Associate, Operations Quality

Celestica • Fort Worth, TX

12d

About The Position

The Associate, Operations Quality supports execution of the quality management system in accordance with regulatory and customer standards and specifications. The role provides support to production lines to help achieve quality performance goals.

The position handles production quality incidents through manufacturing systems, supports audits and corrective-action validation, monitors quality KPIs and in-process issues, and helps document quality instructions and reports. It also supports production-line workflows and performs first article inspections for supplier and customer parts and products, including changes.

Requirements

• Knowledge of quality metrics, ISO and IPC standards, and related processes.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of basic quality tools, including the seven quality tools and statistical process control.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to use some or all of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
• Good teamwork skills.
• Extensive knowledge of core quality tools, including APQP, FMEA, PPAP, and control plans.
• Ability to effectively lead and manage multiple projects.
• Extensive experience conducting quality audits.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Lead Auditor certification.

Responsibilities

• Handle production quality incidents through manufacturing systems, including rework, engineering changes, returned material authorizations, out-of-box audits, and training.
• Support audits and help maintain compliance, particularly by validating corrective actions for systems, processes, and products.
• Monitor quality KPIs and in-process issues, including rolled first-pass yield, out-of-box audits, returned material authorizations, delivered product quality level, customer feedback, line reject rate, receiving inspection flags, and worldwide quality alerts.
• Assist with documenting quality instructions and quality reports based on customer, product, and material requirements.
• Provide production-line workflow support, including routine Shop Floor Control System activities, purge processes, and trial runs.
• Perform first article inspections for supplier and customer parts and products, including changes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level