About us:  At Plexus, our vision is to help create the products that build a better world.  Driven by a passion for excellence, we partner with leading Aerospace/Defense, Healthcare/Life Sciences and Industrial companies to design, manufacture and service some of the world’s most transformative products, including advanced surgical systems, diagnostic instruments, healthcare imaging equipment, mission critical aerospace systems, and electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions. Visit Plexus.com to learn more about our unwavering commitment to our vision. 

When we invest in our people, we invest in building a better world. 

With a vision rooted in the wellbeing and inclusive engagement of our team members, our customers, their end users and our communities, people are the heart of what we do and who we are. It is our values that unite us and guide us in everything that we do, including how we operate, behave and interact to foster a workplace where every team member feels valued and empowered to contribute their best.  

Our values include: Growing our People, Building Belonging, Innovating Responsibly, Delivering Excellence and Creating Customer Success. 

As a team member, you will engage in impactful work through global collaboration and the use of emerging technologies, join an inclusive culture where every team member is valued and working toward a greater purpose, and be empowered to reach your full potential through various development programs designed to accelerate your growth. 

Employer: Plexus Corp.

Job Location: Buffalo Grove, IL

Title: Quality Supervisor

Duties: Lead and support quality audit activities for highly regulated products to ensure product compliance to specifications and industry standards. Lead team of 6-8 quality technicians/engineers on non-conformance and complaints through containment, root cause, corrective action and audits. Ensure continuous quality compliance, address quality issues, provide quality alerts, and lead containment when required. Serve as the primary contact for quality related issues. Lead response and actions associated with quality concerns. Create and maintain quality guidance for process readiness, including quality plans. Lead identification and maintenance of industry standard failure modes for inclusion in Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (“FMEA”). Lead continuous improvement efforts to improve yield and parts per million (“PPM”), reduce Cost of Quality, analyze quality metric data, and identify opportunities to reduce scrap and rework. Lead investigation and disposition for non-conforming material. Utilize Six Sigma, QMS, Regression Analysis, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Failure Analysis, AutoCAD, Visio, Solidworks, and 8D. Position requires up to 10% domestic travel for training or visits to customer sites.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field, and 4 years of experience as a Quality Engineer or a related Process Engineering, Product Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering position. Experience must include:

4 years of quality engineering experience within an assembly or fabrication manufacturing environment for a highly regulated industry such as medical devices, automotive, defense, or aerospace, including developing, deploying, and sustaining processes in an ISO 13485, IATF 16949, or AS9100 manufacturing environment

4 years of experience in Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP)

3 years of experience in leading or supervising quality or engineering personnel

3 years of experience using 8D (Eight Disciplines) quality problem methodology

3 years of experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)

Completion of at least 2 projects using DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) methodology and 2 projects using DOE (Design of Experiment) processes.

Salary: $129,085 per year

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, retirement savings, and opportunities for professional development. More information at: plexusbenefits.uhc.com

Applicants must be U.S. workers (includes U.S. citizens, permanent residents, foreign nationals granted temporary residence under one of the 1986 legalization programs, refugees, and asylees).

We are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities or special requirements.  If you need an application accommodation, please contact us by email at GHQ.TA@plexus.com. Please include your contact information and clearly describe how we can help you. This email is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.