Job ID:105425 The Leonardo DRS Land Systems business is a recognized leader in the design and integration of complex technologies into new and legacy systems and platforms for global military and commercial customers.
Job Summary
DRS Sustainment Systems is seeking to hire a full time Quality Supervisor. The ideal candidate will be responsible for supervising a team of quality technicians and inspectors for a program, commodity or quality system process. Promote innovative use of quality tools, championing proactive quality improvement techniques in lieu of traditional inspection activities.
Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for supervising a team of quality technicians and inspectors for a program, commodity or quality system process
- Promote innovative use of quality tools, championing proactive quality improvement techniques in lieu of traditional inspection activities
- Responsible for supervising a team of technicians and inspectors independently
- Assist in managing budget, cost and schedule input for quality assignments
- Develop recommendations for improvements that increase product uniformity and reliability and improves quality characteristics to reduce field failures and issues
- Ensure that products are inspected and tested as required prior to shipment
- Assist in developing and initiate methods and procedures for inspection, testing and evaluation
- Establish quality control programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of production and processing equipment and testing, measurement, and analytical facilities
- Direct quality control workers engaged in measuring and testing products and tabulating quality and reliability data
- Prepare quality control reports, requirements, etc, in response to request for proposals, quotes, brochures, manuals, etc
- Review quality control program plans and inspection plans submitted for approval
- Work with Facility/Manufacturing Managers in establishing quality plans, procedures, and implementation on the manufacturing floor
- Develop short- and long-range plans to improve the effectiveness of systems and processes while ensuring compliance with customer and internal quality standards, and to identify and resolve systematic and incidental quality problems
- Develop and implement a systematic and effective process to investigate and resolve customer concerns and issues, and to ensure mutually beneficial and collaborative actions to maintain product quality
- Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
- Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings
- Supervise teams of technicians and inspectors
- Participate in special projects and performs other related work as assigned
- Participate on teams for new product development as directed
- Maintain knowledge of current trends and developments in the field of quality and process improvement
- May serve as liaison with customers on items of product quality or reliability
- Visit customers and suppliers when necessary to confer on specific quality issues
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, management or related technical field, or equivalent, with a minimum of 5 years of experience
- Proficient technical expertise and application domain knowledge
- ASQ certification or Black Belt preferred Proficient with ISO Standards, Six Sigma tools, statistics
- Ability to understand military specifications and to read blueprints
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication and writing skills
- Ability to define problems and drive to root cause and effective corrective action
The health and safety of our employees and their families remains a top priority at Leonardo DRS, and we continue to take action to address the risk and uncertainty COVID variants pose in the workplace. Subject to state-specific exemptions, newly hired employees are required to provide proof they are fully vaccinated prior to their start date, unless a medical or religious accommodation or an exemption pursuant to applicable state law is formally approved by Leonardo DRS prior to commencing employment. Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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