Supervisor, Quality Control
Danaher Corporation
Summary
The Supervisor, Quality Control is responsible for leading activities related to in-process and finished product inspection, product release, and associated quality records (including Batch Records and Device History Records). This role provides direct leadership to a team of quality inspectors, ensuring timely product release, regulatory compliance, and effective identification and escalation of quality issues. The position plays a key role in maintaining product quality while supporting manufacturing efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives.
Job description
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Ensure all in-process and final product inspection activities are executed in accordance with approved procedures, specifications, sampling plans, and applicable requirements.
- Review and approve inspection results and quality documentation to support disposition and release decisions for finished products
- Ensure quality issues identified during inspection activities are appropriately documented, escalated, investigated, and resolved.
- Own and continuously improve inspection procedures, work instructions, and visual standards using data, customer feedback, audit findings, process performance metrics, and employee feedback
- Lead, coach, train, and develop quality inspection personnel, including performance management, staffing, training effectiveness, procedural compliance, and employee engagement activities
The essential requirements of the job include:
- High school degree
- 8+ years' experience (or 5+ years with Bachelor's Degree or 3+ years with Master's degree) in Quality Control, Quality Inspection, Quality Assurance, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, or Quality Systems within regulated industries.
- Excellent time management, organization skills and working with own initiative.
- Effective interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:
- Travel is unexpected, but possible and estimated to be < 10% of the time, domestic and international. When necessary overnight travel may be required.
- Be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Previous experience leading, coaching, or supervising personnel in a regulated manufacturing environment
- Experience developing and executing inspection strategies using statistical sampling methodologies such as ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, ANSI/ASQ Z1.9, ISO 2859-1, or ISO 3951
- Quality Engineering tools such as Six Sigma, DMAIC, Statistical Process Control, 5 why's, 8D, PFMEA, Design of Experiment, etc.
- Oracle as an ERP, IQVIA as an eQMS, and/or VKS as an MES
Requirements
- High school degree
- 8+ years' experience (or 5+ years with Bachelor's Degree or 3+ years with Master's degree) in Quality Control, Quality Inspection, Quality Assurance, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, or Quality Systems within regulated industries.
- Excellent time management, organization skills and working with own initiative.
- Effective interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills
Benefits
- Health care program
- Paid time off
Company overview
Danaher Corporation is a leading global science and technology innovator headquartered in Washington, D.C., specializing in biotechnology, life sciences, and diagnostics. Founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales, the company has evolved from its origins as a manufacturing conglomerate into a premier healthcare technology organization with approximately 63,000 employees worldwide. Danaher operates through three core divisions: biotechnology (28% of revenues), which develops products for therapeutic development; life sciences (31% of revenues), focused on disease identification, new therapies, and drug testing/manufacturing; and diagnostics (41% of revenues), providing instruments, consumables, and software for disease diagnosis. The company's portfolio includes renowned brands such as Beckman Coulter, Cytiva, Pall Corporation, Cepheid, Leica Microsystems, and Abcam, serving pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, healthcare providers, and research institutions globally. Danaher is distinguished by its Danaher Business System (DBS), a continuous improvement methodology that drives innovation and operational excellence. With 2024 revenues of $23.9 billion, the company ranks 180th on the Fortune 500 and plays a critical role in advancing scientific research, improving diagnostic capabilities, and accelerating the development of life-saving therapies.