QC TL (2nd Shift)

Company: Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee
Department: Quality Control
Location: Clinton, TN
Shift: 2nd Shift

Position Summary

The Quality Control Team Leader is responsible for providing daily leadership and direction to Quality Control team members while supporting manufacturing operations and ensuring established quality and customer requirements are met.

The Team Leader serves as a primary Quality Control contact during the assigned shift and is responsible for coordinating inspection activities, responding to quality concerns, supporting containment of nonconforming material, maintaining accurate documentation, and communicating quality issues to the appropriate departments and leadership.

The Team Leader is expected to promote safety, quality, accountability, teamwork, communication, and continuous improvement throughout the shift.

Position Responsibilities

• Provide daily direction and work assignments to Quality Control team members.

• Oversee inspections and ensure established quality and customer requirements are followed.

• Assist with onboarding, training, and development of new and existing QC personnel.

• Ensure 3-Pillar, FIFO, and ACP requirements are understood and followed throughout the shift.

• Respond to quality concerns and coordinate containment of suspect or nonconforming material.

• Ensure nonconforming material is properly identified, segregated, documented, and communicated.

• Work with Production and other departments to investigate and resolve quality concerns.

• Monitor recurring defects and support root-cause and corrective-action activities.

• Maintain accurate inspection records, test results, audit information, and shift documentation.

• Communicate open quality concerns, containment activities, and required follow-up during shift turnover.

• Escalate significant quality or customer concerns to the QC Supervisor or appropriate management.

• Promote understanding that the next process is our customer and help prevent defects from being passed downstream.

• Identify and recommend improvements to quality processes, inspection methods, and departmental efficiency.

• Promote teamwork, accountability, safety, and a quality-first mindset throughout the shift.

• The Quality Control Team Leader is expected to support Production without compromising established quality or customer requirements.

• Must be able to successfully complete required training, obtain and maintain stand-up forklift certification, and safely operate a stand-up forklift as required by the position.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 6 months manufacturing experience.

• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to provide direction and effectively work with multiple departments.

• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Working knowledge of applicable 3-Pillar, FIFO, and ACP requirements.

• Strong attention to detail and accurate documentation.

Beneficial Skills & Experience

• Previous Quality Control or inspection experience.

• Previous Team Leader or leadership experience.

• Experience with applicable measuring and inspection equipment.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, primarily Excel, which is also identified in the current description.

• Manufacturing problem-solving or corrective-action experience.

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required.