Quality Lead - Nights

IDEX Corporation•Brenham, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Lead is the primary quality resource and shift leader for PPE’s night-shift manufacturing operations at the Brenham, Texas manufacturing site. Reporting to the Quality Supervisor, this working-lead role provides day-to-day direction, technical guidance, and quality support to Quality Inspectors. It ensures compliance with customer requirements, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards, and internal quality procedures while supporting production, containing and resolving quality issues, and participating in continuous improvement. The position serves as the key quality representative during off-shift operations and does not have direct supervisory responsibility for performance management, disciplinary action, compensation, or employment decisions. The role coordinates inspection coverage, supports inspector onboarding and development, monitors quality performance and nonconformances, and leads or participates in root-cause investigations and corrective actions. It works cross-functionally with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Quality leadership, and supports receiving inspection, supplier quality resolution, qualification and validation activities, and new product introduction. The Quality Lead may stop production, place materials or finished goods on hold, initiate containment, prioritize shift quality resources, and escalate significant quality risks. The role also promotes safe work practices and supports 5S and housekeeping standards. The position is based at the Brenham, Texas manufacturing site and works B Shift, 8:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., Monday through Thursday.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Minimum 5 years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience providing work direction, coaching, training, or informal leadership in a manufacturing or quality environment.
Experience interpreting specifications, procedures, manufacturing documentation, and quality requirements.
Working knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management systems.
Experience with quality tools including SPC, root-cause analysis, CAPA, problem-solving methodologies, and process auditing.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to prioritize work effectively and make sound decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
ISO 14001 experience.
ASQ Certified Quality Inspector (CQI), Certified Quality Technician (CQT), Six Sigma, or equivalent certification.
Previous experience as a lead, trainer, mentor, subject matter expert, or informal team leader in a manufacturing or quality environment.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary quality representative and escalation point during night-shift operations.
Provide work direction and prioritize Quality Inspectors’ activities to support production requirements and customer commitments.
Coordinate inspection coverage and support staffing plans during absences and workload fluctuations.
Assist with onboarding, training, coaching, and development of Quality Inspectors.
Promote accountability, continuous improvement, safety, and customer focus.
Ensure compliance with customer requirements, internal procedures, and ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards.
Participate in daily management processes and communicate quality metrics, trends, concerns, and improvement opportunities.
Review scrap performance, yield losses, and Material Review Board activity; initiate containment and escalation actions as appropriate.
Ensure nonconforming materials and products are identified, segregated, documented, and dispositioned.
Stop production, hold product, or prevent shipment when quality requirements are not met.
Lead and participate in root-cause investigations involving internal defects, customer complaints, supplier quality issues, and process nonconformances.
Support corrective and preventive action processes to achieve sustainable resolution.
Review and escalate quality control failures, audit findings, and adverse trends to leadership.
Identify and lead initiatives to reduce scrap, improve yield, and enhance process capability.
Use SPC, root-cause analysis, trend analysis, and corrective action methodologies to improve performance.
Partner with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Quality leadership to address quality concerns and drive improvement.
Support receiving inspection and timely disposition of incoming materials needed for production.
Escalate supplier quality issues to appropriate stakeholders.
Support qualification activities, product validation, tooling qualifications, and new product introduction and development requirements.
Communicate significant quality concerns through formal alerts and escalation processes.
Promote safe work practices and compliance with company safety requirements.
Support and enforce 5S and good housekeeping standards throughout quality operations.
Perform other duties as assigned.