Senior Quality Manager

EPC POWER CORP.•Fountain Inn, SC

About The Position

The Senior Quality Manager leads the strategy, governance, and execution of the Quality Management System supporting the design, manufacturing, and deployment of electromechanical and power electronics systems. This role ensures excellence in manufacturing quality, product validation, reliability engineering, and customer quality while enabling scalable growth of the organization. The position works cross-functionally with engineering, operations, supply chain, and supplier quality teams to ensure the delivery of reliable and high-performance power conversion systems used in critical energy infrastructure.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering.
20+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing quality.
Experience with electromechanical systems, power electronics, or industrial equipment manufacturing.
Experience implementing quality systems and manufacturing process audits.
Quality Management System aligned with international standards
Corrective and Preventive Action processes
Process Audit Standard VDA 6.3
Eight Disciplines Problem Solving
A3 Problem Solving Methodology
Root Cause Analysis
Lean Manufacturing
Six Sigma
Reliability Engineering
Failure Analysis
Product Validation and Verification
Manufacturing Process Capability
Control Plans
Continuous Improvement methodologies
Strong leadership and team development skills
Ability to drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations, and supply chain teams
Strategic thinking to build scalable quality systems in high-growth technology organizations
Proving mentoring experience of direct reports and developing strategies for succession planning within the department utilizing examples like 9 block methodologies.
Data-driven decision-making and problem-solving capabilities

Responsibilities

Lead and continuously improve the Quality Management System aligned with international quality standards.
Establish governance processes to ensure consistent implementation of quality policies, procedures, and documentation across manufacturing operations.
Lead internal and external quality audits and ensure regulatory compliance.
Manage the Corrective and Preventive Action process to drive systemic improvements.
Establish quality governance frameworks that support organizational scalability and operational excellence.
Ensure quality throughout the manufacturing lifecycle of electromechanical assemblies including power conversion systems, inverter cabinets, power electronics modules, control electronics, and integrated electromechanical systems preferred.
Establish and maintain process quality controls and control plans to ensure manufacturing stability and product conformance.
Monitor manufacturing process capability and implement improvement actions to enhance production yield and product quality.
Strong experience developing, executing, and maintaining robust manufacturing process controls to ensure compliance with the Process Audit Standard VDA 6.3 and successful performance during internal and external process audits.
Evaluate production readiness, process stability, and effectiveness of manufacturing controls.
Ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained following audit findings.
Establish quality frameworks to support new product introduction and manufacturing readiness.
Ensure product validation and verification activities are completed prior to production release.
Collaborate with engineering to ensure quality requirements are integrated into product design and manufacturing processes.
Oversee validation and verification activities including functional testing, electrical performance verification, environmental testing, and reliability testing.
Ensure products meet performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements before full-scale production.
Lead investigation and resolution of customer quality issues and field failures.
Implement structured problem-solving methodologies including Eight Disciplines Problem Solving, A3 Problem Solving Methodology, Root Cause Analysis and Human Error Root Cause Analysis HERCA.
Ensure corrective actions effectively prevent recurrence of issues.
Lead initiatives to improve product reliability and robustness.
Conduct failure analysis and support engineering teams in identifying design or process improvements.
Monitor field performance data to drive reliability improvement initiatives.
Drive initiatives using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies to improve manufacturing quality, production yield, product reliability, and operational efficiency.
Develop and maintain data-driven quality metrics and dashboards to support operational decision making.
Partner with engineering to support Design for Quality, Design for Manufacturability, and Design for Assembly principles during product development.
Collaborate with operations to improve process capability and production quality control.
Work with the Supplier Quality and Development organization to resolve supplier-related issues impacting manufacturing operations.