Supervisor QC Microbiology
About The Position
The Supervisor QC Microbiology implements methods and procedures for inspection, testing, and evaluation. This people-leader role mentors, trains, and supervises quality control staff, evaluates their performance, provides growth opportunities, and communicates department objectives and metrics. The supervisor implements changes to production methods, tooling, equipment, space allocations, workforce utilization, schedules, lines, and other factors to maintain or improve compliance with quality standards for existing products and establish compliance for new or redesigned products. The role supervises timely evaluation of complaints and returned products and initiates audits to verify prompt, appropriate actions and corrections. It also communicates quality and customer-satisfaction metrics and systems, contributes to quality control reports and business-opportunity responses, provides input to budget planning, uses cost-control initiatives, and recommends improvements to manufacturing processes, product quality and delivery, and production costs.
Responsibilities
- Implement methods and procedures for inspection, testing, and evaluation.
- Mentor, train, and supervise quality control staff; evaluate performance and provide opportunities for growth.
- Communicate department objectives, metrics, and systems used to measure and guide improvements in product and system quality and customer satisfaction.
- Implement changes to production methods, tooling, equipment, space allocations, workforce utilization, production schedules, lines, and other factors to maintain or improve quality-standard compliance.
- Supervise timely evaluation of complaints and returned products.
- Initiate audits to verify prompt and appropriate actions and associated corrections.
- Provide input to quality control reports, requirements, and other information in response to proposals, quotes, and other business opportunities.
- Provide input to the budget planning process and use cost-control initiatives to reduce expenses.
- Recommend improvements to manufacturing processes and ways to increase product quality and delivery while reducing production costs.
Benefits
- Company consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)), subject to plan terms.
- Eligibility to participate in the long-term incentive program.
- Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
- Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with different accrual amounts for employees residing in Colorado or Washington.
- Holiday pay, including floating holidays: 13 days per calendar year.
- Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours per calendar year.
- Parental Leave: 480 hours within one year of a birth, adoption, or foster-care placement.
- Bereavement Leave: 240 hours for an immediate family member and 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
- Caregiver Leave: 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
- Volunteer Leave: 32 hours per calendar year.
- Military Spouse Time-Off: 80 hours per calendar year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
