Quality Supervisor

Quality Supervisor

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Quality Supervisor located in Columbia, SC. Reporting to the Quality Quality Engineer, the Quality Supervisor supervises and coordinates activities related to the Quality Assurance Inspection function, on the manufacturing floor. Quarantine and disposition of nonconforming goods, while ensuring the policies and processes are followed.

What a typical day looks like:

• Coordinates with operations and engineering on production schedule coverage.
• Assigns employees to maximize quality control goals.
• Ensures that directed shift staffing levels are maintained.
• Hires quality auditors for shift.
• Interfaces with HR for employee issues.
• Research data and puts corrective actions into place.
• Reviews quality reports.
• Performs process and sub factory audits.
• Ensures procedures are followed and may develop procedures for the quality assurance inspection operation.
• Provides immediate supervision and guidance to auditors, checking work at frequent intervals.
• Interacts with outside customers, vendors and functional peer groups at various management levels and serves as a liaison between customer and the division regarding quality issues.
• Directs daily shift activities.
• Confers with management and production to define and hold up quality goals.
• Works with Quality Engineers and Quality Technicians to train quality auditors in quality inspection processes.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• 5 years of related experience supervising quality assurance or inspection activities on the manufacturing floor, including quarantine, disposition, and control of nonconforming material.
• Demonstrated experience leading, supervising, and motivating teams of hourly employees in an operational or manufacturing environment. Demonstrated ability to assign, train, and directly supervise inspectors and guiders; ensure shift staffing levels; manage hiring needs; and provide hands-on, day-to-day guidance.
• Experience researching quality data, reviewing quality reports, and driving corrective actions in collaboration with engineering, production, and other functional teams.
• Hands-on experience performing process and sub-factory audits, ensuring procedures are followed, and developing or improving quality inspection procedures as needed.
• Strong ability to act as a quality liaison with customers, vendors, HR, finance, and internal management, supporting quality goals and resolving quality-related issues.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Job Category

Quality

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