Quality Supervisor

About the role

The Quality Supervisor supports all activities involving compliance to customer and product requirements, AS9100 requirements, and applicable state and regulatory requirements. This role provides direct supervision for quality inspectors and assists the Director of Quality in maintaining quality procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and technical oversight for Quality Inspectors.
• Establish daily work priorities which align with company production plans.
• Provide technical support to the Quality team members to ensure product manufactured meets customer requirements.
• Perform diversified granite plate or bench inspections on a variety of standard or custom aerospace parts, products, assemblies, or raw materials used in manufacturing.
• Use a variety of precision measuring instruments, including electronic devices.
• Read and interpret aerospace drawings, specifications, and customer documents.
• Inspect product to verify correct color, finish, dimensions, hardness, density, or other measurable or observable characteristics of material.
• Perform detailed first article inspections following the installation of full assembly.
• Recommend, write, or modify sampling and inspection procedures.
• Use statistical tools to chart variance.
• Support cross-functional teams in the execution and reporting of quality improvement projects with a focus on overall process improvements, scrap reduction, and supplier quality improvement.
• Develop training modules for Quality Inspectors to provide a roadmap of skills for employee development.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 7–10+ years of aerospace manufacturing experience in a quality discipline, preferably wire harness or electro-mechanical.
• 5+ years of supervisory/management experience in manufacturing.
• Strong ability to interpret aerospace blueprints and schematics.
• Able to read and comprehend work documentation in the English language.
• Proficient PC skills (Microsoft Office Suite applications).

Skills

• Familiar with first piece inspection and GD&T.
• Self-motivated individual who needs minimal supervision to be successful.
• Knowledge of AS9100 Audit Process.
• Ability to operate a CMM and employ mechanical inspection/surface plate.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational, time management, and follow-up skills.
• Team-player who can handle working under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Quality-oriented with a hands-on, “do it right the first time” personality.