Senior Supervisor, Quality Control (IPM)

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Position Summary:

The Production Quality Control Sr. Supervisor (IPM) provides day-to-day leadership for quality control activities supporting Intelligent Power Module (IPM) and Power Module (PM) production. The position is primarily accountable for reducing Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) managing daily production quality issues protecting the customer and establishing disciplined quality-control routines that support launch and stable mass production.

This role directly leads the IPM Quality Control Engineer and Quality Control Technical Associate (QCTA) positions. The Sr. Supervisor facilitates scrap-reduction projects manages L2L quality dispatches involving out-of-specification conditions machine checks and quality checks and leads the internal weekly IPM CoPQ reviews. The position partners with Production Quality Engineering Maintenance Supply Chain and other support functions to ensure timely containment root cause corrective action and sustained improvement.

Minimum Qualifications (Education Experience and Skills):

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in manufacturing quality control quality engineering production supervision or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership supervisory team-lead or project-lead experience in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated experience leading scrap reduction structured problem solving containment root cause analysis corrective action and measurable quality improvement.
• Working knowledge of quality data analysis nonconforming-material control inspection systems PFMEA control plans standard work and change control.
• Ability to coordinate urgent quality response and communicate risk priorities performance and recovery actions across hourly technical and management levels.

Preferred Qualifications (Education Experience and Skills):

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Quality Manufacturing Operations Management or a related field.
• Experience in automotive electronics semiconductor power electronics or high-precision manufacturing.
• Experience with IATF 16949 ISO 9001 APQP PPAP SPC MSA capability studies 8D 5 Why fishbone analysis and layered process audits.
• Experience leading CoPQ reduction involving scrap rework sorting containment premium freight warranty or customer-related quality cost.
• Experience supporting new-model launch process validation production readiness and transition to mass production.

Description of Duties and Responsibilities / % of Time Performing Duties

• Lead Quality Control team activities

• Manage daily quality issues and containment

• Drive corrective actions and escalation

• Lead CoPQ and scrap reduction initiatives

• Manage L2L quality dispatches

• Lead weekly CoPQ review meetings

• Drive root cause analysis and problem solving

• Verify corrective action effectiveness

• Improve PFMEA and PQCT controls

• Strengthen defect prevention and detection

• Support cross-functional process improvements

• Support new model launch readiness and validation

• Ensure ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 compliance

• Develop Quality Control team capability

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability and willingness to promote and carry out the Astemo Mission The Blueprint and expected standards of conduct.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to set priorities facilitate cross-functional projects coach associates make fact-based decisions and escalate risk promptly.
• Advanced analytical and structured problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to translate scrap rework dispatch defect process and customer data into focused improvement actions and measurable CoPQ results
• Ability to recognize abnormal conditions protect the customer stop or contain production when required and coordinate recovery actions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively across Production Quality Engineering Maintenance Supply Chain and Management.
• Professional conduct integrity confidentiality teamwork and commitment to a clean safe and orderly work environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Provides direct leadership for the IPM Quality Control Engineer and Quality Control Technical Associate (QCTA) positions.
• Plans work assignments and coverage; establishes expectations; develops skills; monitors performance; provides coaching and feedback; and supports selection onboarding qualification and corrective action in accordance with company policy.
• Coordinates temporary cross-functional containment scrap-reduction and problem-solving teams based on quality risk and production needs.

Software:

• Intermediate skills required in Windows Microsoft Excel Word Teams and PowerPoint.
• Ability to use L2L and production quality traceability document-control and reporting systems to manage dispatches analyze trends and track actions.

Essential to Job Functions Physical and/or Mental Restrictions:

• Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Visual ability to work accurately with detailed information and a computer screen
• Full motor skills
• Standing Walking and Bending for the duration of the workday
• Ability to work for long periods of time while sitting

Work Environment Travel Noise Smells Quiet Indoors or Outdoors etc.

• Factory controlled manufacturing and engineering/laboratory environments with production noise.
• Use of PPE ESD controls contamination controls and product-handling requirements.
• Shift flexibility overtime and limited travel may be required for launch trials training customer response or production support.

Equipment Used

• Personal Computer
• Measurement Equipment (Calipers gages etc)
• Company Phone (Off shifts may contact when issues occur)

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity disability protected veteran status and national origin.

At Astemo were challenging the status quo with the power of diversity inclusion and collaboration. Our goal is to build an inclusive work environment that celebrates the differences of our employees. We want to ensure that every employee feels valued respected and empowered. We dont just accept differencewe celebrate it we support it and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees our products and our community. Astemo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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