Quality Supervisor 3rd Shift

Milwaukee Tool; Olive Branch (MS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Quality Supervisor to lead production quality initiatives on the plant floor in Olive Branch, MS. The role involves mentoring staff, enforcing policies, and ensuring procedures are followed across manufacturing lines.

You will drive continuous improvement through audits, training, and strong teamwork, with emphasis on ownership, accountability, and hands-on problem solving to meet production goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2+ years of production experience preferred.
• Experience in machine shop, stamping, assembly, or plastic injection molding is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of quality systems and techniques; strong problem solving.
• Ability to understand and use work planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the quality team to monitor floor quality, processes, and documentation.
• Orient, train, develop, motivate, counsel, and assist team members in work instructions and production standards.
• Perform supervisory and HR functions (work assignments, attendance, incident reports, evaluations).
• Assist in production scheduling, material flow, and equipment maintenance related to quality.
• Monitor quality audits and safety reports to identify causes and implement corrections.
• Develop and maintain relationships within the quality and plant teams.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Quality knowledge

Problem solving

Work planning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

SPC

Root Cause Analysis

Auditing

Job description

Job Description:

WE CREATE EMPOWERED LEADERS!

At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success – so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to provide technical solutions on our Operations Team.

Expected to understand, promote, and embody Milwaukee Tool’s 6 culture pillars:

• One Team Mentality : Working as a team, cross shift and cross functional, to overcome obstacles and promote a healthy, respectful and friendly workplace
• Candid : Respectfully provide and receive honest feedback, escape issues, and hold others accountable
• Speed, Agility and Urgency : Maintain an inherent sense of urgency in all aspects of production, and be a flexible team member to help meet production goals
• User Focused, Solution Driven : Drive change that is focused on our end users, whether they be our customers in the field or internal operators in our manufacturing facilities.
• Extreme Ownership : Take responsibility for all aspects of your production team. Acknowledge opportunities and tackle them with full ownership.
• Disruptive Mindset : Always find ways to challenge the status quo.
• Relentless Improvement : Challenge the process and yourself, working to identify ways to improve both, and identify and eliminate ways to promote continuous improvement across all aspects of production (safety, quality, process, people, etc.)

Behind our doors you’ll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to support the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you’ll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen.

Your Role on Our Team

The Quality Supervisor is responsible for plant quality; knowing and implementing all policies and procedures, mentoring and developing the staff, and ensuring all policies and procedures are met. This position will contribute to team efforts by participating in continuous improvement projects and coordinating lab activities as required.

You’ll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading and coordinating the quality team responsible for monitoring floor quality, processes, documentation, etc.
• Orient, train/develop, motivate, counsel and assist team members in work instructions, production standards, other documentation, and the balanced flow of work and problem resolution
• Perform all related supervisory and human resource functions (work assignments, attendance documentations, incident reports, performance evaluations/counseling)
• Assist in production scheduling/planning, material flow, and equipment maintenance as it pertains to quality – incoming, MRB, in-process, etc.
• Monitor quality audits, safety reports, documentation and processes to determine cause of issues/problems and ensures necessary corrections are performed to maintain standards
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships within the quality and plant team environment
• Assign work and special projects to team members to develop work experience and flexibility
• Requisition resources (supplies, tools, etc.) and expedite as required
• Contribute to team effort by performing related tasks as needed to assist in overall goals
• Other duties and projects as determined by production and business needs

The TOOLS you’ll bring with you:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of two (2) years’ experience or equivalent experience in a production environment is preferred
• Previous experience with machine shop, stamping, assembly, or plastic injection molding environments a plus
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of quality systems and techniques
• Excellent problem solving skills and familiarity of basic quality tools (SPC, Root Cause, Auditing, etc.)
• Ability to understand and use work planning skills

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.