Quality Inspector Supervisor: Lead & Elevate the QA Team

TE Connectivity Ltd.; George Town; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TE Connectivity Ltd. in Penang, Malaysia, is seeking a Quality Inspector Supervisor to lead daily inspection activities, ensure incoming materials and finished goods meet specifications, and drive a strong quality culture across Production, Engineering and Maintenance.

You will supervise inspectors, plan shifts, coach staff, review quality records and resolve nonconformances, with emphasis on training, attendance and adherence to procedures and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in electronics, electrical, quality or manufacturing engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in quality, reliability or electronics manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of quality inspection methodologies and reliability testing practices.
• Basic understanding of signal integrity concepts (eye diagrams, jitter, insertion loss, return loss, impedance, crosstalk).
• Familiarity with data analysis tools and Excel.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication in Malay & English.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the daily activities of Quality Inspectors.
• Assign inspectors to incoming, in-process, final, outgoing, and special inspection activities based on production priorities.
• Prepare and manage shift schedules, manpower planning, overtime requirements, and work coverage.
• Conduct daily shift briefings and communicate quality alerts, production priorities, customer concerns, and inspection requirements.
• Monitor attendance, discipline, punctuality, work performance, and adherence to company policies.
• Ensure proper shift handover and clear communication between inspectors from different shifts.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and technical support to Quality Inspectors.
• Conduct employee performance evaluations and provide constructive feedback.
• Identify training needs and maintain the training and competency matrix for Quality Inspectors.
• Ensure that only trained and qualified personnel perform specialized inspection activities.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, good housekeeping, and a strong quality culture within the inspection team.
• Plan and oversee incoming, in-process, final, outgoing, and first-article inspection activities.
• Ensure inspections are conducted according to approved procedures, drawings, specifications, control plans, inspection plans, work instructions, sampling plans, and customer requirements.
• Review daily production schedules and prioritize inspection activities to prevent delays in production and shipment.
• Verify that inspectors use the correct drawings, specifications, inspection methods, sampling requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure inspection results are recorded and traceable to part/lot/work order/machine/operator/date/shift.
• Review inspection reports before product release when required.
• Ensure inspection status is clearly identified and controlled.
• Monitor inspection turnaround time and prevent bottlenecks.
• Coordinate additional inspection coverage during ramp-up, overtime, weekends, shutdowns, or urgent shipments.
• Support first-piece, last-piece, line clearance, setup verification, and product-changeover inspections.

Skills

Quality inspection supervision

Reliability testing

Signal integrity basics

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Malay/English bilingual

Education

Bachelor’s or Diploma in Electronics/Electrical/Quality/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Excel

Job description

TE Connectivity Ltd. in Penang, Malaysia, is seeking a Quality Inspector Supervisor to lead daily inspection activities, ensure incoming materials and finished goods meet specifications, and drive a strong quality culture across Production, Engineering and Maintenance.

You will supervise inspectors, plan shifts, coach staff, review quality records and resolve nonconformances, with emphasis on training, attendance and adherence to procedures and customer requirements.