Quality Assurance Supervisor

Join Our Team

In this role, you'll work with and lead a team to analyze process reports and troubleshoot problems to correct quality issues with driveline components to customer specification. You and the team will work together to support daily production targets for the shift and provide feedback on ways to make the operation safer and more productive every day!

We value teamwork and a positive work environment, and you'll have opportunities to learn new skills and grow your career with us.

What The Job Entails:

• Responsible for directing and supervising a group of employees involved in inspection and quality control procedures with regard to purchased material, in-process material and finished products to assure that quality control standards are achieved.
• Develop and/or adapt inspection equipment to meet quality control standards, make suggestions with regard to procedures, standards and equipment to facilitate work and maintain product quality.
• Responsible for compilation and maintenance of inspection reports and records.
• Investigate and determine cause of faulty work and consult and advise production supervisor or leads as to corrective measures.
• Maintain discipline, morale and harmonious relations among subordinates.
• Investigate and adjust personnel problems within area of responsibility. Effectively recommend as to hiring, promotions, wage adjustments and terminations.
• Ensure on-the-job training recordkeeping is updated consistently.
• Issue RMA numbers to get customer returns; receive and analyze RMA returns
• Create internal corrective actions and reports/analysis to address/eliminate scrap reasons, or any other internal issue (including KPIs trend.)
• Manage MRB (processing of daily scrap, discussing quality issues with suppliers, RTV and/or scrapping parts.)
• PPAP analysis from suppliers and submission to customers
• Plans/monitors the gage calibration and ensures is kept in good standing

What You Bring To The Table (Basic Requirements):

• Associate's degree, CQT Certification, with three to five years of experience in quality preferred.
• Required metrology expertise (able to work with caliper/micrometer/gages/torque wrenches and other hand tools).
• ISO 9001 experience preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years' experience managing and leading a team including communication and performance management.
• Proven ability to communicate with multiple levels of internal and external parties.
• Proven experience with problem solving and using analytics to resolve complex issues with a focus on responsiveness to the customer.

What Schafer Offers:

• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) matching
• Health, Vision, Dental, Disability & Life insurance
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays eligible on day 1 of employment
• Matching charitable donations and paid time off for community service
• And more!

Why Schafer?

We are a growth-oriented company with a diversified customer base that is committed to a culture of safety and continuous improvement. You will enjoy a collaborative work environment where your talents and opinions matter, and we provide various opportunities in support of your career development. We live our values of Safety, Integrity, Responsibility to Others, Customer Focus, Continuous Improvement and Accountability in all that we do. Compensation and benefits are competitive, reflecting experience and qualifications.

About The Company

Schafer Industries is a rapidly growing premier supplier of off-highway axles and differentiated precision gearing solutions. Established in 1934, Schafer Industries has locations in South Bend, IN, Roscoe, IL, Fredericktown, OH and Blacklick, OH. Schafer Industries is one of the few manufacturers of integrated axle solutions in the off-highway electric vehicle market. Schafer also serves customers in a variety of end markets including recreational vehicles, aerospace, defense, oil & gas, material handling, powertrain, electric mobility, heavy duty trucking, agriculture, and construction. Our mission is to leverage world class capabilities to deliver superior products and services to maximize the value for our customers, employees, shareholders, and communities.

Schafer Industries Is An EEO/AAP Employer:

Our company is committed to providing equal employment opportunity. This means that we make employment decisions on the basis of job-related qualifications, skills and abilities and not on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. As a federal subcontractor, we also are required to take affirmative action, or proactive measures, to prevent discrimination.