Quality Assurance Supervisor

Quality Assurance Director

QA Director Job Responsibilities:

• Assures quality products and processes by establishing and enforcing quality standards and testing materials and products.
• Establishes quality and reliability standards by studying product and consumer requirements with other members of management and with production operators, technicians, and engineers.
• Develops raw material standards by studying manufacturing and engineering requirements, conferring and negotiating with suppliers, and devising testing methods and procedures.
• Implements in-process product inspection standards by studying manufacturing methods and devising testing methods and procedures.
• Establishes standards for the disposition of finished product by devising evaluation tests, methods, and procedures.
• Institutes rework standards by devising inspection and physical testing methods and procedures.
• Creates product quality documentation system by writing and updating quality assurance procedures.
• Maintains product quality by enforcing quality assurance policies and procedures and government requirements.
• Collaborates with other members of management to develop new product and engineering designs and manufacturing and training methods.
• Prepares product and process quality reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Completes quality assurance operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees and following up on work results.
• Develops a quality assurance staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Manages quality assurance staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees.
• Ensures quality by planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Achieves financial objectives by preparing the quality assurance budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

QA Director Qualifications/Skills:

• Leadership
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Analytic skills
• Collaboration skills
• Product management skills
• QA process skills
• Computer knowledge and skills