■Role Overview:
ーProcess Stability, Yield, and Flow:
・Champion manufacturing process control, continuous improvement and problem-solving using lean, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control (SPC), and visual management to eliminate waste, reduce variability, and improve first-pass yield.
・Drive process capability (Cp/Cpk) process control plan rigor, and mistake-proofing (poka-yoke) across raw materials through final acceptance.
・Partner with operations and maintenance departments to stabilize material flow; protect the bottleneck, reduce Work In Progress (WIP), and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

ーTechnical Authority and Shop-Floor Enablement:
・Serve as site subject matter expert for Nicalon product family of silicon carbide fiber manufacturing processes, process controls, testing, and specifications.
・Lead complex troubleshooting and containment with speed; convert learnings into preventive controls and updated standard work.
・Ensure effective metrology, calibration, and lab methods aligned to customer and specification requirements.

ーQuality Management System (QMS) Leadership:
・Own the plant-wide QMS: maintain, improve, and simplify to ensure robust compliance to AS9100/ISO 9001 and relevant regulatory and customer requirements.
・Embed standard work and layered process audits to verify process adherence and product conformity.
・Lead change control, document control, and configuration management with discipline and speed.

ーPeople Leadership and Culture:
・Lead, coach, and develop process and quality engineers, analysts, and lab technicians; build a technical talent strength that can scale with future capacity expansion.
・Foster a culture of safety, respect, transparency, and kaizen; recognize wins and develop talent through Gemba-based mentoring.
・Align objectives and key results to SQDC and cascade daily management routines.

ーCustomer and Supplier Collaboration:
・Act as primary interface for customer quality topics; own and drive structured problem solving, rapid response, and verification of effectiveness.
・Qualify and develop suppliers; align incoming material quality plans, specifications, and performance management for on time quality delivery.
・Ensure robust process change and qualification processes where applicable and clear traceability throughout the Nicalon process value stream.

ーAudit, Compliance, and Risk Management:
・Plan and lead internal audits; ensure readiness for external/customer audits and regulatory assessments.
・Manage nonconformances, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and risk tools (FMEA, control plans).
・Maintain disciplined records and traceability that withstand audit scrutiny.

ーNew Product Introduction (NPI) and Technology Maturation:
・Partner with operations department and customers to industrialize new grades and products with quality built-in: Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Quality (DFQ), Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), control plans, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), process capability at launch.
・Lead validation and qualification plans; ensure manufacturability at scale with stable Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery.

ーData, Insights, and Operating Rhythm:
・Establish and maintain leading and lagging KPIs with transparent tiered dashboards.
・Analyze trends in Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ), scrap, rework, customer complaints, and escapes; translate insights into targeted kaizen and capital/automation cases.
・Run a crisp operating cadence: daily tier meetings, weekly SQDC reviews, and monthly leadership updates with clear actions and owners.