Quality Manager

Quality Manager – Semiconductor Manufacturing

Location: Austin, TX
Job Type: Full-Time
Industry: Semiconductor Manufacturing

About the Opportunity

For over 20 years, Apparent Technologies has been a leading engineering and manufacturing company supporting the semiconductor industry. We are currently seeking a Full-Time Quality Manager to join our team at our Austin, TX facility.

Apparent Technologies, Inc. is rapidly growing
, and we are seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead and further develop our Quality department at our Austin manufacturing facility.

This is a hands-on leadership position for someone who can balance quality management, team leadership, process improvement, and technical inspection knowledge
. The Quality Manager will be responsible for maintaining high quality standards across our manufacturing operations while developing the people, processes, and systems necessary to support our continued growth.

The ideal candidate has experience in semiconductor, precision, or high-specification manufacturing and is comfortable working directly with Production, Operations, Engineering, R&D, suppliers, and customers.

Benefits of the Quality Manager Position

• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401(k)
• Various benefits through the ADP Marketplace, including discounts on shopping, travel, and even pet insurance

Responsibilities (Included, but not limited to)

Quality Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, develop, and oversee the Quality department and Quality Inspection team
  , establishing clear expectations, priorities, and accountability.
• Manage daily Quality activities and coordinate inspection priorities with Operations and Production to support manufacturing schedules and customer requirements.
• Train, mentor, and develop Quality personnel while identifying opportunities to strengthen the department as the company continues to grow.
• Establish and monitor quality goals, KPIs, inspection metrics, nonconformance trends, and departmental performance
  .
• Identify staffing, training, equipment, and process needs necessary to support increasing production volume.
• Promote a company-wide culture of quality, accountability, continuous improvement, and defect prevention
  .
• Serve as a primary point of contact for quality-related issues requiring coordination between Quality, Operations, Engineering, Production, R&D, suppliers, and customers.

Quality Management System & Compliance

• Manage, maintain, and continuously improve the company's Quality Management System (QMS).
• Lead the implementation and ongoing compliance of applicable ISO standards
  , including ISO 9001 requirements.
• Maintain quality procedures, work instructions, inspection standards, records, and controlled documentation.
• Plan, coordinate, and participate in internal and external audits
  , including customer and certification audits.
• Ensure corrective actions resulting from audits, nonconformances, or customer concerns are properly documented, assigned, implemented, and verified for effectiveness.
• Oversee calibration programs for inspection equipment, gauges, tools, and other controlled equipment.
• Ensure quality records and documentation meet company, customer, regulatory, and industry requirements.

Inspection & Manufacturing Quality

• Oversee Receiving/Incoming, First Piece/First Article, In-Process, and Final Inspection activities.
• Ensure purchased materials, machined and fabricated components, assemblies, weldments, and finished products meet engineering and customer specifications.
• Review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, travelers, work instructions, and GD&T requirements
  .
• Establish appropriate inspection methods, sampling requirements, acceptance criteria, and documentation.
• Ensure proper use of precision measuring…