Quality Team Lead

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; York (York County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals in York, PA is seeking a Team Lead - Quality Inspection to coordinate and lead inspectors in sorting, inspection, and rework in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. You will set up work areas, communicate instructions, and monitor containment to ensure only approved components reach the OEM for vehicle assembly.

You will train inspectors on work instructions, audit performance, and escalate issues to supervision while promoting teamwork and safety compliance

Qualifications

• Experience in quality inspections, sorting, containment, or rework using predefined criteria.
• Hands-on experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, or production support environment.
• Ability to lead small teams and provide clear direction.
• Ability to train inspectors and verify understanding of work instructions.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Good written and oral communication with team, supervision, and customers as needed.
• Ability to read and understand work instructions & inspection criteria.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute sorting, inspection, and rework in the assigned area.
• Set up projects, prepare work areas, and communicate instructions to inspectors.
• Monitor containment to ensure only approved components are released to OEM.
• Report project status and needs to supervision promptly.
• Lead inspectors daily to ensure safety, accuracy, and customer requirements.
• Conduct pre-shift briefings on assignments and priorities.
• Train inspectors on instructions, criteria, handling, and expectations.
• Audit inspectors for proper inspection, sorting, labeling, and documentation.
• Identify concerns and escalate to supervision for support and resolution.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, positive morale, and adherence to workplace safety.
• Support accurate completion of inspection results and ensure smooth shift transitions.

Skills

Team leadership

Inspection training

Quality control

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Hours : Monday through Thursday. 6:30am-5pm. Potential OT Friday through Sunday.

Dress code : Jeans, tshirt, and steel toed shoes. Safety glasses and safety vest.

Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the coordination and daily execution of sorting, inspection, and rework projects in the assigned area.
• Assist with project setup, work area preparation, and communication of work instructions to inspectors.
• Monitor containment activities to help ensure only approved components are released to the OEM customer for vehicle assembly.
• Communicate project status, concerns, and project needs to supervision in a timely manner.

Leadership Role:

• Lead assigned inspectors during daily operations to ensure work is completed safely, accurately, and according to customer requirements.
• Conduct pre-shift communication with team members, including work assignments, priorities, quality alerts, and safety reminders.
• Train inspectors on work instructions, inspection criteria, part handling, documentation requirements, and project-specific expectations.
• Audit inspectors throughout the shift to verify proper execution of inspections, sorting, rework, labeling, and documentation.
• Identify process concerns, quality issues, or training gaps and elevate them to supervision for support and resolution.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, positive morale, and adherence to workplace
• Support accurate completion of inspection results by the inspector
• Maintain communication with adjoining shifts and supervision to support a smooth transition of work and project status.
• Assist with implementation and adherence to customer and company safety requirements for the assigned work area.

Qualification/Requirement:

• Experience in quality inspections, sorting, containment, or rework activities using predetermined criteria.
• Hands-on experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, or production support environment.
• Ability to lead small teams, provide clear direction, and support day-to-day execution of assigned work.
• Ability to train inspectors and verify understanding of work instructions and quality
• Good organizational skills, attention to detail, self-initiative, flexibility, and ability to work as part of a team.
• Good written and oral communication skills to communicate with team members, supervision, and customer representatives as needed.
• Capability to read and understand work instructions & inspection criteria

Experience/Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 6 months to 1 year of experience in quality inspection, sorting, containment, or a team lead role preferred.
• Knowledge of MS Office tools beneficial

Environmental Requirements:

• Will be exposed to extreme temperature changes and noise.
• Some duties performed outside in all weather conditions.
• This is a physically demanding position.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull, move product, equipment and supplies 20-50 pounds
• Regularly stands, walks, bends, lifts and moves intermittently during shifts of 8+

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ASSOCIATE PROGRAMS AND BENEFITS

• Holiday Pay (available only at certain locations)
• Health Insurance that meets Affordable Care Act standards.
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Direct Deposit
• Referral Bonuses
• Vacation Pay (available only at certain locations)
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

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