Incoming Quality Control Supervisor, Manufacturing

About the role

The Incoming Quality Control Supervisor, Manufacturing is responsible for overseeing the incoming inspection of components, packaging materials, and final products to ensure compliance with company procedures and regulatory standards. This role also involves supporting the implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles, managing supplier quality metrics, and conducting regular inspections and trend analyses.

Responsibilities

• Ensures proper incoming inspection of components, packaging materials and final product in compliance with company procedures and ISO/FDA/GMP standards
• Reviews inspection, labeling, and release logistics for appropriate process flow and documentation
• Updates drawing, inspection procedures and any other documentation needed to inspect, test or purchase products
• Oversees supplier quality metrics including but not limited to first pass yield
• Collects and analyzes data to track improvement and develop appropriate corrective actions
• Conducts analysis, inspection, and trending in accordance with inspection plans, work instructions, and other quality standards to assure the quality of product or components
• Supervises personnel in incoming inspection area to assure control, adherence to safety, quality, and schedule requirements
• Covers subordinate work to achieve results associated with daily business schedule and goals as assigned
• Supports and executes quality goals and initiatives
• Interacts with suppliers, vendors, and/or customers when needed to support business needs
• Develops, establishes, and continuously improves necessary controls around incoming inspections when needed to support new and existing products
• Motivates, supervises, and develops personnel in a team environment
• Investigates and manages NCMRs including investigation, additional testing, test analysis, disposition, and ERP inventory management reconciliation and follow up on issued Corrective Actions
• Ensures results are recorded on inspection forms and reports number of defects found
• Maintains department files for readily retrievable access of records
• Ensures good documentation practices during document review and inspection
• Ensures incoming parts are inspected according to blue-print & drawing specifications

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Science or Engineering discipline
• 5 years of relevant experience in a hardware manufacturing environment in an FDA regulated industry and/or ISO certified organization with a Bachelor’s Degree; preferred
• 8 years of relevant experience required with an Associate Degree; preferred
• 2 years of relevant Manufacturing Operations leadership experience; preferred