Quality Manager

At Cree, we’re always on. We believe that meaningful change happens through sheer force of will and the determination of a team solving a problem, and we’re unafraid to kick down the door to make it happen.

Lighting is looking for a Quality Manager to lead the Quality Assurance team and efforts in our Racine WI factory to ensure we continually meet the needs and expectations of our customers in a rapidly growing market.

* Effectively manage the MRB and NCM management of the factory and related inventories * Establish and manage to clearly defined quality metrics and objectives for Racine quality team. * Through audits and objective evaluations, identify and prioritize opportunities for continual improvement of the quality system and performance. * Facilitate continual improvement projects and corrective actions to address top improvement opportunities. * Provide thorough knowledge of quality assurance methods and improvement tools and support the continual strengthening of a Cree Quality Culture.

* Ability to work across and influence at all organizational levels. * Ability to develop project and implementation plans as well as drive progress within and across departments to meet objectives according to the plan or defined timelines. * Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and/or Industrial Engineering; and/or suitable work experience. * 4 years of experience leading a Quality Systems function within a manufacturing environment. * Broad knowledge of key business processes including NPI, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Product Reliability, Process Control and Change Management and Supply Chain * Experience with quality system development and improvement (ISO9001, TS16949, ISO17025) * Project/Program management experience. **Highly preferred skills and certifications:** * Lighting manufacturing experience a plus. * Preferred experience with Oracle ERP. * Strong influencer skills * Highly skilled in problem solving and root cause analysis methods