Quality Supervisor
Tenneco · Athens, AL
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 28 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Tenneco (automotive) in Athens, AL. An employee should report, and if necessary, stop, any activity that does not conform to the policy or may injure himself/herself.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Internal audits
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How this role compares
Against 10 other live quality postings in Alabama.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (3+ vs 2+)
Similar roles usually ask 2+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 64%
- FDA / GMP 27%
- Root cause 27%
- EHS / safety 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Tenneco
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
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?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Tenneco in Athens
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Full description from TennecoAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees
- ◆Supervises employees in the quality assurance department/lab.
- ◆Issues written and oral instructions to subordinates.
- ◆Has subordinates perform audits on-site, corrective action, and other quality related activities.
- ◆Schedules, performs, and assigns audits to subordinates. Follows up and other activities related to the internal audit program.
- ◆Participates in advanced quality planning processes.
- ◆Reviews and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency of subordinates.
- ◆May be given certain authority within job scope by Manager
- ◆Each employee has the authority to initiate action to prevent a violation of the Tenneco Integrity Policy.
- ◆All employees will abide by the plant’s safety policy, comply with the legal and other
requirements
and operational controls established, work toward achieving established objectives and targets, and conform to procedures consistent with the ISO 14001 standard. An employee should report, and if necessary, stop, any activity that does not conform to the policy or may injure himself/herself.
- ✓Capable of providing support as requested by manager.
- ✓Responsible for ensuring customer
requirements
are met.
- ✓Handle/store hazardous waste in a complaint manner with all federal, state, and local regulations.
Education
High School graduate or equivalent. Technical degree preferred.
Experience
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Minimum 1-3 years experience or training in quality in a manufacturing environment. Previous experience in supervision role preferred.