Quality Team Lead - Manufacturing Excellence

Flint Hills Resources; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Flint Hills Resources in California is seeking a Quality Supervisor to lead and develop a team of Quality Technicians in a manufacturing environment. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Production, and Quality teams to drive continuous improvement and ensure customer, regulatory, and internal requirements are met.

The role emphasizes coaching, performance management, and the use of measurement tools and audits to sustain quality systems, with a focus on safety and environmental

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years coaching direct reports and driving development.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 9001, FDA 21 CFR 820 or similar quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Quality Technician team, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• Manage employee performance, development, communication, and alignment with team goals.
• 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 and regulatory requirements are followed.
• Coordinate quality training and champion a safe, compliant, collaborative, and environmentally responsible work environment.

Skills

Quality supervision

Coaching & development

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Quality/Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations/Business degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Flint Hills Resources in California is seeking a Quality Supervisor to lead and develop a team of Quality Technicians in a manufacturing environment. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Production, and Quality teams to drive continuous improvement and ensure customer, regulatory, and internal requirements are met.

The role emphasizes coaching, performance management, and the use of measurement tools and audits to sustain quality systems, with a focus on safety and environmental