Quality Assurance Lead - 1st Shift, Exciting Impact

McGard; Town of Orchard Park (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

10 company paid holidays

PTO (paid time off)

401k plus match

Discretionary profit sharing

On-site walking trail and cafeteria

Job summary

McGard LLC is seeking a Quality Assurance Lead for the 1st shift (6:30am–3:00pm, Monday–Friday) in New York. The role focuses on leading QA Technicians, interfacing with engineering and manufacturing, and driving quality through data analysis and collaborative problem solving.

The candidate should have a technical associate degree with QA experience, ASQ certification preferred, and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Two year Associate’s degree (technical degree) with three (3) years of relevant experience or high school diploma or GED with five (5) years of relevant experience.
• ASQ Certified Quality Technician preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and orally.

Responsibilities

• Leads the Quality Assurance Technicians through coaching and delegation with direction from the Quality Assurance Manager.
• Interacts with management, Engineering, manufacturing, floor personnel and vendors regarding quality issues.
• Assist in the preparation of Customer audits.
• Records test data and applies statistical quality control procedures and prepares graphs/charts of data.
• Interprets engineering drawings and specifications to meet quality standards.
• Selects products for tests and evaluates quality characteristics.
• Suggests modifications to quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality.

Skills

QA Leadership

Statistical analysis

Quality control

Coaching / training

English communication

Education

Associate degree in a technical field

ASQ Certification preferred

Tools

Quality measurement equipment

Job description

McGard LLC is seeking a Quality Assurance Lead for the 1st shift (6:30am–3:00pm, Monday–Friday) in New York. The role focuses on leading QA Technicians, interfacing with engineering and manufacturing, and driving quality through data analysis and collaborative problem solving.

The candidate should have a technical associate degree with QA experience, ASQ certification preferred, and strong English communication.