Role summary
Incoming Quality Supervisor responsible for verifying quality and conformance of incoming materials, components, parts, and assemblies before release to production or inventory. Ensures inspections are performed according to approved specifications, drawings, inspection plans, sampling requirements, and quality standards. Supports AMP-2 Quality by accurately recording inspection results in SAP, identifying and segregating non-conforming products, and supporting containment activities.
Responsibilities
- Lead by example through strict adherence to Environment, Health and Safety requirements, including mandatory PPE usage based on workstation requirements
- Promote and enforce a safe, clean and organized work environment in line with 6S standards and Lucid Production System
- Ensure all team members follow company health and safety guidelines and PPE requirements
- Build a positive work environment where employees feel valued and understand their impact on company success
- Train, lead, coach, and develop Incoming Quality Inspectors
- Set daily goals, monitor progress, and maintain strong team engagement
- Manage all inspection activities across Customer Acceptance Line workstations
- Perform visual, dimensional, functional, and documentation checks on incoming parts, materials, components, sub-assemblies and assemblies according to inspection plans and acceptance criteria
- Confirm part number, revision level, quantity, packaging, labeling, traceability, certificates, and other required documentation before acceptance or release
- Use appropriate inspection tools, gauges, measuring equipment, check sheets, and work instructions to verify product conformance
- Apply defined sampling plans and inspection frequencies, and escalate any unclear specification, drawing, or acceptance criteria before disposition
- Record inspection results, usage decisions, defects, quantities inspected, acceptance status, and relevant remarks accurately in SAP or applicable quality systems
- Ensure inspection records are complete, traceable, and available for audits, supplier follow-up, containment decisions, and quality investigations
- Maintain inspection documentation, photos, measurements, nonconformance evidence, and supporting records in line with QMS requirements
- Identify, tag, segregate, and control non-conforming or suspect products to prevent unintended use in production
- Initiate or support nonconformance reports, Quality notifications, blocked stock actions, and material hold activities where applicable including quarantine area monitoring and management
- Coordinate with Warehouse, Logistics, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and Quality Engineering to support containment, sorting, rework, return-to-supplier, or disposition activities
- Support investigations related to incoming material defects, line disruptions, supplier issues, fit/function concerns, and Quality escapes
- Provide clear inspection feedback, defect descriptions, measurements, photos, and evidence to support root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Participate in continuous improvement activities to reduce incoming defects
- Maintain inspection area organization, equipment condition, calibration awareness, 5S standards, and safe handling of parts and tools
- Escalate risks, repeated defects, missing documentation, equipment issues, and urgent quality concerns in a timely and professional manner
Qualifications
- Knowledge of incoming inspection, material verification, part traceability, defect identification, containment, and non-conforming product control
- Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, inspection plans, work instructions, part revisions, labels, and quality requirements
- Practical use of inspection tools and measurement equipment such as calipers, micrometers, gauges, torque tools, visual aids, fixtures, and basic dimensional measurement devices
- Working knowledge of SAP or similar ERP/quality systems for recording inspection results, material status, quality notifications, and documentation