Quality Supervisor
Flex · California
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Quality
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Flex (industrial) in California. To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Quality Supervisor located in Milpitas, CA.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
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How this role compares
Against 32 other live quality postings in California.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 55%
- Root cause 36%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Flex
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Job Summary
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Quality Supervisor located in Milpitas, CA.
Reporting to Sr. Quality Manager, Quality Supervisor will supervise and coordinate activities related to the Quality Assurance Inspection function, on the manufacturing floor. Quarantine and disposition of nonconforming goods, while ensuring the policies and processes are followed.
The experience we’re looking to add to our team
- ✓Typically requires 5+ years of related experience.
- ✓Minimum 2 years of supervisory or team lead experience.
- ✓Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
- ✓Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience
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Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.
A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.
What a typical day looks like
- •Assigns employees to maximize quality control goals.
- •Ensures that directed shift staffing levels are maintained.
- •Hires guiders and inspectors for shift.
- •Interfaces with HR and finance for employee issues.
- •Research data and puts corrective actions into place.
- •Reviews quality reports.
- •Performs process and sub factory audits.
- •Ensures procedures are followed and may develop procedures for the quality assurance inspection operation.
- •Provides immediate supervision and guidance to inspectors, checking work at frequent intervals.
- •Frequently interacts with outside customers, vendors and functional peer groups at various management levels and serves as a liaison between customer and the division regarding quality issues.
- •Directs daily shift activities.
- •Confers with management and production to define and hold up quality goals.
- •Trains shift guidance to inspectors in quality processes.
- •Holds up engineering and other functionalities in correcting employee errors.
What you'll receive for the great work you provide
- •Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- •Life Insurance
- •Short-term and Long-term Disability
- •Matching 401(k) Contributions
- •Vacation and Paid Sick Time
- •Tuition Reimbursement