Quality Lead – Gas Delivery Solutions (GDS)

Key Responsibilities 1. GDS Product Quality • Lead quality activities for the GDS product line, including gas boxes, gas lines and related assemblies. • Review product specifications, drawings, BOMs and quality requirements to ensure appropriate inspection and quality controls are established. • Ensure manufacturing and assembly processes meet approved specifications and customer requirements. • Identify potential quality risks during new product introduction and engineering changes. 2. Incoming, In-Process & Final Inspection • Establish and maintain inspection and testing requirements for GDS products. • Oversee incoming inspection of critical materials and components. • Monitor in-process quality during fabrication, assembly and testing. • Ensure final inspection and testing are completed before product release. • Maintain appropriate inspection records, traceability and quality documentation. 3. Process & Manufacturing Quality • Work closely with Production and Engineering to identify and control process-related quality risks. • Monitor defects, rework, rejection and yield performance. • Investigate recurring quality issues and implement preventive controls. • Drive continuous improvement in fabrication, welding, tubing, assembly and testing processes, as applicable to GDS operations. 4. Customer Quality • Act as the quality contact for GDS customer-related matters. • Manage customer complaints, quality investigations and corrective actions. • Prepare and submit quality reports, including 8D and corrective-action responses where required. • Support customer inspections, audits and qualification activities. • Ensure customer-specific quality requirements are understood and implemented. 5. Non-Conformance & CAPA • Lead the investigation and disposition of internal and external non-conformances. • Conduct root-cause analysis using appropriate quality tools such as 5-Why, Fishbone and 8D. • Coordinate corrective and preventive actions with relevant departments. • Track corrective actions to timely closure and verify their effectiveness. 6. Supplier Quality • Work with Procurement and Engineering to monitor the quality of materials, components and services supplied to GDS. • Support supplier evaluation and qualification activities. • Manage supplier-related non-conformances and corrective actions. • Monitor supplier quality trends and recommend improvement actions. 7. Quality Documentation & Traceability • Maintain GDS quality records, inspection reports and product documentation. • Ensure appropriate material and product traceability is maintained. • Review and improve quality procedures, inspection plans and checklists. • Ensure quality documentation is properly controlled and maintained. 8. Audit & Quality System Support • Support implementation and maintenance of the Company's Quality Management System. • Participate in internal, customer and external audits relevant to GDS operations. • Coordinate responses and corrective actions arising from audit findings. • Support ISO 9001 and other applicable quality-system requirements. 9. Quality KPI & Improvement • Establish and monitor GDS quality KPIs, including: • Defect and rejection rate • First-pass yield • Rework and scrap • Customer complaints • Supplier quality • NCR closure • CAPA effectiveness • Prepare regular quality performance reports for GDS management. • Identify and implement practical quality improvement initiatives. 10. Cross-Functional Leadership • Work closely with GDS Engineering, Production, Project Management, Procurement and other functions. • Provide quality guidance on new projects, engineering changes and production issues. • Promote quality ownership throughout the GDS team. • Coach and guide Quality Engineers, Inspectors or other quality personnel assigned to GDS, where applicable. Requirements • Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing or a related discipline. • 5–8 years of relevant quality experience in manufacturing, precision engineering, semiconductor, gas delivery, equipment manufacturing or a related industry. • Experience in product and process quality within a manufacturing environment. • Experience with inspection, non-conformance management, root-cause analysis and corrective actions. • Knowledge of quality tools such as 8D, 5-Why, FMEA, SPC and CAPA . • Experience working with engineering drawings, specifications and inspection requirements. • Experience with customer and supplier quality activities. • Knowledge of ISO 9001 requirements is preferred. • Experience with gas delivery systems, gas boxes, gas lines, tubing, welding or related high-purity manufacturing processes will be advantageous. • Strong problem-solving, analytical and communication skills. • Able to work independently and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.