Quality Lead

Principle Accountabilities

• Inspect and test products at various stages in the production process.
• Establish testing procedures to determine a product's dimensions and its mechanical, electrical, or chemical characteristics.
• Set up and perform testing on materials, parts, or finished products to measure product performance under a variety of conditions.
• Prepare summaries to show how the product might differ from existing standards of quality and reliability.
• Suggest changes in how products are made to achieve the best quality possible.
• Recommend methods to minimize the amount of scrap, or leftover material, which is thrown away after a product has been manufactured.
• Select and assign quality control duties, and evaluate the performance of the team in their assigned role.
• Arrange trainings as related to improving quality control measures and ensures that labor relations requirements are met.
• Maintain records and reports and issue correspondence, reviewing errors and their causes and giving advice to correct such errors.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Demonstrates advanced technical skills.
• Demonstrates detailed functional knowledge and may lead process.
• Has awareness of new technologies/ techniques.
• Has awareness of and may apply new technologies.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• ASQ certification as CQT, CQA, CQPA or CSSGB is desired.

Scope / Impact

• May assist in developing goals/targets of line or department.

Decision Making / Discretion

• May make decisions or recommendations within a team or line.
• Decisions may affect department/ function.

Supervision / Leadership

• May edit work or advise other employees.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and work that requires repetitive motion.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The employee frequently is required to sit.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job

• Close vision.
• Color vision.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email accessibility@flex.com and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps.