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Celestica Manufacturing Quality Director- Asia / Americas in Laem Chabang, Thailand

Req ID: 122101

Remote Position: No

Region: Asia

Country: Thailand

State/Province: Chonburi

City: Laem Chabang

Summary

We are currently seeking a Director Manufacturing Quality – Asia / Americas to join our team to support the development of Total Quality at Celestica (TQ@Celestica) and drive its regional implementation and execution throughout our Asian factories. TQ@C is our total quality strategy and cultural shift, targeted at all manufacturing and supply chain management.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring consistent, effective and practical quality systems are developed, implemented and maintained across the region. The candidate will also be responsible for co-defining and implementing standard key performance indicators that support this effort, along with a management system that systematically identifies, reports, contains and resolves non-conformities with a sustainable outcome. The successful candidate will also communicate with customer leadership on global, regional and site-specific quality strategies, and will report quality status and progress to the applicable Business Unit and Operational leadership teams. This individual will be responsible for management of quality systems and the quality design/assurance strategy as well as directing tactical execution of deliverables within the quality function across the Asian manufacturing sites. In addition, this role will support corporate audit activities, corporate training programs and will drive Quality metrics across all Asian sites.

We are flexible to this position being based out of one of our sites in Asia or Americas, for the right candidate, however based on the factory size, Laem Chabang, Thailand is our clear preference.(#Li-lz1#)

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

  • Assesses quality performance to help establish metrics, targets and improvement strategies aligned to the organization and customer goals

  • Supports the development and execution of quality improvement initiatives aligned to Total Quality at Celestica imperatives and targets

  • Leads and supports the development and deployment of effective and standardized quality protocols.

  • Engages, supports and provides mentorship for effective execution & skills development of powerful protocols & tools such as 8D Methodology, Compliance Procedures, Change Control Board, FMEA, Manufacturing Quality Standards (MQS) and Flawless Launch Phase Gate Reviews.

  • Engages and foster constructive relationships with site and global leaders and subject matter experts, to enable a collaborative environment for successful execution of improvements and best practice sharing.

  • Provides leadership and support for compliance readiness to various customer, regulatory standards and certifications (i.e ISO9001, TL9001, AS9100, ISO13485, ISO14001, ANSI/ESD, etc.)

  • Responsible for the design, deployment & support of CLSs Quality Management System & related processes such as Customer Satisfaction Surveys, Monthly Operations Reviews, Quality Excursion Reporting

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

  • 10-12 years with leadership experience in quality management and/or related functions, including experience in Manufacturing Quality, Design Quality, Validation, Quality Assurance, Quality Systems

  • A minimum of five years’ experience conducting quality audits for both internal and external stakeholders

  • In-depth knowledge of quality management systems and demonstrated experience in managing compliance with various international regulations and standards along with experience managing regulators and inspections in various countries

  • Experience in Hardware, Networking, Electronic and PCB manufacturing an asset

  • Multi-site leadership experience will be an advantage

  • Prior experience in driving cultural change initiatives in medium-to-large organization to drive Quality awareness

  • Experience in driving closed loop process standardization and improvement via NPI, FMEA, Control Plans, and 8D tools.

Physical Demands

Typical Experience

  • 12+ years

Typical Education

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).

At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

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