Quality Supervisor/Quality Manager

Job Description

Quality Supervisor/Quality Manager Description

We are looking for a detail-oriented Quality Control Supervisor/Manager to lead our QC Department . The Quality Control Supervisor/Manager understands the customer's needs and requirements and ensures our products meet industry quality standards . This position is accountable for our Quality System and provides the leadership necessary to lead our quality directive throughout the organization. The ideal candidate will have a background in fastener manufacturing.

To be successful as our Quality Control Supervisor/Manager, you should have excellent communication and listening skills, with strong observational, analytical, and problem-solving skills. You should be familiar with the implementation and maintaining of ISO9001 and ISO 17025 Accreditations.

Quality Supervisor/Quality Manager Responsibilities:

• Ensure the quality of our products.
• Devising, improving, and reviewing new specifications and procedures for products or processes, and training staff to use them.
• Setting the requirements for raw materials and gages from suppliers and monitoring their compliance.
• Supervising inspectors, technicians, and other staff members and providing guidance.
• Inspecting the final output, comparing it to the requirements, and approving or rejecting the final products.
• Keeping accurate documentation and performing statistical analysis.
• Gaining feedback from the clients, attending meetings, submitting reports, and assisting external auditors and inspectors.
  
  

Quality Control Manager Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong attention to detail, observation, organizational, and leadership skills.
• In-depth knowledge of quality control procedures
• Direct and coordinate testing of finished and semi-finished sample specimens to determine if metallurgical, physical properties and dimensional features meet manufacturing specifications.
• Assign personnel to specific work assignments.
• Review test reports to determine if physical characteristics of sample specimens meet metallurgical specifications and quality control standards.
• Investigate causes of defective material and advise supervisory personnel of the production departments or sublet vendors responsible for processing defects.
• Determine disposition of substandard material, according the established precedent or upon approval of superior, such as downgrading, reprocessing or scrapping of material.
• Advises metallurgical personnel on problems involving quality control and testing techniques, methods and on application of metallurgical specifications to metal products.
• Investigate causes of erroneous testing and issue corrective action notices.
• Participate in the selection of laboratory/inspection staff.
• Responsible for ensuring all laboratory practices and policies documented in the Quality Control Manual and Quality Control Procedures are adhered to.
• Experience with internal and external auditing.
• Responsible for the calibration and maintenance of all laboratory testing equipment, as well as documentation.
• Responsible for Calibration (internally or externally) of all measuring instruments used in our plant.
  
  

Periodic Job Functions:

• Provide training and testing of proficiency for all laboratory staff, provides documentation.
• Conduct annual performance appraisals of all laboratory staff.
• Assist in our A2LA and ISO Certification process.
  
  

Additional Duties:

• Set a professional example for non-management personnel.
• Address all issues with a sense of urgency and responsiveness.
• Act in the company's best interest at all times.
• Participate in relevant continuing education programs as identified or proposed by executive management.
• Comply with all company policies, instructions and directions to fulfill company objectives.
  
  

Communication skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents.
• Ability to write reports.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.
  
  

Mathematical skills:

• Ability to work with ratios, percentages, fractions and proportions.
• Reasoning skills
• Ability to define and solve problems.
• Ability to collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions based on those facts.
  
  

Managerial Skills:

• Ability to delegate.
• Ability to evaluate performance.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Ability to train others.
  
  

Specific Requirements:

• Ability to use Outside Micrometers, Depth Misc., Calipers, 6” or 12” scale screwdrivers, wrenches pliers and Optical Comparator, dial indicator and snap gages.
• Ability to use in-house computer systems.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks.
  
  

Company Description

Kerr Lakeside is a leading manufacturer of Domestic Fasteners, Cold Formed Specials and Precision Turned Products.

We offer competitive wages, health/dental benefits, and 401K

Kerr Lakeside is a leading manufacturer of Domestic Fasteners, Cold Formed Specials and Precision Turned Products. We offer competitive wages, health/dental benefits, and 401K