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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Quality Engineering Supervisor

Quality EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHudson, WI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or 4+ years of direct Quality, Quality Engineering, Validation, or related manufacturing quality experience.
  • At least 2 years of experience working in a distribution environment.
  • Experience with quality problem-solving methodologies such as Root Cause Analysis and corrective action.
  • Experience with SAP.

Responsibilities

  • Promote a proactive safety culture by complying with Environmental, Health & Safety requirements, engaging employees, and implementing corrective actions based on safety observations, near misses, and incidents.
  • Supervise, coach, and develop Quality Technicians while building a flexible, cross-trained team capable of supporting current Distribution operations and future growth.
  • Provide technical leadership for Advanced Quality Planning activities and associated quality deliverables, including new product introduction, product transfers, process validation, inspection planning, sampling strategies, and product quality criteria, to ensure products are effectively introduced into manufacturing.
  • Lead and support structured Root Cause Analysis, quality investigations, and corrective and preventive action activities to ensure corrective and preventive actions effectively address root causes and prevent recurrence.
  • Oversee quality system activities including quality events, deviations, nonconforming material and material review boards, corrective and preventive actions, batch records, inspection plans, Certificates of Compliance, and other applicable quality documentation.
  • Develop and implement statistical incoming plans, control plans, inspection strategies, and measurement methods appropriate to product and process requirements.
  • Support internal, customer, regulatory, and external audits and ensure identified actions are appropriately addressed.
  • Facilitate and improve quality systems and procedures that support operational excellence and compliance with applicable customer, regulatory, and quality management system requirements.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least 2 years of experience leading or providing technical leadership to Quality Engineers, Quality Technicians, Quality Inspectors, or similar quality personnel in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001 or similar quality management system standards.
  • Experience participating in or supporting customer, regulatory, and third-party audits.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with Operations, Engineering, leadership, customers, and other cross-functional partners.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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