Assistant Quality Assurance Manager

Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Assistant Quality Assurance Manager to lead day-to-day quality operations in a manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with quality standards, managing Quality Engineers and Inspectors, driving CAPA and nonconformance resolution, supporting audits, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily quality activities on the production floor.
• Manage and develop a team of Quality Engineers and Quality Inspectors.
• Drive CAPA, NCR, root cause analysis, and corrective action closure.
• Monitor quality performance metrics and implement improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with QMS, ISO 9001 requirements, SOPs, and control plans.
• Support internal and external audits and maintain audit readiness.
• Coordinate customer quality issues, including 8D investigations and responses.
• Collaborate with Production and cross-functional teams to resolve quality concerns and prevent recurrence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5-8 years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven leadership experience managing Quality Engineers and Inspectors.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, CAPA, NCR, 8D, FMEA, SPC, MSA, and Poka-Yoke.
• Experience with quality audits, QMS, MES, and ERP systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Six Sigma Green Belt and/or CQE certification is an added advantage.

Key Competencies

• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Analytical and structured problem-solving approach.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Results-oriented with strong execution and follow-through.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Industry Experience: Semiconductor, precision engineering, capital equipment, or other high-tech manufacturing industries.