Quality Process Lead

About the role

Responsible for leading quality and process control activities throughout the coating operation, including developing and training Quality Control Technicians and operators, overseeing wet section process control and laboratory testing, supporting production operations, ensuring compliance with quality standards, driving continuous improvement, and partnering cross-functionally to achieve product quality and customer satisfaction objectives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and ensure compliance with all quality processes, standards, and procedures throughout the coating line.
• Verify film quality and thickness standards through wet and dry film measurements, drawdowns, and related coating tests.
• Verify and optimize coater setups, including DIP, PC, and FC applications, viscosity settings, wet film targets, and roll speeds.
• Establish, monitor, and adjust line operating parameters, including line speed, tensions, oven temperatures, coating weights, oven cure conditions, and color standards to ensure product conformance.
• Perform wet section process control activities and verify PMT results to maintain product quality requirements.
• Review and prepare quality control data, product specifications, and order documentation to support scheduled production.
• Conduct claim investigations and required testing, including panels, retained samples, defect evaluation, and root cause analysis support.
• Manage non-prime coil disposition by collecting samples, identifying defects, determining disposition, and ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Coverage and support for Quality Control Technicians, product disposition activities as needed.
• Support internal quality audits and respond to customer quality documentation and information requests.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED)
• 5+ years of manufacturing, coating, quality assurance, or quality control experience in an industrial environment
• Experience leading, training, mentoring, or developing employees in a manufacturing environment
• Detail Oriented – ensures accuracy of product and documentation to meet internal and/or external customer demands
• Basic math and measurement skills
• Basic computer skills

Desired Qualifications

• Metals, coating, roll forming or industrial manufacturing experience
• Supervisory or team lead experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with quality management systems, internal audits, corrective actions, and root cause analysis
• Knowledge of ASTM coating tests
• Experience with spectrophotometer equipment
• ISO quality system experience

Skills And Abilities

• Basic computer skills
• Time Management – prioritizing work to meet internal and/or external customer demands
• Good communication skills
• Mobile equipment operations skills
• Ability to read and comprehend written materials such as schedules, customer specs, SOPs, work rules, etc.
• Ability to work up to 12-hour shifts
• Ability to pass a background check and drug test as a condition of employment