Director of Quality, Asia

About the role

Ichor has created a new senior leadership position, Director of Quality, Asia, responsible for setting the strategic direction, execution and continuous improvement of quality systems across its Asia manufacturing sites. The role ensures products, processes and operations consistently meet regulatory requirements, industry standards and customer expectations, and works closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Regulatory and Commercial teams. It can be based in Singapore or Malaysia, Shah Alam.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute a regional quality strategy aligned to corporate and global quality objectives, and govern all Quality functions in Asia manufacturing
• Establish and monitor KPIs, quality objectives and performance dashboards; own and strengthen the regional Quality Management System (QMS) against ISO standards and customer requirements
• Lead audit readiness and response, and oversee product quality, process capability and quality engineering at regional sites
• Drive quality governance including management reviews, internal and external certification audits and regulatory compliance
• Lead customer escalation resolution, supplier quality oversight and supplier development, acting as the senior regional escalation point for critical customer issues
• Champion Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and continuous improvement, and use data analytics and digital quality tools to improve process visibility and decision-making
• Support new product introduction, process changes and manufacturing scale-up with Engineering and Operations
• Lead, coach and develop a regional Quality team of managers, engineers and technical specialists across Singapore and Malaysia, building a leadership pipeline

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Management or a related technical discipline; a Master's or MBA is an advantage
• 10-15+ years of progressive quality leadership experience in semiconductor, precision engineering or advanced manufacturing
• At least 5 years in senior Quality leadership roles, ideally overseeing multiple sites or regional operations
• Proven track record in regional quality strategy, customer quality engagements and supplier quality management
• Experience leading and developing geographically distributed teams in a matrixed, multinational organisation

Required skills

• Strong technical knowledge of QMS, ISO standards, audit management, CAPA, root cause analysis and process improvement methods
• Lean, Six Sigma and operational excellence
• Preferred: CQE, CQM, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent certification
• Preferred: exposure to semiconductor equipment manufacturing, critical fluid delivery systems, precision machining, welding or assembly

What we offer

• AWS, quarterly variable bonus, employee stock purchase plan, medical, dental and optical benefits, and shift allowance where applicable
• Learning and development through on-the-job training and education upgrades
• Career opportunities within a global organisation