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SR MGR QUALITY (On-site)

TE Connectivity
JONESTOWN, PA, US, 17038, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Feb 2026
💰 $142,000/yr

About the role

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. 

Job Overview

 

We are seeking a forward-thinking, collaborative senior quality manager to lead the quality function at our manufacturing plant. This critical leadership role ensures that all products meet customers, industry, and regulatory standards while driving a culture of quality excellence. The senior quality manager will develop and implement strategic quality initiatives, oversee audits, and lead a team of quality engineers and analysts to optimize manufacturing processes and minimize defects. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires close collaboration with production, engineering, and global quality teams to ensure plant-wide quality improvements. 

 

Tasks Summary & Responsibilities

 

  • Lead and develop the quality team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration across all departments 
  • Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and global quality to ensure product quality, process capability, and regulatory compliance 
  • Champion and uphold plant-wide quality standards, policies, and systems ensuring alignment with corporate and customer requirements 
  • Develop initiatives to improve quality subject matter expertise among the cross functional teams and enhance the culture of quality
  • Monitor and report on key quality performance indicators (e.g. customer complaints, internal defects), providing insights and recommendations to plant leadership  
  • Manage audits (internal, external) and support audit readiness across the facility  
  • Oversee plant-wide quality improvement initiatives, reducing defects and scrap, to reduce cost of poor quality and improve process control and product reliability 
  • Lead root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement to address recurring quality issues  
  • Mentor and coach quality team members and foster a high – performance culture.  
  • Travel, as needed, to support both internal and external customer needs

What your background should look like

 

Requirements:

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Master’s Preferred
  • Minimum 8 years’ Quality experience within a manufacturing environment
  • Advanced problem-solving tools such as Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Shainin Red X Journeyman a plus
  • Preferable experience in Advanced Industries (Automotive, Aerospace etc.)
  • Strong knowledge of ISO9001 and regulatory compliance (UL)
  • Thorough knowledge problem solving and corrective action implementation.
  • Excellent communication, analytical, and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
  • At least 3 years in a leadership role managing quality teams
  • Strong team formation and leadership skills with a passion to develop succession leadership in their team.
  • Good computer skills with a working knowledge of SAP, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Training Skills
  • Expertise in lean manufacturing and advanced quality methodologies
  • Strong problem-solving skills with experience in 8D problem solving, FMEA, DOE, SPC, and safe launch
  • Proficiency in quality data analysis tools (i.e. minitab or similar)
  • Estimated Travel <10%

 

 

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Competencies

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

 

COMPENSATION
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