Director of Quality & EHS

Avnet•Chandler, AZ

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 work content. The role leads a major function with cross-organizational impact, directing managers and senior managers across multiple departments or teams. The position establishes appropriate functional policies, interprets and recommends changes to enterprise-wide policies and practices, executes functional business plans, and contributes to functional strategy. It is accountable for effective use of significant resources and for results assessed over a long-term perspective. The Director collaborates with senior management and key external contacts, conducts briefings, and makes decisions that can significantly affect the success of the function and the company’s business operations.

Requirements

Typically 10 or more years of work experience.
Typically 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, as well as company, customer, supplier, government, and regulatory requirements, including ISO, Six Sigma, and Lean.
Manage the design and installation of testing equipment, and 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 actions or improvement plans as necessary.
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.
Provide leadership and direction through managers and senior managers; establish functional policies, execute business plans, contribute to functional strategies, and oversee the efficient utilization of resources.
Conduct briefings for senior management and key external contacts, and collaborate with senior management on significant company matters.
Perform other duties as assigned.