Quality Supervisor, 1st shift

Camaco; Portage (IN); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Camaco in Portage, IN is seeking a Quality Supervisor for 1st shift to lead a team of Quality Inspectors and Technicians on the plant floor. The operation may require 7 days a week at times, with a base salary of $65,000 plus OT after 45 hours.

You will develop and maintain quality standards across automotive seating, support IATF 16949 activities, and participate in APQP, SPC, FMEA, and 8D problem solving.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of supervisory experience.
• 3+ years of work experience in quality assurance.
• Experience in automotive seating.

Responsibilities

• Plan and assign work of Quality Inspectors and Technicians.
• Assist in maintaining customer satisfaction using plant quality assurance methods.
• Review product quality issues through direct communication with Quality Department Employees to ensure their knowledge of changes in procedures and standards.
• Respond immediately to quality concerns within or outside the plant addressing the defect, cause, resolution, and verification used to correct the concern (8D), including developing and posting Quality Alerts, developing and communicating break points to the customer as required.
• Provides support to IATF 16949 activities.
• Serve as a cross functional team member with tasks such as Control Plan’s, FMEA’s, 8D’s and SPC.
• Updates as necessary an 8-D / corrective action log on supplier rejections.
• Assists in maintaining the Gage room and the distribution of measuring equipment as well as calibration requirements.
• Suggests and implements changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase safety and efficiency of the department.
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Maintains discipline, morale and harmonious relations among direct reports.
• Review Scrap material, disposition as necessary, develop and pursue scrap avoidance actions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Quality assurance

Automotive seating

Leadership

APQP, SPC, FMEA, 8D

Education

Associates Degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Blueprint Reading

GD&T

Job description

Position is for 1st shift. Production is currently operating 7 days a week, 6am to 4:30pm. The Supervisor may be required to work 7 days a week at times.

Base Salary: $65,000 plus Extra Effort pay (OT) after 45 hours worked.

The Quality Supervisor plans and directs activities concerned with development, application, and maintenance of quality standards for industrial processes, materials and products. Supervisory responsibilities for a group of employees involved in inspection and quality control procedures with regard to purchased material, in-process material and finished products to assure that quality control standards are achieved.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Plan and assign work of Quality Inspectors and Technicians.
• Assist in maintaining customer satisfaction using plant quality assurance methods.
• Review product quality issues through direct communication with Quality Department Employees to ensure their knowledge of changes in procedures and standards.
• Respond immediately to quality concerns within or outside the plant addressing the defect, cause, resolution, and verification used to correct the concern (8D), including developing and posting Quality Alerts, developing and communicating break points to the customer as required.
• Provides support to IATF 16949 activities.
• Serve as a cross functional team member with tasks such as Control Plan’s, FMEA’s, 8D’s and SPC.
• Updates as necessary an 8-D / corrective action log on supplier rejections.
• Assists in maintaining the Gage room and the distribution of measuring equipment as well as calibration requirements.
• Suggests and implements changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase safety and efficiency of the department or plant.
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Maintains discipline, morale and harmonious relations among direct reports.
• Review Scrap material, disposition as necessary, develop and pursue scrap avoidance actions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience

• Associates Degree in Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of supervisory experience.
• 3 plus years of work experience in quality assurance.
• Experience in automotive seating.

Competencies

• Technical Capacity
• Performance Management
• Leadership
• Computer Proficiency
• Ability to communicate with all levels of personnel including customers & suppliers
• APQP, SPC, FMEA, & 8D Problem Solving
• Blueprint Reading
• GD&T skills
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Confidentiality

Competencies

• Technical Capacity
• Performance Management
• Leadership
• Computer Proficiency
• Ability to communicate with all levels of personnel including customers & suppliers
• APQP, SPC, FMEA, & 8D Problem Solving
• Blueprint Reading
• GD&T skills
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Confidentiality

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has supervisory responsibilities of the department and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the hourly employees within the department.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting and on the plant floor.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk, stand, kneel, crouch, talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.