Quality Supervisor

Job Purpose

This position is located in Napoleon, Ohio and is a brownfield plant start-up. The facility is a Dana final assembly plant for the Ford Bronco and Ranger products.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• The Supervisor is responsible for determining the needs and provide for the assignment of people to perform the required work for the various departments.
• Work activity includes incoming and in-process inspections of productive parts and assemblies, layout inspections, quality audits, gage inspections and calibrations, and appropriately, inspections of suspected nonconforming materials.
• Responsible for assisting with these activities by helping or making decisions with respect to final disposition of nonconforming materials, when necessary.
• Determines, when necessary, who has the primary responsibility for timely disposition of nonconforming material.  This requires that he/she arranges for and/or contacts the affected supplier or customer.  The supplier or customer can be internal or external to the Plant.
• The department maintains a communications log which the Supervisor is expected to use daily.  He/she is expected to communicate verbally with his/her counterpart at the beginning and end of the shift every day.
• Due to customer concerns, occasional travel is required, at times on short notice, to customer plants.  These may be overnight trips.
• He/she completes or authorizes forms and reports, and maintains records such as overtime, absences, payroll and material rejections.
• The Supervisor will be the primary contact for Quality issues.  This will include receiving calls from customers reporting quality concerns, for which the Supervisor is expected to initiate timely internal reporting and short-term containment actions.
• Other duties as assigned by Manager.

Education and Qualifications

• High school graduate or GED required; Associate or Bachelor degree desirable.
• 3+ years of experience in quality is required.
• Strong background in compliance/adherence to process for themselves, their direct reports and all others within the organization
• Demonstrated strength of character to succeed in high pressure manufacturing environment          
• Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing desirable.
• Possess knowledge of current product or experience in metal machining operations and assembly desirable.
• Experience working within a collective bargaining union contract is desirable.
• Must possess good organizational skills and be proficient in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Able to make fundamental mathematical calculations.
• Physically capable of disassembly/assembly of product, e.g., axle assemblies.
• Proven mechanical aptitude.
• Strong communication skills
• Possess knowledge in the application of measurement equipment (gages and gaging systems).
• Must meet the physical requirements for this position. 
• Overtime work is required when necessary.
• This person may be required to substitute for other people to fill in for vacations and sickness appropriate to skill level.  This could involve working other shifts.