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Generac Power Systems Inc
Supervisor Quality
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What they do
A Director of Quality Assurance oversees and directs the overall operations of quality assurance within a company to ensure continuous improvement and compliance.
$129,386 / year median in Illinois
-3% projected decline
Job Description
We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most. For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future. Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Quality Assurance to Excellence.
- Supervise and coordinate activities of assigned quality professionals. Coach and develop staff. Set clear expectations to inspire and motivate the team. Manage performance-- recognizing achievement, providing feedback and administering progressive discipline.
- Define resource needs and work within budget and staffing parameters to accomplish objectives.
- Promote a continuous improvement environment by providing leadership and direction for facility teams.
- Facilitate communication and interaction between team members and other areas resolving differences and/or conflict situations effectively.
- Execute a multi-year quality improvement plan to climb the value chain from Quality Control to Quality Assurance to Excellence.
- Provide direction and assistance to the Quality Team for prioritizing inspection tasks.
- Support changes in procedures, process, technology, responsibility, and assignments.
- Gather and analyze product data and use the data to lead improvement initiatives to reduce the potential for defects.
- Set quality expectations of the organization to satisfy the requirements of our customers.
- Present quality metrics and analysis regularly to senior management team and external customers.
- Develop and modify inspection sampling plans based on supplier performance. Support the resolution of supplier quality issues.
- Guide Generac sourcing, purchasing, and corporate quality personnel with the establishment of supplier expectations and objectives.
- Direct policy and procedure for inspection and testing activities to ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, and products.
- Create and deploy standard Generac tools, methodologies and standards.
- Ensure test/ inspection integrity (MSA/ GR&R).
- Manage audits/assessments of processes and quality systems (ISO, internal audit, etc.