Quality Supervisor
Location: Rosemount, MN
Job Type: full-time
Company: Protolabs
Salary: $80,200 - $107,000 a year
Category: Injection Molding
Job Description Apply Now
Be yourself at Protolabs
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace. So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply! You can help make our company even better. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself. We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.
Why Protolabs?
We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.
Join our team as a Quality Supervisor!
The Quality Supervisor will lead on-site day-to-day work activities of the QC team. They will established Quality practices across the team while responsible for the inspection of parts produced in the factory. The Quality Control Supervisor will also identify and collaborate with peers and direct reports to implement continuous improvement opportunities both within the inspection areas and throughout the factory.
Monday - Friday
What you will do - Lead quality inspectors and technician to create, improve and execute visual and dimensional quality inspections and processes.
- Manage and coordinate department owned areas and daily inspection activities across all shifts.
- Interpret part drawings and provide support to Inspection team on interpretation and GDT when necessary.
- Train Quality inspectors and technicians on processes, inspection skills, and machine operations.
- Work with Design, Engineering and Quality to identify areas for inspection and process improvement.
- Cultivate team member skills to create Inspection programs and troubleshoot existing programs as needed.
- Lead quality inspectors and technicians in the disposition of parts per customer requirements and workmanship standards.
- Identify and support the acquisition of needed equipment to perform required inspections.
- Hire and develop a staff of quality personnel.
- Provide input on performance issues for direct reports. Handles initial disciplinary action with employees.
- Conduct performance reviews with direct reports.
- Handle time off requests of direct reports and maintain time keeping records.
- Support external quality audits.
- Provide day-to-day work direction and leadership for Quality Control. Assure manufactured parts comply with Protolabs acceptance criteria and specified customer requirements.
- Maintains Quality Practices in accordance with established company quality certification(s) such as ISO-9001 and 13485.
- Maintain or achieve lab environment and certifications as requested by facilitating process improvements.
- Participate in continuous improvement throughout the plant, resulting in ongoing reduction of rework and nonconformance rates. : Measure and monitor process performance. Partner with other plant leaders to make data-driven decisions on process improvement efforts. : Work hands-on in the manufacturing areas to continuously solve problems and revise processes to improve quality. Partner with other plant leadership to expand the culture of quality throughout the plant staff.
- Experience with ISO 9001.
- Familiar with Quality systems, inspections and practices and continuous improvement concepts in a manufacturing environment.
- Ownership for capital equipment and it’s maintenance, working with outside vendors as needed.
- Managing calibration system needs for factory inspection equipment.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented work environment.
- Ability to manage staff schedules to maintain coverage in critical areas.
- Effective management style, compatible with the Protolabs culture: collaborative, flexible, innovative, results-oriented, and change leader.
- Good written and oral communication skills: able to communicate complex information to all levels of the organization.
- Experience with problem solving and lean manufacturing.
- Familiar programming Hexagon CMM, Micro Vu
- Familiar with 13485, AS9100.
- Previous quality management system audit experience.
- Proficiency in GD&T.
- We offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:
- Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
- Dental and Vision
- Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Paid caregiver leave
- You will receive at least 3 weeks of PTO, Holiday Pay, and Volunteer Hours
- 401k with company match and immediate vest
- Employee Stock Purchase Program at a discounted rate
- Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
- And More!
Protolabs offers a competitive total rewards package, and compensation mix vary based on position, such as base wage, as well as other earnings including incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary depending on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, job function, work experience, specialized skills, training, education, and certifications.
Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.
Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Physical Demands:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must be able to lift and/or move up to 70 pounds.
Work Environment:
Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in a manufacturing area exposed to machinery and noise; with eye protection and safety shoes required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.