Quality Supervisor: IATF 16949 Lead & Audits (On-site)

Saelens-Corporation; Johnson Creek (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Saelens LLC in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, is seeking a hands-on Quality Supervisor to lead the Johnson Creek Quality team and own the IATF 16949 quality-management system. This role requires collaboration with Operations, Engineering and Suppliers to strengthen processes, resolve defects, and drive continuous improvement.

You will lead audits, corrective actions, and new-product launches, while overseeing metrology, calibration, and inspection activities.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of quality experience in manufacturing with leadership responsibility.
• Experience owning or maintaining an IATF 16949 quality-management system.
• Experience leading internal, customer, and third-party audits.
• Bachelor’s degree (engineering, quality, manufacturing, business) preferred; equivalent experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Quality Engineers, Technicians, Inspectors, and other staff.
• Own and maintain the IATF 16949 quality-management system.
• Lead internal, customer, certification, surveillance, and recertification audits.
• Manage customer complaints, corrective actions, returns, scorecards, and escalations.
• Oversee root-cause analysis, 8D investigations, and corrective/preventive actions.
• Support APQP, PPAPs, control plans, PFMEAs, SPC, MSA, and new-product launches.
• Oversee inspection, metrology, calibration, CMM, and nonconforming-material processes.
• Monitor quality performance and communicate risks and improvement priorities.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve processes.

Skills

Quality leadership

Audits management

Problem solving

Communication

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

IATF 16949

ISO 9001

AIAG core tools

Job description

Saelens LLC in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, is seeking a hands-on Quality Supervisor to lead the Johnson Creek Quality team and own the IATF 16949 quality-management system. This role requires collaboration with Operations, Engineering and Suppliers to strengthen processes, resolve defects, and drive continuous improvement.

You will lead audits, corrective actions, and new-product launches, while overseeing metrology, calibration, and inspection activities.