Quality Supervisor (Nights) - PECNA

Hussmann International, Inc - De Soto, KS

Full-time - Mid Level

De Soto, KS

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The Quality Supervisor at Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America (PECNA) plays a crucial role in ensuring that products meet customer specifications and quality standards. This position involves leading a team of quality technicians and inspectors, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The Quality Supervisor will be responsible for implementing quality control processes, maintaining quality management systems, and analyzing performance metrics to enhance product quality in a state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of quality technicians, inspectors, and team leads.
• Implement quality control processes and procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications.
• Maintain quality management systems and compliance to the QMS standards, including document control, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and internal audit programs.
• Develop and lead a team of Quality Technicians and Inspectors to conduct in-process and final product inspections, ensuring adherence to quality standards and specifications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including production, engineering, and maintenance, to identify and resolve quality issues in a timely manner.
• Analyze quality data and performance metrics to identify trends and countermeasures.
• Ensure proper implementation of corrective and preventive actions to address non-conformities and improve product quality.
• Provide quality-related training to front-line quality associates.
• Communicate quality objectives, performance metrics, and improvement initiatives to management and team members.
• Ensure direct report adherence to plant policies and procedures.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree in technical or business field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality management roles within battery manufacturing or other relevant high-volume manufacturing industries.
• Working knowledge of quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949) and regulatory requirements (e.g., UL, CE, RoHS).
• Analytical and hands-on problem-solving abilities with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Extensive knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn the organization's production processes.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Proven agility in all levels of work processes.
• Intuitive, adaptable, creative, and collaborative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Collaborative nature with strong team building skills and willingness to learn from and accept guidance from others.
• Working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.

Nice-to-haves

• ASQ Certification
• Prior supervisory or team lead experience in a manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Alignment to Panasonic's seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude)
• Demonstrated understanding of PECNA HPC.