Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Processes

Crusoe Energy is on a mission to unlock value in stranded energy resources through the power of computation. 

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We aim to align the long term interests of the climate with the future of global computing infrastructure. As data centers consume an exponentially growing power footprint to deliver technology to all connected devices, we are inspired by making sure that the energy meeting that demand is sourced in an environmentally responsible fashion. Crusoe co-locates mobile data centers with stranded energy resources, like flare gas and underloaded renewables, to deliver low-cost, carbon-negative distributed computing solutions. Crusoe Cloud is a managed cloud services platform powered by stranded energy that enables climate-friendly innovation in computationally intensive fields including artificial intelligence, graphics rendering and computational biology. 

About The Role:

The Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Assurance position is directly responsible for overseeing both strategic and routine day-to-day process improvement and quality activities across matrix functions.  This position will work across Commercial, Engineering and Operations functions working to improve matrix efficiency in delivering quality products to our customers and processes to our employees.  

A Day In The Life:

• Manage the Quality department to ensure quality standards are being met, ISO Audits are successful and matrix organizations are supported.

• Partner with peer functional teams (matrix organization) to improve processes and standardize work between departments with an intent to improve overall process capability impacting quality of products.

• Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for monitoring operations, manufacture, and organizational performance within scope of job responsibilities.

• Provide technical oversight and direction as required to assist in troubleshooting or root cause analysis on difficult problems.

• Collaborate with engineering and production teams as required for disposition.

• Support project reviews for new and complex projects to ensure that accuracy, safety and quality are designed into the product and processes.

• Audit and measure performance to processes and procedures. 

• Hold regular management review meetings to escalate issues and review metrics that evaluate the quality system, safety practices, processes and procedures.

• Partner with purchasing to vet new vendors and evaluate existing vendors to ensure sourcing quality and performance to schedule. 

• Provide resources to perform supplier audits and special process audits for the monitoring and approval of suppliers.

• Serve as the management representative ensuring that quality standards are developed, followed and are compliant with OSHA and ISO 9001 regulations.  

• Oversee and maintain the quality management function and system, ensuring that all conformance documentation is completed, managed, and corrective actions implemented.

• Train and implement lean initiatives throughout all departments to drive continuous, efficient, visible improvements to the processes and procedures.

• Coordinate with engineering and production teams to develop Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) procedures.

• Work with Team members providing direction and solutions to improve overall quality and workmanship.

• Develop and implement processes for testing of equipment to ensure equipment is  regularly calibrated and in optimal working condition.

• Focus on developing and administering policies and procedures, with impact on departmental budgeting, strategic planning, and procedural change.

You Will Thrive In This Role If:

• Technical Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience plus 10+ years of engineering management, systems management and industrial process improvement management experience.

• Experience in mechanical design and electrical controls.

• Successful experience in lean manufacturing process and implementation.

• ISO 9001:2015 experience is required, including audit experience and the creation of standard operating procedures.

• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP - Acumatica a plus) and Quality Management Systems.

• Comprehensive knowledge of welding and electrical manufacturing concepts, principles, and equipment calibration and testing.

• Management skills and ability to build collabora