Quality Assurance Supervisor

Prysmian is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. Each year, the company manufactures thousands of miles of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, as well as medium low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. We also produce a comprehensive range of optical fibers, copper cables and connectivity for voice, video and data transmission for the telecommunication sector.

We are 30,000 employees, across 50+ countries. Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us.

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Overview:

Reports to the Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental Manager. The QA Supervisor is responsible for ensuring products are manufactured to engineering, customer, and regulatory bodies’ specifications through rigorous testing and sampling.  QA supervisor is supported by a team of quality associates and a lab technician. QA Supervisor works closely with engineering, purchasing, and operations.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Staffs, trains, and oversees a team of quality associates and a lab technician, ensuring their work is in accordance with efficiency requirements, procedures, and testing methods.
• Track and share key quality metrics such as RTFT, product non-conformities, COPQ, and claim rate.
• Creates and implements quality control plans tailored to various product families, aligning with industry standards and specific customer requirements.
• Prepares and regularly reviews quality system documentations to assure they are accurate and reflect current practices. 
• Oversee laboratory studies and issues technical reports on findings.  Makes conclusions and recommendations to Product Engineering, Process Engineering, and Operations. 
• Implement tests and controls to verify product conformity.  This includes raw material inspections, in-process inspections, and finished goods testing.
• Initiates and drives continuous improvement projects/activities when defects are found or if measurements deviate from standards.  Applies such tools as Six Sigma and LEAN to drive corrective actions.
• Leads product reliability qualifications for Change Control.
• Supports supplier quality development and product approval process by collaboration with purchasing and engineering, testing new products, and auditing suppliers.
• Supports the plant in establishing statistical process controls (SPC) on critical quality characteristics.
• Participates in internal and third-party audits (ISO), interacts with customers, certification bodies (UL), regulatory agencies, and third-party testing labs.   
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new technologies, equipment, and systems to elevate the performance of quality department.
• Ensures department and team members operate in a safe manner.

Qualifications:
Education

• BS degree in Quality Assurance, Engineering, or other applied industrial/science degree.
• Six Sigma Certification a plus.

Experience:

• Three years of quality or engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong analytical and project management skills
• Solid planning, execution, and administrative skills
• Supervisory skills
• Ability to work with cross functional teams
• Knowledge of quality philosophies, principles, systems, methodologies, control tools, and standards 
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Experience handling product certifications to national and international standards
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Minitab)
• SAP experience is a plus
• ISO 9001 experience is a plus

Prysmian, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.

All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Visit our DE&I Page to learn more about Prysmian’s commitments.

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