We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.
Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.
Generac Energy Technologies is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineering Manager to join our growing team. In this exciting opportunity, you will serve as the technical manufacturing conduit between Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering to the selected manufacturing sites (i.e. Contract Manufacturers) to drive scale-readiness in a growing family of solar energy storage products. The successful candidate will lead a growing team of manufacturing quality engineers, and technicians, collaborating with internal groups (R&D, Manufacturing, Sales, Tech Service etc) and third-party partners (contract manufacturers, independent labs) to ensure the quality and performance of current and next-generation power conversion and energy storage products. Candidates should be passionate about scaling distributed energy, and committed to robust products and aggressive quality, performance and cost targets from Generac’s chosen and qualified manufacturing sites.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
+ Supplier/Partner selection and development for High Reliability Power Electronics.
+ Coordinates and executes comprehensive Contract Manufacturer Process Audits at defined frequencies.
+ Develop and own quality performance metrics and work closely with global network of contract manufacturers to drive corrective action and continuous improvement activities.
+ Develops Quality Requirements Specifications for high reliability products produced by Contract Manufacturers.
+ Provide critical inputs on materials and process choices.
+ Participate in DFMEA and DFM activities for products produced at Contract Manufactures.
+ Quality resource to own Process Flow, PFMEA and Control Plans on new and existing products.
+ Lead and enforce PPAP and assure tools and processes are effective to support consistent high-quality levels at Contract Manufactures.
+ Ambassador for APQP and Safe Launch activities aligning with the Generac Development Process (GDP)
+ Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on a formal trend management approach. Provide timelines and conduct cost analysis for improvement projects using lean sigma tools.