Quality Assurance Lead — Inspection & Process Excellence

Powell; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k

Annual bonus

Paid time off

Professional development

Wellness programs

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Powell in Houston, TX seeks a Quality Supervisor to oversee quality programs, support warranty inquiries, and coordinate inspections with internal teams and customers.

You will lead the inspection department, ensure test equipment calibration, and drive process improvements using root cause analysis and Lean/Six Sigma principles.

The role requires an associate degree, 5+ years in the industrial electrical field, and leadership experience; we offer benefits and a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in a technical field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the industrial electrical field preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a leadership/supervisor role required.
• Knowledge of IEEE standards for Circuit Breakers, Switchgear, Switches, and Transformers preferred.
• National Electric Code knowledge preferred.
• Basic understanding of power system and relay applications preferred.
• Knowledge of ISO Standards preferred.
• Knowledge of Root Cause Analysis, CAPA preferred
• Knowledge of Six Sigma preferred
• Basic understanding of Lean Manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support on Warranty inquiries.
• Participates, as needed, Customer Factory Acceptance Tests
• Schedule and assign jobs to inspection crews.
• Supervise inspection department.
• Schedule Customer Inspections.
• Interface with manufacturing, engineering, sales, customers, and shipping.
• Attend production meetings.
• Attend Sales/Operations meetings for long term planning on work load as required
• Attend pre-inspection meetings with sales and customers.
• Evaluate all inspection department personnel.
• Maintain adherence to company policies and safety rules.
• Interview and test inspector candidates.
• Ensure all test equipment is either maintained or calibrated as necessary and records are kept as required.
• Attend, as needed, Vendor Factory Acceptance Tests

Skills

Leadership

Quality assurance

Industrial electrical

Root Cause Analysis

Six Sigma

Lean Manufacturing

Communication

Operating Procedures

Problem solving

Computer skills

Education

Associate degree in technical field

Tools

IEEE standards knowledge

National Electric Code

Job description

Powell in Houston, TX seeks a Quality Supervisor to oversee quality programs, support warranty inquiries, and coordinate inspections with internal teams and customers.

You will lead the inspection department, ensure test equipment calibration, and drive process improvements using root cause analysis and Lean/Six Sigma principles.

The role requires an associate degree, 5+ years in the industrial electrical field, and leadership experience; we offer benefits and a collaborative environment.