Ichor Life Sciences, Inc.

Director

• Own the manufacturing relationship between the organization and its precision machining supplier base
• Serve as the primary point of contact and escalation for assigned CNC machining suppliers
• Conduct regular on-site factory visits to assess operations, capacity, tooling, fixturing, and quality systems
• Build relationships with supplier ownership, operations managers, and lead machinists
• Lead monthly and quarterly business reviews covering OTD, DPPM, capacity, and continuous improvement
• Drive resolution of non-conformances, dimensional escapes, surface finish rejections, and material certification discrepancies using 8D, RCCA, and CAPA
• Manage containment and disposition of nonconforming parts
• Coordinate supplier responses to ECOs, drawing revisions, tolerance updates, and FAI requirements
• Monitor supplier performance metrics including delivery, dimensional yield, surface finish acceptance, and COPQ
• Provide DFM feedback with Mechanical Engineering
• Collaborate with Commodity Management and Procurement on RFQ strategy, should-cost modeling, and make-versus-buy assessments
• Represent supplier perspectives in NPI design reviews
• Align supplier capacity with demand and manage lead-time risk
• Support FAI and PPAP activities
• Review and approve supplier control plans, inspection plans, and Cpk/Ppk studies
• Drive GD&T literacy, appropriate metrology, SPC, and in-process inspection at supplier sites
• Identify opportunities to reduce cost, improve lead time, and increase process robustness
• Facilitate value engineering workshops
• Maintain supplier risk assessments
• Develop and execute supplier development plans for underperforming suppliers
• Lead qualification of new machining suppliers through capability audits, process trials, and FAI sign-off

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