Process Compliance Supervisor

Job Title:                PROCESS COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR

Department/Location:    Quality Systems

Reports To:   Quality System Director

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary: Perform quality system audits to evaluate compliance to ISO 9001 & AS9100, customer and regulatory requirements, as well as TPG policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Perform audits to manufacturing and inspection activities in order to evaluate compliance with work instructions, related reference documents, and manufacturing aids;
• Perform audits to process records in order to evaluate compliance with internal policies and procedures;
• Audit compliance of product and processes against written specifications, policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and Good Manufacturing Practices;
• Perform audits to verify employee’s awareness of quality policy, quality objectives, and ethics of business conduct;
• Coordinate and schedule the internal audits with Department Heads;
• Ensure audit findings are properly communicated to management team and appropriately tracked through remediation;
• Perform supplier audits to identify compliance gaps;
• Review procedures and records for their adequacy to accomplish intended objectives;
• Report process noncompliances to Quality System Director and Department Heads;
• Support on-site audits conducted by external parties;
• Identify opportunities for improvements in any process of the quality system; and
• Evaluate training effectiveness and identify training needs.

Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

Qualifications/requirements: Must be fluent in the English language in both written and oral form; bi-lingual in Spanish language also required. Must have experience and be capable to read technical documents; drawings, specifications, manuals. Must be computer literate, to include MS Office. Must have strong communication and decision making skills. Ability to self-manage and set priorities with demonstrated follow-through skills. Ability to travel as required.

OTHER Qualifications/requirements: Ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.

Ability to maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state and local standards.

May be required to work daily overtime and occasional weekends.

Compliance with all personnel policies.

This position requires use of and access to information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).  Accordingly, all Process Compliance Supervisors must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR.  ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Temporary Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Regularly required to stand, and move about the facility. Regularly required to perform physical work with hands during entire shift. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work usually performed in a production floor. May work at different workstations as production needs require, or shifts from one station to another, during the assembly process. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, unless otherwise noted by safety signage.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE: High School level education or equivalent; minimum 5 years of experience working within the manufacturing industry and/or quality control. Experience working with for an ISO 9001/AS9100 certified company preferred. Experience in quality management system auditing required.