Quality Supervisor

JOB DESCRIPTION

The QA Supervisor serves as the Shift Quality Leader for assigned manufacturing operations, ensuring consistent execution of quality requirements through production inspections, containment activities, and verification processes. This role directly supervises QA Auditors and serves as the primary quality escalation point during the shift.

Waco, TX (On-site)

Exempt

Quality Manager

The QA Supervisor serves as the Shift Quality Leader for assigned manufacturing operations, ensuring consistent execution of quality requirements through production inspections, containment activities, and verification processes. This role directly supervises QA Auditors and serves as the primary quality escalation point during the shift.

• Serve as the primary Quality Leader for the assigned shift and plant.
• Directly supervise QA Auditors and coordinate inspection activities throughout production operations.
• Assign inspection resources based on production priorities, customer requirements, and risk.
• Provide quality leadership support during shift start-up, daily tier meetings, and escalation reviews.
• Ensure adequate quality coverage across all manufacturing processes.

• Ensure all products conform to drawings, work instructions, specifications, customer requirements, and quality standards.
• Verify execution of in-process inspections, final inspections, and quality verification checkpoints.
• Monitor inspection effectiveness and consistency among inspectors.
• Enforce standardized inspection criteria and acceptance standards.

• Lead containment activities for quality-related production issues occurring during the shift.
• Review and coordinate disposition of nonconforming materials, components, and assemblies.
• Ensure timely segregation, identification, and documentation of nonconforming product.
• Escalate significant quality concerns to Quality Control Management and Quality Engineering.

• Monitor compliance with quality procedures, inspection plans, control plans, and work instructions.
• Conduct layered verification activities to confirm adherence to established processes.
• Promote traceability, documentation accuracy, and QMS compliance.

• Understanding of quality management systems and manufacturing quality principles.
• Transformer manufacturing processes and/or electrical equipment assembly is a plus.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• ISO 9001 Internal Auditor Certification

This position has responsibility to manage 6-9 QA auditors.

The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department in the Office and Factory Floor.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs and stand for extended periods.

This is a full-time position with working hours from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday through Friday. However, depending on workload there may be occasional longer days and occasional weekends as needed. Employee is expected to work the necessary hours to complete all tasks on time and to a satisfactory standard.

Regular travel is not required for this position.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or related technical discipline and 3+ years of relevant manufacturing quality experience; or
• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in quality assurance, quality control, manufacturing quality, or a related technical field.
• Previous leadership, supervisory, or team lead experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

• 15 days of PTO on an annual basis
• 100% of Employee Premium on HMO Medical Plan, Dental, Vision, and Group Life paid for
• Voluntary Life
• Aflac Insurance
  - Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital, Short Term Disability, Cancer, Term Life, Whole Life
• 401(k)

The Company has the discretion to alter or rescind the benefits listed above at any time in accordance with any applicable notice requirements under federal, state, or local law.

Required to be authorized to work lawfully in the US.

Van Tran Transformers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal antidiscrimination law…