Quality Supervisor – Defense Manufacturing (Employee-Owned)

CIRCOR Naval Solutions, LLC; Warren (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

401k with company match

Educational assistance

Job summary

CIRCOR Naval Solutions, LLC, located at the Warren site, is seeking a Quality Supervisor to lead the quality program across pumps and valves. You will partner with Operations and Supply to drive systemic improvements using the CIRCOR Operating System and to advocate for customers.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years leading a manufacturing quality team, experience with ISO/MIL-I-45208, and a strong background in metrology and military inspections.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Defense contracts and specifications; shipyards and DCMA inspectors work.
• Familiar with FAR clauses and contract requirements to flow down in production and inspection.
• Experience with military inspections, NDT, ISO, and government documents for compliance.
• Must show leadership, strategic thinking, innovation, time management and integrity.
• Proven ability to manage conflict and change.
• Metrology experience using scanning tools and CMMs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Quality program for the Warren site in collaboration with Operations and Supply chain.
• Manage union inspectors for pumps and valves.
• Establish inspection prioritization and throughput with production.
• Provide updates during daily production meetings.
• Review and audit Novacura job tracking.
• Maintain inspector timecards and reporting (Gemba board, bowler charts, RAILs).
• Help Operations reduce customer-reported quality issues.
• Lead 5S in inspection areas.
• Backlog reduction across inspection types (incoming, in-process, PT, final).
• Balance resources and cross-train / certify staff.

Skills

Leadership

FAR clauses

Defense contracts knowledge

ISO standards

NDT experience

Metrology

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

ISO Audit & Certification experience

Tools

Novacura

CMMs

Scanning tools

Job description

CIRCOR Naval Solutions, LLC, located at the Warren site, is seeking a Quality Supervisor to lead the quality program across pumps and valves. You will partner with Operations and Supply to drive systemic improvements using the CIRCOR Operating System and to advocate for customers.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years leading a manufacturing quality team, experience with ISO/MIL-I-45208, and a strong background in metrology and military inspections.