Director of Quality & EHS

Avnet • Chandler, AZ

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About The Position

The Director of Quality & EHS provides leadership, coordination, and work content for teams responsible for developing, evaluating, analyzing, revising, applying, and deploying technical quality assurance tools, methods, and appropriate work content. The role leads a major function with cross-organizational impact, working through managers and senior managers across multiple departments and teams. It establishes functional policies, adapts and executes business plans, contributes to functional strategies, and manages significant resources. The position collaborates with senior management and external stakeholders, conducts briefings, and makes decisions that can substantially affect the success of the function and the company's long-term operations.

Requirements

• Typically 10 or more years of work experience, including 5 or more years of management experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience providing comparable knowledge and job skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure processes and items comply with applicable quality assurance and industry standards, company, customer, supplier, government, and regulatory requirements, including ISO, Six Sigma, and Lean.
• Manage the design and installation of testing equipment, as well as product testing and analysis, to maintain quality levels and minimize defects and failure rates.
• Review Quality Engineering and related analyses, data, and reports; provide support and recommend corrective action or improvement plans as needed.
• Interface with and coordinate activities among internal cross-functional teams, customers, suppliers, third-party certifying bodies, and other external stakeholders.
• Provide guidance on quality systems, quality tools, technical support, improvements, and quality expertise, including root cause analysis, sampling plans, Pareto analysis, and statistical process control.
• Establish policies appropriate for the function and interpret or recommend modifications to enterprise-wide policies and practices.
• Adapt and execute functional business plans, contribute to functional strategies, and ensure efficient utilization of functional resources.
• Collaborate with senior management on significant company matters and conduct briefings for senior management and key external contacts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• 401(k) and pension plan
• Paid holidays
• Family support, including paid leave, surrogacy, and adoption
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Health savings account and flexible spending account
• Education assistance
• Employee development resources
• Employee wellness, leadership development, and mentorship programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities to give back to the community

What This Job Offers

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