The role involves managing supplier quality, conducting audits, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring compliance with quality standards and metrics.
- Obtain immediate containment, root cause and corrective action(s) on defects discovered at incoming inspection / manufacturing floor.
- Work closely with Buyers and Vendors to close out defect cases
- Drive internal corrective action(s) with immediate disposition for defects deemed Axcelis responsibility.
- Drive continuous improvement throughout supply base to meet quality and corporate goals.
- Perform supplier assessments and audits as required by audit plans.
- Guide new vendors and enforcing Axcelis’ requirements to meet world class Quality standards
- Provide presentation materials for the following meetings: Board of Directors, Quality, Supplier and Manufacturing.
- Hold Quality Performance Review with vendors
- Make MRB decisions and drive immediate actions by working with responsible engineers.
- Responsible for measuring and hitting all inspection metrics including incoming defect rate, ship to stock rate, inspection backlog and SCAR metrics.
- Responsible for Quality performance to Goals 5S/Safety requirements.
- Responsible for departmental compliance to division’s ISO9000 Quality System and all associated procedures, including engineering drawings, assembly and test procedures, etc.
- Responsible for the assessment, development and execution of inspection schedules in accordance with company requirements to ensure schedule attainment.
- Manage safety reporting for the department.
- Well versed in inspection equipment and techniques in order to perform first article inspections and production validation of piece part components and assemblies during source inspection
- Review and approve FA Inspection reports and Process control plans
- Electrical / electro-mechanical experience preferred
- Experience in driving quality improvements for mechanical commodities such as machining, sheet metal, frames or consumables
- Experience in driving quality improvements for electrical commodities such as PCBA, box build, cable & harness
- Able to interpret complex mechanical & electrical drawings and geometric tolerancing
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