Quality Control Supervisor

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The Quality Control Supervisor leads Quality Control activities across all manufacturing operations. This position supervises Quality Inspectors, the CMM Programmer, and the Calibration Technician and is accountable for effective inspection, product release, first article inspection, customer certification, and calibration controls. The role establishes priorities, develops team capability, supports production flow, and ensures products and records meet applicable drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and quality standards.

The supervisor also serves as the department subject matter expert for dimensional inspection and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).

Lead, coach, schedule, and develop Quality Control personnel while aligning resources and priorities with production and customer needs. Oversee incoming, in-process, final, and first article inspection activities and ensure timely, accurate product release across all manufacturing operations. Serve as the Quality Control subject matter expert for GD&T, blueprint interpretation, dimensional inspection, metrology, and inspection-method selection. Provide direction for CMM programming, program validation, inspection planning, and measurement-system capability.

Own the preparation and approval of FAIRs and the timely, accurate completion of customer certifications and supporting quality documentation. Own calibration controls for inspection, measuring, and test equipment, including compliance, traceability, availability, records, and response to out-of-tolerance conditions. Coordinate containment and inspection support for nonconforming material, corrective actions, product issues, and internal or customer escapes. Improve inspection performance by reducing queue time, backlog, repeat work, and documentation errors through standardization, workload management, automation, and team development.

Evaluate inspection plans and drawing requirements to eliminate redundant or non-value-added inspection and partner with Engineering to update requirements when recurring approved deviations indicate the drawing or specification should be revised. Maintain compliance with the Quality Management System and applicable ISO 9001, AS9100, customer, and regulatory requirements.

Direct supervision of Quality Inspectors, CMM Programmer, and Calibration Technician.

• Inspection turnaround time, on-time completion, queue, and backlog.
• FAIR completion and customer certification accuracy and timeliness.
• Calibration compliance and equipment availability.
• First-pass inspection yield and Quality Control escape rate.
• CMM program and inspection-method readiness.

Associate degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Metrology, or a related technical discipline required;
Bachelor's degree preferred. Equivalent directly relevant experience may be considered. Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in quality control, dimensional inspection, metrology, or manufacturing quality, including at least 2 years of supervisory or technical team leadership experience. Experience leading inspection operations, product…