Quality Assurance Supervisor

TG Minto Corporation is a proud division of Toyoda Gosei, a world‑class automotive supplier with 67 group companies in 17 countries. With locations in Palmerston and Stratford Ontario, we are a Tier‑1 supplier of injection molded interior/exterior parts & assemblies to Toyota and Honda. Together we are committed to providing high quality products with a heavy focus on safety, respect and success for our Team Members.

General Job Description

Assign and prioritize projects while directing the work of Quality Assurance team. Work with customers, suppliers and other departments to resolve quality issues. Ensure all aspects of part quality are understood and documented.

Abilities, Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the activities of Quality Assurance Team
• Read interpret blue prints, CAD data and specifications
• Ensure accurate quality documentation.
• Report quality status to management.
• Plan and submit overtime to management for approval.
• Report any manpower and disciplinary actions to management.
• Inform affected departments of quality issues or delays.
• Help develop countermeasures and provide technical support to other departments.
• Maintain procedures standards and software to ensure good quality and productivity.
• Participate in kaizen activities to improve part quality.
• Ensure TG Team members understand customer quality expectations.
• Work with customer and suppliers to minimize PPM.
• Plan department activities and assign responsibilities.
• Manage department spending to meet annual budget.
• Ensure team members work in a safe manner and maintain good 5S.
• TG Minto may amend the reporting structure and/or duties and responsibilities as business needs require.

Supervisory Responsibility

• Train personnel in performance of job tasks.
• Report any unsafe activities within the company to management.
• Assign daily activities to members within the Quality Assurance group.
• Lead Quality Assurance group activities to brainstorm countermeasures and develop solutions to quality problems.
• Maintain good process documentation.
• Schedule Quality Assurance activities to meet production deadlines.
• Report on quality status. Ability to go to customer.
• Conduct yearly evaluations of Quality Assurance Team Members.

Qualifications

• Have relevant technical qualifications and a minimum of 5 years related experience in a quality position with proven leadership skills in an industrial or manufacturing plant.
• Ability to communicate with skilled trades at all levels of experience and management.
• Team leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.

Language Skills

• English and able to communicate well with others.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to exercise balanced judgment in evaluation situations and making decisions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing duties of this job, the employee is

• Regularly required to stand, walk and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to use hand to finger, handle or feel and reach with arms and hands.
• Occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Required to be able to lift or move up to 60lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is

• Occasionally exposed to moving or mechanical parts.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, high precarious places, electrical shock and vibrations.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Nature of vacancy: Replacement

Straight Shift Timing on Afternoon Shift (2:00 PM-10:30 PM) but may be required to change shifts in order to accommodate production requirements.