Senior Supervisor Quality - (114280)

Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. Job Responsibilities Responsible for supervising a team of Quality technicians and inspectors for a program, commodity or quality system process Promote innovate use of quality tools, championing proactive quality improvement techniques in lieu of traditional inspection activities Manage budget, cost and schedule input for quality assignments Manage quality inspection and test functions to ensure that proposed and existing products and processes are reviewed for the purpose of avoiding or eliminating unnecessary quality issues; develop recommendations for improvements that increase product uniformity and reliability and improves quality characteristics to reduce field failures and issues Ensure that products are inspected and tested as required prior to shipment Develop and initiate methods and procedures for inspection, testing and evaluation Establish quality control programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of production and processing equipment and testing, measurement, and analytical facilities Review data submitted to ensure compliance with program requirements Develop and implement methods and procedures for quality control procedures and devise methods to assess cost and responsibility of discrepant material Direct quality control workers engaged in measuring and testing products and tabulating quality and reliability data Provide technical and operational support and/or services to ensure quality control standards are met in providing support to various project tasks Develop reports and papers on the progress and status of assigned projects Develop corrective actions to support task problems and failures Prepare quality control reports, requirements, etc, in response to request for proposals, quotes, brochures, manuals, etc. Review quality control program plans and inspection plans submitted for approval Plan, organize and direct quality assurance audits for assigned customer projects Determine quality control methodology and techniques used in inspecting and testing assigned contractor systems and/or equipment Plan, promote, and organize training activities related to product quality and reliability and inspection Work with Facility/Manufacturing Managers in establishing quality plans, procedures, and implementation on the manufacturing floor Develop short- and long-range plans to improve the effectiveness of systems and processes while ensuring compliance with customer and internal quality standards, and to identify and resolve systematic and incidental quality problems Develop and implement a systematic and effective process to investigate and resolve customer concerns and issues, and to ensure mutually beneficial and collaborative actions to maintain product quality Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings Supervise teams of technicians and inspectors Participate in special projects and performs other related work as assigned Participate on teams for new product development as directed Maintain knowledge of current trends and developments in the field of quality and process improvement May serve as liaison with customers on items of product quality or reliability Visit customers and suppliers when necessary to confer on specific quality issues Job Responsibilities Part II Qualifications Bachelor's degree in engineering, management or related technical field, or equivalent, with a minimum of 5 years of experience Proficient technical expertise and application domain knowledge ASQ certification or Black Belt preferred Proficient with ISO Standards, Six Sigma tools, statistics Ability to understand military specifications and to read blue prints Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication and writing skills Ability to define problems and drive to root cause and effective corrective action We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.