Quality Supervisor

Our success depends on our people and we aim to attract, recruit and retain the most talented individuals to help take our exciting growth story forward.

Position: Quality Supervisor

Location: Cleveland, OH

Job : 1049

# of Openings: 0

About Avon Technologies: We are a world leader in protective equipment, with a reputation for innovative design, high-performance quality and specialist materials expertise. Our two brands, Avon Protection and Team Wendy, supply our respiratory and head protection portfolio to customers across the globe from our manufacturing sites in the UK and North America. With over 900 talented people our shared purpose and core beliefs are to be #FIERCE about Protecting Lives.

It's why we come to work - and it's what motivates us, every day, to do the best work we can.

The Quality Supervisor, as driver of execution and best practice, is responsible for leading the Quality Engineering team, ensuring that Quality is systematically, proactively, and collaboratively embedded into the Value Streams, whilst delivering against Quality initiatives and projects. They develop and lead a high performing team, that delivers certainty into production through maintained workmanship standards and sustained feedback and training. Scrap, MRB, non-conformance, and in-process correction is monitored.

Trends are reported. Problem areas are targeted and appropriate action is taken to ensure production goals are met. Risk to customer, product, schedule, or supply chain are escalated into Quality and Operations leadership. Customer complaints, corrective actions, improvement opportunities, and complex problem solving activities are lead. Quality standards and processes are standardized across Value Streams.

• Lead, develop, and train a high performing Quality Team, including regular feedback, coaching, and counseling where necessary
• Scrap, MRB, Non-Conformance, and In-Process Correction is monitored and reported by Value Stream
• Deliver targeted improvement towards Scrap, MRB, Non-Conformance, and In-Process Correction by Value Stream
• Standardize quality standards and processes across Value Streams
• Lead Customer Complaints, Corrective & Preventative Action, and Root Cause Analysis resulting in sustainable Quality improvements
• Identify opportunities for Continuous Improvement
• Support and/or Lead Quality Kaizen
• Support New Product Introduction
• Safety observations are quickly communicated and escalated where necessary

• Supervisory and/or leadership experience
• Strong statistical & analytical skills, and attention to detail
• Experience with statistical software such as SQC Pack or Minitab®
• Proficient in structured root cause analysis and problem-solving techniques
• Knowledge and experience with ISO-9000 Quality Management Systems and supplier, process, and internal audit
• Knowledge of DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP
• Knowledge of measurement, inspection, testing and calibration methods, including experience with Gage R&R
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to deliver in fast paced and changing manufacturing environment
• Extensive use of Microsoft Office applications such as outlook, teams, word, excel and power point is required

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering or similar field
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or Certified Manager of Quality certification preferred
• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor preferred
• Or relevant industrial experience

• Flexible Schedule
• Competitive Compensation Package
• 401k Matching
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Learning and Development Initiatives

Internal Relationships:
Maintenance Team;
Operations/Production Department;
Facilities Management;
Safety and Compliance Department;
Engineering and Technical Support;
Human Resources (HR);
Procurement and Supply Chain;
Finance and Budgeting;
Senior Management.

External Relationships:
Vendors and Suppliers;
Contractors;
Regulatory Agencies;
Industry Associations;
Emergency Services;
Consultants;
Customers or Clients;
Local Community.

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserved the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary…