Quality Engineering Supervisor
Vishay manufactures one of the world's largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. We help the world's most in-demand technologies come to life. Every day our products touch lives globally.
About the role
Vishay Thin Film is seeking a Quality Engineering Supervisor to lead, develop, and manage quality control activities ensuring compliance with internal quality standards, customer requirements, and regulatory frameworks. This role is based in Niagara Falls, NY, a location known for its natural beauty, including nearby Niagara Falls.
Responsibilities
- Directly supervise Quality Control laboratory operations, personnel, and workflows, including monitoring KPIs related to quality performance, defect rates, and inspection effectiveness.
- Establish inspection, testing, and verification procedures for in-process and finished products.
- Ensure proper utilization, maintenance, and calibration of lab and inspection equipment.
- Ensure compliance with internal procedures, customer specifications, and regulatory standards.
- Lead Measurement System Analysis (MSA) programs across manufacturing and inspection processes.
- Validate measurement systems for accuracy, repeatability, and reproducibility.
- Train Engineering, quality, and production personnel on proper measurement techniques.
- Implement and maintain Statistical Process Control (SPC) systems, including developing and monitoring systems for critical process parameters.
- Own and manage the customer complaint and CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions) process, ensuring timely and effective actions.
- Support Lean, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives.
- Support customer audits, system assessments, and regulatory and compliance inspections.
- Interface with customers on system-level quality topics.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related technical discipline.
- 4-6 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment in a quality role.
- Proven leadership or supervisory experience.
- Strong background in SPC, MSA, and statistical quality tools.
- Experience with customer complaint handling and CAPA systems.
- Ability to multi-task.
Pay
$85,000 - $95,000 annually.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care coverage.
- Financial support programs.
- Unique career paths and professional development opportunities.
- Open and collaborative culture.
- Stable business with global and local work opportunities.
This position requires access to information subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations. As such, this position is open only to applicants who qualify as “U.S. Persons” (U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee).