Quality Manager - Manufacturing QA

Oakley, Inc. is a sport and lifestyle brand, driven to ignite the imagination through the fusion of art and science. Building on its legacy of innovative, market-leading optical technology, the company manufactures and distributes high performance sunglasses, prescription lenses and frames, goggles, apparel, footwear, and accessories.

• Leads Oakley's In-house Manufacturing Quality Program related to eyewear finished goods and related pre-assembly operations such as lens molding, lens cutting, lens tinting, eyewear frame painting / graphic, Frame injection molding and related quality engineering functions. Manages approximately 10 direct reports (Quality Engineers and Supervisors) and 50 indirect reports (QA Leads, Technicians & Product Inspectors)
• Drives analysis related to Oakley's Internal Quality Cost of Quality & Topics of Extra Consumption (Scrap) & alignment for improvement projects
• Leads efforts & focus on product quality problems and gives direction to systematically drive improvements for those problems (Related to LQS ( outgoing Quaility), and Quality Service Levels)
• Drives improvement projects based on Market data and After Sales input
• Is able to organize and work a wide range technical issues and understands product performance requirements and the efforts to manage the Quality Team in meeting expectations.
• Can work globally with other Lux Facilities producing Oakley products and align the brand expectations for quality and be a resource from Oakley Headquarters to assist those facilities as needed.
• Strong collaboration and partnership with each Business Unit; Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing and other End to End supply chain functions.
• Annual Budgeting to align with Annual Operating Plan and / or 3 to 5 year manufacturing forecast
• Attracts, retains and mentors the highest caliber quality engineering personnel
• Works safety and maintains a safe, organized and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as needed.

• Engineering Degree with a minimum of 8 years experience in Quality with specific leadership Quality Engineers / Managers (may also have graduate level education or degree)
• Working Knowledge of Quality Systems, quality process controls, material performance testing and has a solid understanding of Advanced Product Quality Planning.
• Can lead Quality Engineers in a strong way & drive the quality culture in a fast paced manufacturing environment.
• A person that can support the Quality Director in overall activity and setting stretch goals with the team (become a second in command for quality in the optics manufacturing business)

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• CQE / CQM/ Six Sigma Black Belt
• Background in TQM & Six Sigma or other key experience that enhances the Quality Team
• Solid background in Lean Manufacturing and Related Improvement Project Management
• Has a special focus in area of manufacturing / materials science / optics / etc .
• Solid Understanding of manufacturing accounting and related cost of Quality