Quality Team Lead - Coaching & Continuous Improvement

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

Health savings & flexible spending

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Koch Companies in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Quality Supervisor to lead a team of Quality Technicians and partner with Operations, Engineering, Production and Quality to drive continuous improvement and ensure customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements are met.

You will develop and maintain inspection processes, manage nonconforming material, support root cause analysis and corrective actions, and conduct quality audits to uphold compliant systems.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of experience coaching direct reports.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Quality Technician team, fostering a culture of learning, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Manage employee performance, development, communication, and alignment with team and business objectives
• Partner with Quality, Production, Engineering, Metrology, and Operations to improve quality processes and resolve production concerns
• Develop and maintain inspection processes, work instructions, sampling plans, inspection documentation, and measurement system studies
• Oversee nonconforming material, product disposition, sorting, rework, and related inventory control activities
• Support quality investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Conduct quality audits and ensure applicable quality systems, regulatory requirements, procedures, work instructions, and control plans are followed
• Coordinate quality training and champion a safe, compliant, collaborative, and environmentally responsible work environment

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Coaching/People management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate in Quality/Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations/Business

Tools

Coordinate measuring machines

Vision systems

Optical comparators

Measurement devices

Job description

Koch Companies in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Quality Supervisor to lead a team of Quality Technicians and partner with Operations, Engineering, Production and Quality to drive continuous improvement and ensure customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements are met.

You will develop and maintain inspection processes, manage nonconforming material, support root cause analysis and corrective actions, and conduct quality audits to uphold compliant systems.