Quality Supervisor

Chicago, Illinois Permanent USD100,000 - USD110,000 per year View Job Description
The Quality Supervisor will manage the quality inspection team to ensure internal standards for parts and processes are met for OEM aerospace customers. This role involves leading a team of 20 employees and providing guidance on measurements, quality standards, and regulatory compliance.
  • Competitive Salary and Bonuses
  • Shorter Work Weeks

About Our Client

Our client, an aerospace manufacturer based in the western suburbs, is seeking a Quality Supervisor to lead their laboratory operations. Serving prominent OEMs like Boeing, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman, they place a strong emphasis on their quality department as a key driver of business success. The company is committed to an employee-focused culture, offering benefits such as every other Friday off, no weekend work, and shorter workdays.

Job Description

  • Oversee and monitor the inspection and testing of materials, parts, and products to ensure adherence to established quality standards.
  • Provide manufacturing support through supervision, training, and guidance of Receiving Inspectors, Final and In-Process Inspectors to ensure compliance with product specifications
  • Ensure timely scheduling of raw material inspection, product inspection, auditing, and data collection.
  • Work with Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality Engineering to develop control plans such as inspection plans, first articles, and process validation.
  • Develop and train QC personnel in inspection protocols/techniques and equipment usage.
  • Provide feedback regarding specifications of materials, parts, and products based upon inspection results.
  • Formulate and revises quality control policies and procedures as necessary.
  • Meet production schedule to max efficiency and timeliness, within assigned budget.
  • Establish applicable statistical methods within the Quality Control acceptance activities such as process capability
  • Provide direction to QC staff regarding the facilitation of nonconforming events (NCE), material review boards (MRB), containment and disposition of nonconforming events (NCE).
  • Support NCE investigations and related corrective actions.
  • Provide reviews for all assigned personnel.
  • Provides performance management and development for QC personnel.
  • Lead and manage the metrology department



MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

  • 5+ years experience in quality within manufacturing
  • Experience overseeing teams of inspectors
  • Comfortable in a union envrionment
  • Knowledgeable of Gage R&R and other calibration methods
  • Understanding of ISO 9001 standards
  • Able to read and interpret customer GD&T blueprints

What's on Offer

  • Competitive base salary between $100,000-$110,000, depending on experience and skills
  • 10% Bonus
  • 3 weeks PTO
  • 12 paid holidays
  • Every other Friday off
  • Shortened workdays
Contact
Max Sinton
Quote job ref
JN-012025-6652835

Job summary

Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Quality, Technical
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Chicago
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Max Sinton
Job Reference
JN-012025-6652835