Quality Engineer Supervisor

Position Summary

Growth, Culture, People and Careers: this is the Teleflex Advantage.

In this exciting role as a Quality Engineer Supervisor you will have responsibility for leading teams through Quality System Transformation by defining and trending metrics. This role will lead multiple projects within a larger program with a focus on creating more usable and simpler to follow processes, reducing burden within our quality systems and driving   efficiency.

•    Work collaboratively with cross functional teams to track data, identify improvement projects and  implementation to drive improvements to Key Performance Indicators.
•    Schedule and participate in activities to support and maintain compliance with applicable regulatory and  Quality Management System requirements.
•    Support the maintenance and development of the Corrective And Preventative Action (CAPA) and   internal Non-Conformance system to support the overall facility quality management system.
•    People supervision and process management of elements under your responsibility.
 

Principal Responsibilities

•    Ensures the quality assurance programs and policies are maintained and modified regularly.
•    Ensure products adhere to company and industry quality standards
•    Drive proactive Quality improvements in partnership with all related business functions.
•    Formulate strategic plans to increase productivity in the business
•    Works within an operations team to identify and implement effective controls to support the development, qualification, and distribution of products to meet or exceed internal and external requirements
•    Partners with management to lead quality initiatives that develop and maintain a high performing, scalable, and compliant Quality System.
•    Perform statistical analysis to determine process capability and to analyze trends
•    Maintains schedules for projects; identifies problems and recommends solutions to all project activities.
•    Generate, analyze, and present reports on quality related Key Performance Indicators (KPI) such as ship holds, service errors, line yields, final release, supplier performance and customer experiences to internal product improvement teams
•    Acts as an effective leader and team member in supporting quality disciplines, decisions, and practices.
•    Apply sound, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving quality issues.
•    Assure in the development and execution of streamlined business systems which effectively identify and resolve quality issues.
•    Support audits, CAPA/NC/MRB investigations and reports
•    Management of quality process within the facility and supervision of personnel 
•    Previous experience overseeing a team, quality supervisor experience is preferred
•    People management skills, conflict resolution and results oriented.
•    Perform other related duties as assigned
 

Education / Experience Requirements

  Must Have: Minimum Requirements
  To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.
•    Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years of work experience in Quality and/or experience in a regulated industry OR Advanced Degree with 3+ of work experience in Quality and/or experience in a regulated
•    Knowledge of Quality Systems Requirements (ISO 13485, CFR 820 & LATAM)
•    Internal / External QMS Audit experience
•    Green Belt / Black Belt Certificate (or experience) preferred
•    Process Development Experience
•    Program Management Experience
•    Quality Agreements
•    Schedule management
•    Experience with SAP applications (desirable)
•    Ability to become NABP Designated Representative.
 

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

Lead
•    Has a Sense of Purpose & Inspires others
•    Has a desire & ability to “step up”
•    Takes accountability
•    Demonstrates critical judgement 

Engage
•    Communicates with Impact
•    Builds and sustains relationships 
•    Plans and Organizes 
•    Is present & available 

Develop
•    Develops Leaders
•    Builds High Performance people & teams
•    Invest in personal growth 
•    Develops Organization capability

Improve 
•    Creates value for the customer 
•    Demonstrates Continuous Improvement via results. 
•    Creates a culture of inclusion & involvement
•    Makes the tough calls when organizations are not performing 

Demonstrates Functional Mastery
•    Adept at relationship building across functions and geography to effectively work with and leverage centers of excellence. 
•    Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) 
•    Detail oriented and strong data driven analytical approach to HR processes
•    Effective with combining Business and HR Acumen to build organizational capability
•    Able to support employees on multiple shifts; ability to be flexible with scheduling outside of normal office hours. Core hours are 8 to 5 but on occasion supporting an off shift maybe required. 
•    Ability to communicate positively and professionally with employees at all levels of the organization 
•    Resourceful and well organized. High energy level, comfortable performing multifaceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities.
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