Location: Toledo, OH
Position: Long Term Contract Position (Possible Extension)
Job Title: 1322711 - Quality Supervisor
Job Description:
- The Quality Supervisor is an integral part of a company whose focus is to change the automotive landscape.
- The Supervisor will be responsible for supervising a group of UAW represented employees.
- He/She will be responsible for ensuring that process controls are in place to meet all corporate standards and for preventing the outflow of defects from the process.
- The Quality Supervisor is responsible for creating, implementing and sustaining vehicle control plans to prevent the outflow of defects to the customer.
- The Quality Supervisor must be a creative problem solver, proactive and steadfast in the identification and resolution of vehicle quality issues.
- The selected individual will have outstanding teamwork, interpersonal and communication skills. Moreover, this person must have unquestioned integrity.
- The candidate must have a proven track record for developing and executing standardization.
- The Quality Supervisor should have proven experience in both supplier and quality areas.
- The candidate will have a broad knowledge of the entire automotive engineering, manufacturing, testing and quality landscape.
- The successful candidate must possess outstanding teamwork, interpersonal and communication skills.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Manage day to day quality control and quality inspection activities to the assigned area(s).
- Will be required to directly supervise hourly and or SBU.
- Daily auditing across all shifts to hold Team Members and Team Leaders accountable up to and including issuing discipline as required.
- Empowered through independent judgment to commence or cease production operations based on quality safety and/or regulatory requirements.
- Direct the workforce to follow government regulations and all applicable MQGR and Level 1 standards.
- Identify need for process improvements/procedures required.
- Document conditions found and identify opportunities for process improvement.
- Communicate results to quality and plant management.
- Plan, prioritize, set goals and manage multiple projects in a technical and business environment.
- Strong communication skills to lead and support meetings at all levels of the company, including SR leadership.
- Provide expert technical leadership & directing cross functional teams in the application of quality initiatives.
- Exhibit a willingness to do things differently and consistently translate ideas into actions that deliver results.
- Take over from PPR process after J1 (drive closure of open J1 issues and ensure plants comply with Quality/MQGR standards).
- Develop and enhance PPR & audit checklists over time.
- Perform process audits based on internal and external quality indicators, leveraging standard checklists questions - audit the entire system a minimum of three times per year (3,679+ questions for 39+ processes).
- Review critical processes and stations daily per VOC.
- Report monthly process conformity scorecard for the Plant.
- Review and Decision process standard deviations related to MQGR/Standards.
- Monitor all new or enhanced regulatory and corporate requirements and update process checklist and lead implementation.
- Assist in root cause, containment and corrective actions for all quality related issues.
- Achieve timely completion of containment corrective actions (Performance action notices) Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts and utilize problem solving tools in day-to-day operations to drive issue resolution.
- Provide technical liaison support between Engineering, Quality, Production and Product Design departments.
- Embrace and execute standardization of best practices that ensure quality products
- Document all non-conformance conditions found and identify and execute opportunities for process improvement.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of vehicle audit items.
- Supervise all major aspects of vehicle inspection and analyze data for comparison to daily vehicle audits.
- Supervise the auditing of new production vehicles to validate quality or identify quality concerns.
- Training and coaching of salary and bargaining unit employees, both direct and indirect
- Creates, implements and sustains vehicle control plans to prevent the outflow of defects to customers.
- Recommends and implements simple cost-effective error/mistake proofing strategies.
- Work with Engineering and Suppliers to resolve issues that are not plant controllable.
- Support manufacturing facilities with launch readiness assessments and implementation methodology for compliance to requirements.
- Serve as liaison between plants and engineering. Conduct training (development, implementation) for plant personnel on quality requirements.
- Recommend and implement new initiatives to improve plant processes.
- Analyze quality data from internal and external indicators to ensure calibration.
Requirements:
- Two (2) years of quality related experience required.
- Demonstrated planning/problem solving skills.
- Ability to work a flexible shift schedule.
- Experience and working knowledge of computer systems and software with strong knowledge of MS Office or Google Office.
- Ability to analyze, synthesize and translate data into visual charts/graphs etc.
- Flexibility to work on a rotating crew/shift schedule.
- Ability to work overtime as needed.
- Ability to be flexible to carry out tasks 'outside' of normal roles and responsibilities.
Preferred Requirements:
- Manufacturing / Assembly Plant experience.
- Lead Auditor Certifications and Practical experience.
- Supervisory experience of hourly personnel.
- Basic Knowledge of Statistics.
- Previous Leadership experience is a plus.
- Engineering degree or equivalent.
Education:
- Bachelor degree required.
