Quality Supervisor; Mocksville Job Mocksville North Carolina USA,Quality Assurance

Job Details

Job Location:

Mocksville, NC 27028

Position Type:
Full Time Quality Supervisor – Plastic Injection Molding Operations

Position Summary

The Quality Supervisor is responsible for the daily supervision and coordination of the Quality Department supporting the plastic injection molding operation. This position ensures that molded products meet customer, engineering, and internal quality requirements while maintaining effective inspection processes, controlling nonconforming material, and supporting production in resolving quality issues.

The Quality Supervisor is expected to be highly visible on the manufacturing floor, provide direction to Quality Technicians/Inspectors, and work closely with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, and Management to prevent defects and improve overall product quality.

Daily Responsibilities

Start-of-Shift Quality Review

Review previous-shift quality issues, defects, and production concerns.
Review scrap, rework, and rejection information.
Review production schedules and identify high-risk or new production runs.
Confirm Quality Technicians/Inspectors are assigned to required production areas.
Review any mold, material, machine, or process changes that may affect product quality.
Communicate critical quality concerns to Production and Management.

Production Floor Quality Oversight

Monitor production processes for compliance with established work instructions.
Verify operators are performing required quality checks.
Confirm first-piece/first-article inspections are completed when required.
Verify in-process inspections are being performed at the required frequency.
Monitor critical dimensions and characteristics.
Verify visual requirements, color, surface finish, flash, warpage, sink marks, short shots, burns, cracks, contamination, and other molding defects.
Ensure production personnel understand applicable quality requirements.
Immediately address significant quality concerns.
Stop or quarantine production when there is a reasonable concern that nonconforming product is being produced.

Injection Molding Process Quality

Mold condition and performance.
Machine/process settings affecting product quality.
Material identification and traceability.
Part cooling and dimensional stability.
Mold changes and startup conditions.
Color and material changes.
Recurring molding defects.

Inspection and Testing

First-piece inspection.
In-process inspection.
Final inspection.
Dimensional inspection.
Visual inspection.
Functional testing when applicable.
Material verification.
Special customer inspection requirements.
Inspection documentation and record retention.
Verification that inspection equipment is suitable and available.
Review inspection results for accuracy and completeness and ensure problems are escalated appropriately.

Nonconforming Material Control

Identify and contain suspected nonconforming material.
Ensure defective material is properly identified and segregated.
Determine the appropriate disposition process.
Coordinate rework, repair, scrap, or use-as-is decisions as authorized.
Prevent accidental release or use of rejected material.
Verify reworked material is reinspected before release.
Maintain accurate records of nonconforming material.
Monitor recurring defects and initiate corrective action when necessary.

Quality Technician Supervision

Assigning daily inspection responsibilities.
Establishing priorities based on production requirements and quality risks.
Training employees on inspection methods and quality requirements.
Verifying inspection work is being performed correctly.
Reviewing inspection records.
Coaching employees on proper quality practices.
Addressing performance issues.
Ensuring adequate coverage of production areas.
Cross-training Quality personnel to provide operational flexibility.

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