Quality Control Lead – Manufacturing Operations

QuestSpecialty Corporation; Brenham (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

QuestSpecialty Corporation is seeking a Quality Control Supervisor to lead on-site QC across production and laboratory operations in Brenham, TX. The role emphasizes staffing, audits, incident containment, investigations, and data integrity to support the Director of Quality.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in manufacturing quality with supervisory experience, plus an associate degree in a technical field and proficiency with Excel and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive manufacturing Quality experience; 2+ years of supervisory, shift-leadership, or equivalent people-accountability experience.
• Associate degree in chemistry, quality, engineering technology, manufacturing, or a related technical field, or substantial directly relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of nonconformance/CAPA, root-cause analysis, containment, process audits, sampling, calibration control, data integrity, and statistical quality concepts.
• Ability to evaluate production-floor and laboratory evidence and make clear, risk-based recommendations under production pressure.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, and experience working with ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily QC staffing, assignments, cross-coverage, shift handoffs, coaching, and technician accountability.
• Audit production startups and in-process controls for correct components/materials, labels/coding, first-off product, required checks, documentation, and equipment status.
• Ensure quality incidents are reported in real time, suspect product is contained, the last-known-good point is established, and significant issues are escalated.
• Coordinate stop-and-contain response for functional failures including leaks, spray/discharge problems, inadequate evacuation, component-fit issues, and crimp/seal or pressure-related failures.
• Lead or coordinate investigations for nonconformance, laboratory/batch failures, complaints, returned product, and recurring defects; require objective root cause, corrective action, ownership, and follow-up.
• Oversee laboratory workflow, batch/raw-material testing, OOS/OOT escalation, retain/sample control, and calibration/verification readiness.
• Ensure technician qualification and complete Quality records; trend recurring failures, holds, line stops, audit findings, and investigation aging to identify improvement priorities and support audits/corrective actions.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nonconformance/CAPA

Root-cause analysis

Process audits

Data integrity

Statistical quality concepts

Excel

Education

Associate degree in chemistry/quality/engineering technology/manufacturing

Bachelor's degree in chemistry/engineering/quality/manufacturing

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

QuestSpecialty Corporation is seeking a Quality Control Supervisor to lead on-site QC across production and laboratory operations in Brenham, TX. The role emphasizes staffing, audits, incident containment, investigations, and data integrity to support the Director of Quality.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in manufacturing quality with supervisory experience, plus an associate degree in a technical field and proficiency with Excel and ERP systems.