Quality Supervisor

Everyday, our American Boot Builders proudly put their hearts into building and delivering remarkable, purpose-built products that will make an impact on people’s lives today and future generations. Build a product you'll be proud to stand behind. Build your legacy at Red Wing Shoe Company.

The targeted hiring range for this full-time position is $61,300 - $82,700 depending on qualifications; however, the expanded salary range provides opportunities for advancement. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and job location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, competencies, experience, and relevant education, training or a combination of these things and market demand. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and benefits for your location during the hiring process.

Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with health savings and flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, generous paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) match, employee discounts, and valuable well-being benefits like free EAP services, financial planning assistance, and well-being coaching all designed to support your health and financial security.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:

Responsible for providing supervisory leadership for the quality function and performing inspection, analysis, problem resolution and establishing preventative controls for finished goods, raw materials, and critical U.S. Manufacturing processes to assure quality standards and goals are achieved.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure quality standards are met throughout all manufacturing processes including but not limited to identifying potential quality issues, using lean techniques to find the root cause, and leadership for developing and implementing corrective actions.
• Responsible for preparing inspection plans and instructions, selecting sampling plan applications, performing audits, and analyzing audit data.
• Responsible for identifying critical processes/materials/product that require process controls and monitoring, developing/executing inspection plans and analyzing data.
• Responsible for communicating with suppliers and internal process owners on issues regarding but not limited to: Audit findings, quality problems, corrective and preventative action plans, certificate of analysis (COA) compliance/issues/corrective actions.
• Coordinate the return of defective materials and product for credit.
• In collaboration with the Purchasing Department, maintain material non-conformance records, supplier quality performance, and make recommendations to the Quality Manager.
• Manage daily/weekly lab testing, reporting and associated action planning.
• Calibrate laboratory equipment and ensure accuracy of associated documentation.
• Coordinate CSA samples and associated audit process.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

Associate’s degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school and three to five years related experience/training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Manufacturing & Engineering experience (knowledge of the Footwear Industry and related Manufacturing processes strongly preferred)
• Toyota Production Systems knowledge/experience
• Working knowledge of SPC (statistical process controls)
• Supervisory experience

Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in completing an application may contact [email protected] or call 651-388-8211.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP at https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check and physical exam which includes a drug screen.

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)