Quality Specialist, Manufacturing Jobs

Company Overview
At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with safety. It’s the constant that empowers people to confidently move forward. It can fill a flight or sell out a stadium. It can care for a patient or graduate a class.
As a global leader in public safety and enterprise security, we create and connect the technologies that help to keep people safe where they live, learn, work and play. Our integrated technology ecosystem unifies critical communications, video security and access control, and command center software, enabling collaboration in more powerful ways.
At Motorola Solutions, we’re ushering in a new era in public safety and security. Bring your passion, potential and talents to a career that matters.
Présentation de l'entreprise
Chez Motorola Solutions, nous croyons que tout commence par la sécurité. C'est la constante qui permet aux gens d'avancer en toute confiance. Elle peut remplir un vol ou vendre un stade. Elle peut permettre de s'occuper d'un patient ou d'obtenir son diplôme.
En tant que leader mondial de la sécurité publique et de la sécurité des entreprises, nous créons et connectons les technologies qui aident à assurer la sécurité des personnes là où elles vivent, apprennent, travaillent et se divertissent. Notre écosystème technologique intégré unifie les communications critiques, la sécurité vidéo et le contrôle d'accès, ainsi que les logiciels de centre de commande, permettant une collaboration plus puissante.
Chez Motorola Solutions, nous inaugurons une nouvelle ère en matière de sécurité publique. Apportez votre passion, votre potentiel et vos talents à une carrière qui compte.
Department Overview
Quality

The primary responsibility of the Quality Specialist, Manufacturing is to action relevant quality activities effectively and efficiently for our Richmond, BC manufacturing plant in support of our Video analytics business. Using proven methodologies to set the foundation for quality it will be the responsibility of this role to work very closely with plant leadership and other Video manufacturing plants to implement consistent processes and practices that will drive operational quality improvements and assure product quality standards are achieved at plant level. Reporting to the Quality Manager for the Video business, the Quality Specialist, Manufacturing will interface closely with the Site Director, Richmond plant to support all Quality related plant activities. He/She will collaborate with multiple cross functional teams throughout the organization to ensure that all quality goals and objectives are met.
Duties and Responsibilities: The Quality Specialist, Manufacturing is responsible for the overall quality performance of the Richmond plant. Key responsibilities include:

• Ensures that processes and techniques employed are lean, reliable, and cost effective, supportive of LEAN/CI manufacturing principles and optimization of process/product flow.
• Prepares and presents plant quality performance results on a regular basis to plant leadership.
• Drives ‘Delivered Quality’ improvements at the plant level to ensure that outgoing quality performance is optimized to provide an exceptional customer experience.
• Champions quality improvement projects as required to reduce product and process quality failure costs and facilitate overall ‘Cost of Poor Quality’ reduction.
• Applies relevant Quality tools and techniques to facilitate the resolution of identified quality issues, determining root causes, and initiating appropriate corrective actions.
• Collaborates closely with the Manufacturing Engineering team to drive plant production test yield improvements.
• Develops, maintains, and reports on plant quality Metrics/KPIs relating to stated Goals and Objectives.
• Coordinate External ISO 9001 audits
• Other duties as assigned.
• Provides direct quality tools/techniques training and support to manufacturing staff, encouraging a Six Sigma culture and data-based approach to quality improvement.
• Point of contact for document control for the site (releasing/archiving documents etc)
• Identifies plant quality concerns (product, process, supplier) based on data and other inputs, assesses the associated operational risk and failure costs, and implements appropriate actions to drive improvement.
• Manages the MRB process for plant related material dispositions.
• Manage the internal audit program and lead audits
• Coordinates all plant related recovery activities in support of any Stop Build or Stop Ship scenarios.
• Leads NPI efforts at the plant level to ensure a smooth transition of stated quality requirements from product development to mass production.

Specific Knowledge/Skills:

• Strong background in Lean Methodologies in a high-tech production environment.
• Good understanding of integrated management system principles, ISO9001 / ISO14001.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office App, Google Apps, Statistical Software (such as Minitab) and a willingness to learn and utilize new tools within the organization.
• Good understanding and ability to apply various Quality tools such as; APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, SPC.
• Knowledge of SAP, Agile/PLM preferred.
• Possess strong communication skills (both written and verbal), able to interact with all stakeholders and act as a professional representative of the corporation.
• 5 or more years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment with electro/mechanical products.
• Highly organized, good attention to detail, capable of multi-tasking and following through on tasks to completion.
• Experience with Surface-mount technology and PCBA production/testing.
• In depth working knowledge of 8D methodologies, establishing root cause and corrective actions.
• Eagerness to operate in a dynamic fast paced environment with an ability to drive change.

Basic Requirements

• 5 or more years’ quality or Continuous Improvement experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline.

Travel Requirements
Under 10%
Relocation Provided
None
Position Type
Experienced
Referral Payment Plan
No
EEO Statement
Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in our workforce. Motorola Solutions will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities upon request. Motorola Solutions souscrit aux principes d’équité en matière d’emploi. Nous accueillons favorablement la diversité au sein de notre effectif. Sur demande, Motorola Solutions offrira des accommodements raisonnables aux candidats handicapés.