Quality Lead

Flex•Austin, TX

About The Position

The Quality Lead inspects and tests products at different stages of production, establishes testing procedures, sets up tests on materials, parts, and finished products, and documents and evaluates test results. The role prepares summaries comparing products with quality and reliability standards, recommends manufacturing changes to improve quality and reduce scrap, and may specialize in product design, purchasing, inventory control, or research and development. The position also assigns quality control duties, evaluates team performance, arranges quality-related training, maintains records and reports, reviews errors and their causes, and advises on corrective actions. The role may have impact across multiple functions or programs, uses some independent judgment, requires little to no supervision, and may facilitate quality review meetings.

Requirements

Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Technical skills and basic competency related to the function, with basic functional or process knowledge.
Ability to use charts, tables, and specifications and operate a variety of measuring instruments.
Basic understanding of quality tools such as 8D, statistical process control, FEMA, and control plans.
Ability to use office tools including telephones, data entry, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software.
Requires little to no instruction or supervision and some independent judgment.

Nice To Haves

ISO/FDA auditing experience.
ASQ certification as CQT, CQA, CQPA, or CSSGB.

Responsibilities

Inspect and test products at various stages in the production process.
Establish testing procedures to determine product dimensions and mechanical, electrical, or chemical characteristics.
Set up and perform tests on materials, parts, and finished products to measure performance under various conditions.
Document test results and evaluate data after testing is complete.
Prepare summaries describing differences from existing quality and reliability standards.
Suggest changes to manufacturing processes to improve product quality.
Recommend methods to minimize scrap and leftover material.
Select and assign quality control duties and evaluate team performance.
Arrange training to improve quality control measures and ensure labor relations requirements are met.
Maintain records and reports and issue correspondence.
Review errors and their causes and provide advice on correcting them.
May facilitate quality review meetings.