Quality Assurance Team Leader - #1397820

American Art Clay Company


Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Indianapolis, IN
Contract type: Full time
Welcome to AMACO, a leading entity in the domain of ceramic supplies. For over a century, our family-operated business has led with innovation and a commitment to quality. In the role of Quality Assurance Team Leader, your mission will be to ensure we uphold our high standards across various departments.

A Typical Day

  • Champion the rollout and refinement of the Amaco Quality System. Create and enforce standards, work instructions, and training programs.
  • Address and resolve personnel issues through negotiation and issue-solving strategies.
  • Coordinate interdepartmental communication to align with organizational goals and directives set by the Quality Manager.
  • Maintain accurate NAV inventory records and guarantee efficient scrap management.
  • Apply methodologies like TWI to enforce consistency in work processes.
  • Lead Kaizen and A3 initiatives, ensuring informative reporting during virtual Gemba.
  • Conduct systematic safety audits and accident reviews as situations arise.
  • Oversee Layered Process Audits to maintain departmental standards.
  • Manage attendance and monitor staffing schedules while handling payroll approvals.
  • Facilitate performance reviews to assess staff proficiency.

Key Skills & Experience

  • Proficiency in mature quality systems beyond AMACO’s domain.
  • Dynamic leadership balanced with hands-on participation when resources are limited.
  • Strategic project planning skills critical in achieving results.
  • Articulate in professional communication both orally and in writing.
  • Competency in time management, task prioritization, and delegation.
  • Capability to balance production throughput with unwavering customer satisfaction.

Our belief in Equal Employment Opportunity drives us to maintain a work environment of mutual respect and inclusion. Our policies ensure decisions are merit-based and free from discrimination.

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