Quality Supervisor

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

Health savings & flexible spending

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Koch Companies in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Quality Supervisor to lead a team of Quality Technicians and partner with Operations, Engineering, Production and Quality to drive continuous improvement and ensure customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements are met.

You will develop and maintain inspection processes, manage nonconforming material, support root cause analysis and corrective actions, and conduct quality audits to uphold compliant systems.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of experience coaching direct reports.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Quality Technician team, fostering a culture of learning, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Manage employee performance, development, communication, and alignment with team and business objectives
• Partner with Quality, Production, Engineering, Metrology, and Operations to improve quality processes and resolve production concerns
• Develop and maintain inspection processes, work instructions, sampling plans, inspection documentation, and measurement system studies
• Oversee nonconforming material, product disposition, sorting, rework, and related inventory control activities
• Support quality investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Conduct quality audits and ensure applicable quality systems, regulatory requirements, procedures, work instructions, and control plans are followed
• Coordinate quality training and champion a safe, compliant, collaborative, and environmentally responsible work environment

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Coaching/People management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate in Quality/Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations/Business

Tools

Coordinate measuring machines

Vision systems

Optical comparators

Measurement devices

Job description

Your Job

As a Quality Supervisor, you will lead and develop a team of Quality Technicians while supporting quality excellence in a manufacturing environment. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Production, and Quality teams to drive continuous improvement, resolve production and quality issues, and ensure customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements are met.

Our Team

Our Quality team is focused on product quality, regulatory compliance, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. In this role, you will lead Quality Technicians and collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to ensure quality objectives are achieved across the operation.

What You Will Do

• Lead, coach, and develop the Quality Technician team, fostering a culture of learning, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Manage employee performance, development, communication, and alignment with team and business objectives
• Partner with Quality, Production, Engineering, Metrology, and Operations to improve quality processes and resolve production concerns
• Develop and maintain inspection processes, work instructions, sampling plans, inspection documentation, and measurement system studies
• Oversee nonconforming material, product disposition, sorting, rework, and related inventory control activities
• Support quality investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Conduct quality audits and ensure applicable quality systems, regulatory requirements, procedures, work instructions, and control plans are followed
• Coordinate quality training and champion a safe, compliant, collaborative, and environmentally responsible work environment

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• 2+ years of experience conducting employee coaching, performance discussions, and development activities with direct reports
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience supporting quality processes, inspections, nonconforming material, corrective actions, or quality investigations in a manufacturing environment
• Bachelor's degree or Associate's degree in Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or a related field
• Knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 9001, FDA 21 CFR 820, or similar quality and regulatory standards
• Experience using precision measurement equipment such as coordinate measuring machines, vision systems, optical comparators, force measurement equipment, or hand measurement tools
• Experience with measurement system analysis, process capability studies, Pareto analysis, cause-and-effect analysis, or design of experiments
• Quality-related certification, such as an ASQ certification

This role is not eligible for VISA Sponsorship.

For this role, we anticipate paying $80,000- $100,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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