships with internal and external customers. Drive and coordinate initiatives with Global Process Owners and Site Quality managers to support alignment of core quality processes at the regional sites.
- Evaluation and Execution - Provide direction to Quality Managers using metrics and data analysis in order to identify and deploy best practices and drive continuous improvement. In addition, help develop and upgrade Quality site talent to ensure success.
- Zero Defect: Define strategy and execution to drive towards achieving Zero Defects by defining and implementing the strategy for the site Quality Team to ensure products manufactured meet or exceed customer requirements and applicable regulatory or international standard.
- Continuous Improvement: Drive the use of problem solving tools and methodologies consistent with the lean sigma Plexus culture. Accountable to drive and lead the CAPA performance and execution within the region. Lead the operational quality assurance, supplier quality and QMS/regulatory teams to establish a quality roadmap for the continual improvement of manufacturing operations and supply base to improve quality, cost and delivery of customer products.
- Responsible to exemplify and hold their team accountable to demonstrating the Plexus Core Values. Leader will focus on evaluating potential, driving succession planning, and ensuring their employees receive the development and coaching required to realize their full potential.
Education/Experience Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree with 10 or more years of related experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.
Other Qualifications:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively interact, influence and build consensus with internal and external teams.
- Strong presentation skills and the ability to represent Plexus Corp. in a professional manner.
- Must be able to build collaborative relationships with internal and external customers.
- Ability to work with people at all levels of the organization, especially executive management.
Physical Requirements:
- Professional office environment with suitable lighting, comfortable temperatures, and low noise level. May require prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, using a computer, and other office equipment. Minimal physical activity is generally involved, emphasizing the importance of good posture and ergonomic workplace arrangements.
Travel Requirements:
- Less than 10%
We are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities or special requirements. If you need an application accommodation, please contact us by email at [email protected]. Please include your contact information and clearly describe how we can help you. This email is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Some offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a drug screen and/or background check.
