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Lead Supervisor at Amsted Rail in Granite City, Illinois

Posted in General Business 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time





Job Description:

Amsted Rail has an immediate opening for a Lead Quality Assurance Supervisor at its operation in Granite City, Illinois.

Amsted Rail is the world’s leading provider of fully integrated bogie systems for the heavy haul freight market, with facilities spanning 40 locations across 10 countries and 6 continents. Through their state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, Amsted Rail is redefining industry standards for innovation and technology, providing customers worldwide with unmatched performance and reliability for the long haul. 

This position is responsible to supervise an assigned workforce in all aspects of inspection including but not limited to gauge dimensional checks and internal produce and process audits.  This position reports to and receives general direction from the Quality Manager.  Reporting to the position are the Inspectors of Large and Small Parts, Inspector of Incoming Materials and Quality Supervisors.

 


  • Schedule workforce and distribute work assignments to ensure available manpower to perform all necessary assignments needed to establish efficient operations

  • Support safety programs and order safety equipment to ensure employees practice safety guidelines and area informed concerning safety hazards and prevention

  • Assist in monitoring, reporting, and resolving quality issues which are not necessarily related to the established quality metrics but may cause excessive cleaning, increased costs, or loss of productivity

  • Direct inspectors in purchased parts inspections to ensure parts assemble on finished products meet customer specifications

  • Evaluate defective scrap castings and provide feedback to process control for disposition

  • Supervise Test Bar Puller to assure all heats and heat treat casting loads pass mechanical properties test

  • Ensure certified gauges are available and information is accurate for distribution

  • Undertake special projects assigned by the Quality Manager and perform all other related duties.

Requirements:

  • Minimum of five years’ experience in quality and/or manufacturing processes.

  • Blueprint and layout reading

  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

  • Good organizational skills

  • Ability to direct and motivate people, complete multiple tasks promptly, and work well with others.  Organized, responsible, self-motivated, and provide recommendations to enhance operations and safety performance

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word

Working with Amsted Rail:

We are a privately held, 100% employee-owned company!  As an Amsted Rail employee, you are an owner.  Our commitment to employee’s professional satisfaction includes creating space and opportunities to be creative and an integral part of our innovation journey and business success; for employee’s personal fulfillment, we invest in everyone’s growth and development while ensuring a work environment that values them as an individual, with their unique set of strengths and beliefs.

Amsted Rail is an industry leader that can offer more than a chance to succeed. Through our competitive wages, outstanding benefits, and internal development and advancement opportunities, you will have the chance to create a career of which you can be proud, whether inside Amsted Rail or within one of our other five businesses within Amsted Industries. 

Benefits include being an employee-owner participating in our ESOP program and benefiting from an additional full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401(k) matching.

Visit our website at www.amstedrail.com. You will be impressed!

EOC M/F/D/V/LGBT

 





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