Quality Supervisor 3rd Shift

US Farathane•Port Huron, MI

About The Position

US Farathane is seeking an experienced Quality Supervisor to oversee quality aspects related to part quality and processes on the production floor. The role supervises the quality team and works with production and quality colleagues to monitor issues, ensure procedures are followed, train employees, verify inspections and audits, and communicate and contain quality concerns. The position is identified as 3rd shift. The employee may be required to work up to seven days per week and must meet the physical demands described in the posting.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or one to three years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; preferred.
Supervisory experience preferred.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.
Regularly stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear; frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; occasionally sit and climb or balance.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 45 pounds from the floor to approximately three feet, about 60 times per shift.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
May be required to work up to seven days per week.

Nice To Haves

One to three years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent education and experience.
Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Manage and supervise Quality Inspectors, Quality Zone Leaders, and Quality Auditors, including performance, quality, and discipline.
Work with Production Supervisors, Quality Engineers, and the Quality Manager to track and report daily production-floor quality issues and provide a shift summary.
Ensure quality policies and procedures are followed on the production floor.
Monitor new quality department hires and assist with evaluations, training, and accountability.
Visually inspect parts, understand part function, and contact the Quality Inspector or Shift Supervisor when parts are defective.
Understand secondaries for new launches and current jobs, including proper reset methods.
Assist with training operators on new-launch and current production jobs, including identifying good and bad parts.
Ensure operator instructions, packaging instructions, first-shot information, and visual standard boards or pictures are present at presses at the start of each shift, including 6S requirements.
Verify operator and packaging instructions provide clear direction and that work-cell layouts are set up correctly.
Report operator performance issues to the Shift Supervisor and report scrap or quality concerns.
Review operator scrap recording on the Daily Production sheet and confirm defects are marked at the defect location.
Document assembly equipment fixture issues and immediately report safety issues to the Shift Supervisor.
Assist with containment of suspect product and communicate known or potential quality issues to operators.
Ensure operators sign off on Internal Deviations and Quality Alerts and complete required training.
Ensure secondary counters are correct, explain counters and reaction plans to operators, and audit counters daily for compliance.
Assist Quality Inspectors with Startup/Restart Verification Audits and ensure inspectors follow the quality control plan.
Verify parts on the audit list are being audited.
Conduct dock audits of finished-goods quality, including shipping labels, finger labels when applicable, and LPA.
Review the Hold Area to ensure product is properly identified and dispositioned in a timely manner.
Provide feedback on potential improvements and complete a detailed shift rundown.
Cooperate with environmental action-team directives, know evacuation plans and environmental plant postings, and be trained in clean-up modules.
Assist with first-piece approval when needed to avoid startup delays.
Assist operators who are behind, treating shutdowns as a last resort.
Audit daily to ensure the Zone Leader follows labeling procedures.
In the event this position becomes vacant, the Quality Manager resumes its responsibilities.