Quality Supervisor
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

West Chester, Pennsylvania

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The Quality Supervisor will provide supervision to a team of union associates in the Quality Department in our climate-controlled West Chester, PA facility. This leader will drive key metrics around Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost for the team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage direct labor union associates in a manufacturing environment to follow all policies, procedures, and content agreed to in the union contract.
  • Hold associates accountable to the work rules, policies, and performance standards through active and fair discipline while also providing constructive feedback to the associates.
  • Work with Operations team to assign daily work and productivity expectations to associates. This includes executing daily ship, first article inspection, incoming inspection plans.
  • Coordinate activities between department (Shipping, receiving, production, R&D, NPD and purchasing) to that we're meeting and exceeding on-time delivery of high-quality parts.
  • Establish standard work, inspection plans and performance targets.
  • Manage calibration program.
  • Conduct employee training and manage cross-training activities. This includes training on inspection methods, procedures, equipment.
  • Evaluate cell demand and determine if countermeasures (overtime, staff re-deployment) will be required to meet customer request dates.
  • Perform Root Cause Counter Measures (RCCM) and monitor SQDIP boards at cell level for issues that prohibit meeting key performance indicators - Safety, Delivery, Productivity.
  • Embrace the culture of continuous improvement.
  • Instill sense of urgency with team around meeting customer quality and delivery expectations.
  • Lead team in Lean efforts including 5S and visual management.
  • Lead structured problem-solving activities with union associates and cross-functional teams.
  • Lead safety engagement and enhancement.
  • Performance ISO and Ergonomic Audits as necessary.
  • Be the point of contact for the quality union team and effectively address issues that arise.

Job Requirements

Critical Competencies
  • Excellent motivational communication skills.
  • Ability to deliver crucial conversations and discipline fairly.
  • Results focused; manages details well.
  • Ability to prioritize multiple tasks
  • Ability to troubleshoot and implement root cause corrective actions.
  • Understanding of lean manufacturing principles.
  • Appreciation and respect for hourly work and performance in a union environment.

Education and Experience Requirements
  • B.S. in an Engineering, Supply Chain, or other Business field of study -or- Associates Degree in Engineering with at least 3 years of full-time manufacturing work experience -or- at least 8 years of full-time manufacturing work experience in a supervisory/engineer/quality role.
  • Exposure to manufacturing environment required, preferably in automotive, aerospace, or medical device industries.
  • Previous experience formally or informally leading hourly production associates.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred.
  • Exposure to ISO 9000 and/or 14000 preferred.
  • User experience in Microsoft Access preferred.
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EEO Statement: The company in which you have expressed employment interest is a subsidiary or affiliate of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. The subsidiary or affiliate is referred to as an ""Altra Company."" Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and all Altra Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. The ""EEO is the Law"" poster is available at:

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.

Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process will have the opportunity to request accommodation during the application process.


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