Quality Control Supervisor

Stella-Jones•Bangor, WI

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Quality Control Supervisor ensures compliance with quality requirements by providing training to personnel and auditing plants and production yards in the utility pole, piling and lumber division. Shall provide oversite to ensure multiple facilities are producing materials in conformance with industry, company and customer-specific quality standards for untreated and treated material, preservatives, and treating specifications. Shall provide interdepartmental support and shall interact with customers on a limited basis.

Requirements

Ensure compliance with quality requirements by providing training to personnel and auditing plants and production yards in the utility pole, piling and lumber division.
Provide oversight to ensure multiple facilities are producing materials in conformance with industry, company and customer-specific quality standards for untreated and treated material, preservatives, and treating specifications.
Provide interdepartmental support.
Interact with customers on a limited basis.
Evaluate proficiency and knowledge of defect interpretations and quality concepts at production facilities.
Perform troubleshooting and corrective actions for unforeseen quality issues.
Assist with the implementation of process improvements.
Assist in assay work and disposition of aged pole inventory at distribution yards.
Review laboratory operations and procedures at the facility level.
Ensure all preservative concentrations in work solutions are monitored on a regular basis to determine they are within specified company and industry standards.
Ensure laboratory calibrations are up to date and are within company and industry standards.
Maintain accurate records of all training, audits, field and laboratory analysis, correspondence, specifications, research, or other documents.
Assure a high degree of communication with regard to progress and conformance are maintained.
Work closely with independent, government, company inspectors and corporate management.
Work closely with plant managers in providing information to optimize quality control objectives.
Complete necessary daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to leadership regarding training, auditing and compliance results.

Nice To Haves

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Responsibilities

Ensure corporate quality policies are adhered to at production facilities
Routine travel to provide onsite support at treating facilities, production yards and distribution yards. Travel schedule shall be 60% or greater.
Provide training as it relates to defect awareness, product quality and procedures.
Provide training as it relates to laboratory procedures and methods.
Perform facility auditing for conformance with corporate requirements.
Production of audit reports and maintenance of quality databases.
Assist production departments in driving product quality.
Evaluate proficiency and knowledge of defect interpretations and quality concepts at production facilities.
Perform troubleshooting and corrective actions for unforeseen quality issues.
Assist with the implementation of process improvements.
Special project management
Assist in assay work and disposition of aged pole inventory at distribution yards.
Review laboratory operations and procedures at the facility level.
Ensure all preservative concentrations in work solutions are monitored on a regular basis to determine they are within specified company and industry standards.
Ensure laboratory calibrations are up to date and are within company and industry standards.
Maintain accurate records of all training, audits, field and laboratory analysis, correspondence, specifications, research, or other documents.
Assure a high degree of communication with regard to progress and conformance are maintained. Work closely with independent, government, company inspectors and corporate management.
Work closely with plant managers in providing information to optimize quality control objectives.
Complete necessary daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to leadership regarding training, auditing and compliance results.
Perform other related duties as assigned