Vendor Quality Assurance Specialist; SALISBURY

At Jabil, we make the world's best brands better by designing, manufacturing, and delivering end-to-end solutions on a scale. Our Salisbury, NC site supports high-growth cloud infrastructure customers—from server and rack integration to data-center subsystems—where quality, speed, and traceability are non-negotiable.

How will you make an impact?

We are launching a new manufacturing site in Salisbury, NC focused on server systems, racks, and liquid-cooled infrastructure products.

• We are seeking a Supplier Quality leader with proven results standing up supplier quality at a facility from ground zero—creating the processes, developing the team, qualifying suppliers, and driving stable ramp to volume.
• You will lead supplier quality strategy and execution across electrical and fluid handling supply chains.
• You will also manage a team of Incoming Quality Inspectors, establish robust incoming controls and escalation pathways while partnering closely with Engineering, NPI, Operations, and Program Management.

What will you do?

New Site Build-Out (Ground Zero)

• Stand up the Supplier Quality function for a new facility: governance, SOPs, templates, and operating cadence.
• Establish and deploy PPAP-based supplier readiness expectations aligned to customer requirements and internal standards.
• Build a scalable model for supplier onboarding, qualification, risk tiering, and ongoing supplier performance management.

Supplier Qualification, Audits & PPAP Execution

• Lead supplier capability assessments and qualification activities (QMS/process audits, special process validation, traceability, calibration, ESD controls as applicable).
• Own supplier PPAP strategy and execution including:
• Design records & change control alignment.
• Process Flow, PFMEA, Control Plan
• MSA/GR&R, capability studies (Cp/Cpk where applicable)
• FAI / dimensional layouts
• Material certs, compliance requirements
• Part Submission Warrant (PSW) approval and supplier readiness sign-off
• Drive supplier corrective actions and verify effectiveness through data and re-validation.

NPI → Ramp → Sustaining for Servers, Racks & Liquid Cooling

• Partner with Engineering/NPI to identify CTQs and ensure suppliers can meet form/fit/function, reliability, and cosmetic expectations.
• Support quality planning and validation for:
• Servers & Racks:
  Motherboards and all critical & non-critical components
• Electromechanical: PCBAs, harnesses, connectors, fans, PSUs, subassemblies
• Liquid Cooling Products: cold plates, manifolds, CDUs, pumps, heat exchangers, QD couplers, hoses/tubing, seals
• Ensure supplier processes support leak integrity, cleanliness/contamination control, material compatibility, and thermal performance.

Incoming Quality & Supplier Performance Management

• Lead Incoming Quality Control strategy: inspection plans, sampling, gage control, inspection work instructions, and disposition workflows.
• Build and manage supplier performance scorecards (PPM/DPPM, escapes, OTD, COPQ, audit performance).
• Lead containment and escalation for supplier issues (stop-ship criteria, sorting, deviations/waivers, MRB support).

Corrective/Preventive Action & Continuous Improvement

• Drive structured problem solving with suppliers using 8D / A3 / 5-Why / Ishikawa.
• Implement preventive actions tied to PFMEA risk reduction and field/production feedback.
• Drive supplier process improvement focused on yield, cycle time, reliability, and cost of quality.

People Leadership (Inspectors)

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Incoming Quality Inspectors (scheduling, training, work allocation, and performance management).
• Build training and certification plans for inspectors (inspection methods, blueprint/GD&T basics, gage use, workmanship standards).
• Ensure consistent execution of incoming inspection and clear escalation to SQE/Engineering.

How will you get here?

• Startup mindset: structured, fast, practical—build it right, then scale it.
• Strong risk judgement, understands accurate vs must be "good enough to launch safely."
• Supplier influence without authority can drive action through clarity and standards.
• Strong executive communication: can turn quality chaos into decision-ready updates.

What Success Looks Like (First 6–12 Months)

• PPAP-based…