Job Description

About the Job

JTEKT North America is a global leader in engineering and manufacturing automotive systems, bearing solutions, and high-performance machine tools. Our global vision is to be preferred by all stakeholders to include customers, associates, suppliers and our local communities. We employ great people that build value which surpasses the expectations of customers, build excellent products that astonish the world and build professionals who think and act autonomously. If you share our values, come find your place in our JTEKT community.

We have an opportunity in our Vonore, TN manufacturing plant for a Quality Supervisor. If you want an opportunity to make a difference and enjoy fast-paced, challenging work this is the career for you!

Summary/Purpose

Provide supervision over both the quality lab and quality floor operations.

Essential Duties and Accountabilities:

• Supervise and provide direction to reporting team leaders for all lab function and floor activities
• Ability to cross functionally work with manufacturing, production control, quality, and engineering
• Assist in engagement of fellow team members for QPR, scrap targets and problem solving
• Support new program launches in the transition of process development to actual manufacturing capability
• Build and support continuity and communications between shifts
• Maintain positive employee relations and development
• Support achievement of quality, quantity, and cost objectives
• Support ongoing safety initiatives and adherence to safety policies and procedures
• Provide leadership to team leaders for the execution of safety, quality, 5S, warranty reduction and achievement of delivery targets, also support all team leader development initiatives
• Ensure compliance to all quality, health, safety, and environmental procedures
• Work daily overtime and Saturdays and/or Sundays when directed by immediate supervisor or, as necessary, to complete essential job duties.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Maintain privacy of all PHI in accordance with HIPAA regulations

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to establish leadership role and promote team system
• Strong understanding and commitment to HS&E initiatives
• Basic knowledge of applicable quality, health, safety, and environmental management systems

The above may be waived by the department Director/Manager and the Human Resources Director if the candidate is otherwise qualified.

Education and Experience

. 5 years of leadership experience and previous experience with problem solving, Toyota Production Systems, and work in manufacturing environment in automotive related industry

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Sit with intermittent walking
• Manual dexterity for such duties as stapling, collating, sorting, filing, typing, and writing
• Communicate (hearing and speech) with individuals in person and by phone
• Visually read reports, computer screen, etc.
• Maintain a minimum of 8 hours worked/day, 5 days/week

It is the policy at JTEKT to provide equal employment opportunities and affirmative action to all qualified individuals. All personnel actions, including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion of persons in all job titles, are administered without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran or disability status, or any other status protected by law.