Essential Duties and
Responsibilities - Lead and support daily quality operations,
including incoming inspection, in-process inspection, final inspection,
non-conformance management, and quality verification activities to ensure
product quality standards are achieved.
- Provide day-to-day leadership, direction,
coaching, and performance feedback to quality team members to maintain
accountability, consistency, engagement, and performance.
- Monitor quality workflows throughout the shift,
proactively identifying and resolving quality concerns to minimize
production disruptions and ensure timely issue resolution.
- Coordinate inspection priorities and labor
allocation within the quality department based on production schedules,
customer demands, and operational priorities.
- Ensure timely inspection, validation, and
disposition of incoming materials, work-in-process components, and
finished goods to support production and shipment
requirements.
- Partner cross-functionally with Production,
Engineering, Warehouse, Planning, and Purchasing teams to improve product
quality, manufacturing processes, communication, and operational
performance.
- Support employee development through training,
coaching, and performance management while reinforcing quality standards,
company expectations, and continuous improvement principles.
- Maintain accurate quality documentation,
inspection records, non-conformance reports, corrective actions, and
departmental metrics to support reporting, accountability, and compliance
requirements.
- Assist with root cause analysis, corrective and
preventive actions (CAPA), and continuous improvement initiatives to
reduce defects and improve overall product quality.
- Support and promote Lean Manufacturing, quality
system compliance, workplace organization, and operational excellence
initiatives throughout manufacturing operations.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, safety
standards, quality procedures, and behavioral expectations.
- Perform additional duties and responsibilities as
assigned.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Minimum of 3–5 years of quality, manufacturing, or
production experience, including leadership or supervisory
responsibilities.
- Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and
interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively lead teams in a
fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Proven ability to prioritize work, manage multiple
tasks, and adapt to changing production and quality demands.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical,
decision-making, and organizational skills.
- Working knowledge of quality inspection processes,
manufacturing quality systems, defect identification, root cause analysis,
and corrective action procedures.
- Experience interpreting engineering drawings,
product specifications, work instructions, and quality standards
preferred.
- Experience working with ERP/MRP systems, quality
management systems, and production reporting tools.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and data
entry/reporting systems.
- Ability to analyze quality data and utilize
metrics to drive process and performance improvements.
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to
work effectively across departments and organizational levels.
Education and Experience
Requirements
·
High School Diploma or equivalent
required.
·
Associate degree in Quality,
Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, or related field preferred.
·
Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or
continuous improvement experience preferred.
·
Quality certification (ASQ or equivalent)
preferred.