Operations Quality Specialist, Level 1

Celestica

Quality Specialist responsible for leading quality management phases, ensuring high quality products in manufacturing. Collaborating with global teams and maintaining quality control protocols.

Posted 7/28/2026full-timeRichardson • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in quality control processes, including the development and maintenance of quality systems, procedures, and standards. Proven ability to lead audits, monitor quality KPIs, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Quality Control Plan DevelopmentQuality KPI MonitoringProcess/Product/System AuditCoaching Junior Quality StaffContinuous Improvement Initiatives

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Hard Skills

Quality ControlQuality AssuranceNPI (New Product Introduction)Engineering Change ManagementSupplier Process Change Notification (SPCN)Statistical Process Control (SPC)Workmanship Standards DevelopmentQuality System MaintenanceProcess ImprovementMaterial Quality Oversight

Soft Skills

LeadershipCoachingEffective CommunicationTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Industry Keywords

Quality ExcursionsContinuous ImprovementInternal Quality SystemQuality Strategy DeploymentFactory Quality Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the team to handle all quality excursions independently, and take effective actions on time
Oversee the product & material quality from NPI to mass production
Develop the quality control plan for respective area (material/process/product)
Monitor and report quality KPI for internal (factory) and external (customer)
Drive continuous improvement to benefit customer, CLS and supplier.
Develop and maintain internal quality system, procedures, work instructions and workmanship standards
Lead process/product/system/supplier audit and improvement actions follow up.
Follow up the EC(Engineering Change), SPCN(Supplier Process Change Notification) to ensure the implementation of changes is timely and accurate (initiated both externally and internally)
Coach junior quality staff to improve their quality knowledge.
Accomplish the jobs assignment from the superior and participate in the quality strategy deployment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4 to 6 years in a similar role or industry
Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience

Benefits

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