Quality Supervisor

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Responsibilities

• Manage the quality lab; train and certify operators; manage the sampling and testing of finished goods delivered; maintain test equipment, QA/QC documentation, records and sample archives.
• Develop and maintain quality control tools and instructions to guide management of product and ensure effective process troubleshooting; develop, audit, and maintain test procedures; ensure that all test results are timely and accurate.
• Oversee the daily collection and testing of samples.
• Track and interpret finished goods quality metrics against internal and customer specifications; perform root cause analysis and correction of quality issues. Prepare reports for management, including trend analysis and recommendations for improvements
• Formulate reaction plans for quality issues. Develop and oversee plans for fulfilling customer requirements.
• Ensure lab procedures comply with regulatory, safety and quality standards and update SWP as necessary.
• Perform tests to identify quality problems or study potential quality improvements.
• Represent plant in weekly quality best practice meetings
• Plant representative for port quality discussions and investigations

Qualifications 

• Proficiency is Excel Spreadsheets, Outlook Emailing, and experience with other databases required. 
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience working in a manufacturing or similar environment required 
  
  

Preferred Qualifications - What Sets You Apart

• Completion of NEJA certifications for role internal candidates
• Associate’s degree or experience in quality lab and testing processes
• Knowledge of basic statistical analysis methodologies (i.e. hypothesis testing, regression, etc.) 
• Prior experience in Quality Lab & testing processes 

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees 
• Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, cold and noisy industrial environment 
• Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment.

Physical Requirements

• Willing and able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (10) hours a day
• Willing and able to work around moving equipment and machinery
• Willing and able to pull and lift, up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards..