Quality Supervisor 2nd

Dana Canada Corp.; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Dana Canada Corp. seeks a Quality Supervisor to lead quality technicians and coordinate audits, CAPA, and PFMEA activities in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

You will drive process improvements, ensure compliance with ISO 9001/IATF 16949, and mentor a team while coordinating with Engineering on corrective actions and containment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of applicable experience.
• 3+ years of experience in quality or manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Oversee activities of quality technicians and inspectors; ensure inspection protocols and testing procedures.
• Monitor production processes for adherence to standards and customer specs.
• Coordinate root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive process improvements and reduce waste.
• Ensure audit findings are addressed and closed in a timely manner.
• Primary contact for quality issues; handle customer calls and internal reporting.

Skills

ISO 9001

IATF 16949

CAPA

FMEA

SPC

Auditing techniques

Quality control procedures

Leadership / mentoring

Staff training

Unionized manufacturing experience

GD&T knowledge

Machining/assembly knowledge

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Measurement equipment

Education

Bachelor’s degree

4+ years of applicable experience

3+ years of experience

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Gage metrology

Job description

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Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving two primary markets – passenger vehicle and commercial truck equipment – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the activities of quality technicians and inspectors to ensure consistent execution of inspection protocols, testing procedures, and documentation practices.
• Monitor production processes to ensure adherence to internal quality standards, customer specifications, and industry regulations
• Coordinate root cause analysis and corrective action efforts
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvements, reduce waste, and enhance product quality.
• Ensure audit findings are addressed and closed in a timely and effective manner.
• Primary contact for Quality issues; receiving calls from customers, initiate timely internal reporting and short term containment actions.
• Maintain the ability to work other shifts and flex schedule and work overtime as necessary.
• Due to customer concerns, occasional travel is required, at times on short notice, to customer plants. These may be overnight trips.
• The supervisor must be able to perform a weekly LPA (Layered Process Audit) and assist the Quality and Engineering Teams with the completion of Control Plan / PFMEA / Process Audits.
• The Supervisor has responsibility for coordinating the work activity for people performing audit inspection functions, gage metrology, product metrology, gear quality, salvage/rework. The
• Supervisor must determine the needs and provide for the assignment of people to perform the required work for the various departments.
• The work activity includes incoming and in-process inspections of production parts and assemblies, layout inspections, quality audits, gage inspections and calibrations, and appropriately, inspections of suspected nonconforming materials. The Supervisor must assist these activities by helping lead containment and quarantining suspect product. Assist in making decisions with respect to final disposition of nonconforming materials, when necessary.

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of applicable experience
• 3+ years of experience

Skills

• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and core quality tools such as CAPA, FMEA, SPC, and auditing techniques.
• Ability to implement and maintain quality control procedures that ensure compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor quality teams, manage daily operations, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Skilled in training staff, resolving conflicts, and driving accountability to meet quality objectives.
• Preferred to have experience working in a unionized manufacturing environment.
• Strong background in compliance/adherence to process for themselves, their direct reports and all others within the organization
• Demonstrated strength of character to succeed in high pressure manufacturing environment
• Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing desirable.
• Possess knowledge of current product or experience in metal machining operations and assembly desirable.
• Must possess good organizational skills and be proficient in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Able to make fundamental mathematical calculations.
• Physically capable of disassembly/assembly of product
• Proficient communication skills in the English language.
• Application of measurement equipment (gages and gaging systems).

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Join our team of 28,000 problem solvers who are fostering a culture of innovation by leveraging the diverse perspectives of our global team. We believe in facing challenges head-on by finding opportunity and uncovering possibility, where roadblocks and barriers become targets instead of obstacles. We are One Dana with limitless opportunity.