Quality Assurance Supervisor

Progress Rail • Muncie, IN

17h • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Engineering Supervisor works within the operations environment to control and maintain all aspects of the quality assurance program such as: facilitating continual education of production and QA personnel; ensuring activities meet all internal and external customer requirements; supervising the Quality team on day-to-day support of operations; establishing and monitoring facility quality metrics; and championing problem solving activities through a structured format.

Requirements

• Experience working with a quality program compliant with ISO or AAR
• Root cause problem solving and containment activity experience
• Effective written and verbal communications skills
• Auditing experience to a Quality Management System

Nice To Haves

• FMEA, DOE, SPC, Kaizen, APQP, or other manufacturing quality tools and measurements
• Lean Manufacturing
• Production Systems implementation
• Locomotive Operations
• SAP, Imagesite
• AAR exposure

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe work procedures are followed by all employees
• Assess potential safety problems and take preventative action
• Review safety incidents and act to prevent future occurrences
• Ensure quality procedures, work instructions, and inspection operating instructions are followed
• Follow up and assist internal and external customers with quality-related problems
• Own Voice of Customer interactions and facilitation
• Lead and assist in corrective action
• Assess potential problems and take appropriate action
• Verify suspect supplier parts to print; disposition on rework / scrap components
• Follow up on clean points from supplier
• Schedule and allocate manpower to adhere to Master Scheduling production plan
• Prioritize workflow
• Arrange to have vendor on site for containment activities as necessary
• Assess and manage manpower requirements
• Develop/implement ideas that encourage innovation and continuous improvement
• Establish a working relationship and resolve employee complaints on a timely basis
• Utilize timekeeping system to track and schedule payroll related information for QA team
• Facilitate growth of QA associates
• Facilitate weekly communications with Quality Team
• Own and administer plant-wide Layered Process Audit system
• Perform audits and work on special projects as required

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• 401(k) plan with up to 6% company match (no waiting period with immediate vesting)
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Accident, Critical Care, and Hospital Insurance available along with an HDHP and HSA with seed money
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Site specific Production and Incentive Plans
• Site specific Step and Skill Level Wage Adjustment Plans
• Site Specific Relocation and Sign-on Bonus Programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level