Quality Supervisor
nVentAbout the role
We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.
WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:
- Support the Quality Manager in maintaining site readiness for internal and external audits, including documentation review, training, and corrective action follow-up.
- Assist in implementing, maintaining, and improving the Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring alignment with ISO requirements and corporate standards.
- Maintain quality procedures and work instructions ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and alignment with business requirements.
- Support management of CAPAs using tools such as 8D, 5-Why, and RCCM, including log maintenance, data collection, and verification of effectiveness.
- Supervise daily inspection activities for incoming, in-process, and final product to ensure adherence to specifications and customer requirements.
- Ensure appropriate measuring and test equipment is used; assist in overseeing calibration programs for inspection and test tools.
- Maintain nonconformance tracking, analysis, and reporting to identify improvement opportunities.
- Provide professional communication with customers as needed, supporting audits, issue resolution, and complaint investigations.
- Assist in maintaining supplier quality activities, including supplier assessments, incoming quality issues, and communication of expectations.
- Support structured RCA efforts in partnership with Engineers, Project Management and the Quality Manager, leveraging 5-Why, 8D, and other formal methods.
- Assist in Lean and quality improvement activities, including process control plan updates, SPC/charting activities, and defect prevention initiatives.
- Participate in daily Gemba walks and operational reviews to identify quality risks and improvement opportunities.
- Directly supervise Quality Technicians, ensuring proper staffing, training, development, and performance management.
- Train employees on QMS procedures, inspection methods, and quality standards; coach teams on adherence to process discipline.
- Promote a culture of Quality at the Source and continuous improvement.
- Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Customer Service, and Planning to resolve issues and improve product performance.
- Provide support for data collection, product reviews, and process capability evaluations.
YOU HAVE:
- High school diploma or GED required; additional technical schooling or pursuit of degree preferred.
- 4+ years of experience in quality roles within manufacturing environments.
- Experience with QMS, ISO standards, audit preparation, and quality procedures.
- Experience supervising or mentoring personnel preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints; GD&T knowledge strongly preferred.
- Proficient in use of precision measurement tools (calipers, micrometers, gauges).
- Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication skills with ability to convey technical information across levels.
- Solid computer skills (MS Office, ERP/MRP systems).
WE HAVE:
A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.
Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.
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