Quality Supervisor

Powell Industries - Houston, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Houston, TX

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About the position

The Quality Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that products meet established quality standards and customer expectations. This role involves developing and implementing quality control procedures, monitoring production processes, and conducting audits to identify areas for improvement. The Quality Supervisor collaborates with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues, provides training to employees on quality standards, and analyzes data to identify trends for process enhancements. They lead strategic initiatives that drive safety, quality, on-time delivery, and productivity within the Quality Control Department, while also supporting initiatives led by others.

Responsibilities

• Supervise inspection department.
• Schedule and record department safety meetings.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives, collaborating with other departmental stakeholders as necessary.
• Develop manpower planning and project assignments for the inspection department.
• Develop inspection plans for major project programs.
• Interface with manufacturing, engineering, sales, customers, and shipping stakeholders.
• Attend production meetings.
• Attend Sales/Operations meetings for long term planning on workload.
• Attend pre-inspection meetings with sales and customers.
• Evaluate performance of all inspection department personnel and develop improvement plans as needed.
• Maintain adherence to company policies and safety rules.
• Interview and test inspector candidates.
• Ensure all test equipment is either maintained or calibrated as necessary and records are kept as required.

Requirements

• Associate degree in a Technical field required.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in the industrial electrical field preferred, OR combination of field and equipment manufacturing inspection experience equal to 5 years of total experience.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a leadership/supervisor role required.
• Knowledge of IEEE standards for Circuit Breakers, Switchgear, Switches, and Transformers.
• National Electric Code knowledge preferred.
• Detailed understanding of power system and relay applications.

Nice-to-haves

• Leadership skills with emphasis on driving continuous improvement.
• Good communication skills across a wide range of different stakeholder groups.
• Aptitude for training, coaching, and mentoring Quality Control personnel as well as other internal stakeholders.
• Ability to write Operating Procedures and Work Instructions as required.
• Ability to answer technical questions from manufacturing, inspectors, and customers.

Benefits

• Opportunity for advancement and promotion without sacrificing work-life balance.